Winter Fun and Celebrations

Christmas festivities are over and we have rung in the new year. Now it is time to get back to learning and the curriculum. This doesn't mean we have to take away the fun.

The New Year is a great time to incorporate winter celebrations into curriculum activities. There are so many different choices and events happening during the winter. There is Groundhog Day, Chinese New Year, 100 Days of School, Valentines Day, and in some places in Canada, there is Family Day.

Kids enjoy games and activities that focus on celebrations and they are more likely to be engaged in the different activities. This translates into better focus on concepts and skills presented and therefore, hopefully better understanding and retention of them.

This resource includes a few activities that are suited for the special celebrations in January/February. Some activities can be used yearly around the Chinese New Year to figure out ordinal numbers. There is also a hundred chart for use with different activities that require counting to 100 or looking for patterns when celebrating 100 Days at School.

Playing dice games is always fun, especially with holiday-themed dice. A probability page is included for keeping a tally of how many times different numbers are rolled. The worksheet has heart-shaped dice on it, but you can use regular dice for the activity.

These are only some of the ideas that I have for math and winter. More math activities can be found in my Teacher Pay Teachers store. I also like to do language activities using sight word bingo, memory, language task card games, and phonics activities. There are several winter and holiday celebration activities in the special days and winter categories in my store.

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