Winter Games and Activities for Kids

Winter Games and Activities for Kids
	About Winter Background on the season and when it's observed in both the northern and southern halves of the world.
	When is the First Day of Winter 2010? Learn which day in December starts the first day of winter in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
	Winter Coloring PagesUse your interactive crayon to paint these fun coloring pages of winter symbols and activities - A baby bundled up in a snowsuit, a girl with her snowman, ice skaters, making a snowball, a man with a snow shovel, sledding, a snow scene, a snow shovel, a snowwoman, a snow couple, and a snowman sledding.
	Jigsaw Puzzles Warm up from winter with these fun interactive jigsaw puzzles. One of these animated puzzles contains a virtual snowball that you can tag your friends with!
	Snowflake Factory Make your own virtual snowflake. No scissors necessary. Great game to teach symmetry. Comes with its own hole punches. Instructions: Select the number of wedges you want to cut through. Select a hole punch Click on the white wedge and see it go through to all the other wedges! Every snowflake can be unique. Just like in real life! Select a color for your snowflake Select an animation for your snowflake
	Winter Worksheets and Printables Worksheets include a word jumble, word search and placing vocabulary words in alphabetical order. Try using the interactive addition mat to write number sentences. Other manipulatives are printable as well.
	CraftsMake a snowman out of craft sticks, snowflake photo magnet, penguin thermometer, or a winter welcome sign. Tons of resources for other winter craft ideas!
	*Short Stories about WinterPrintable winter stories for the classroom or home. Classic favorites include Mother Frost* and The Babies Blankets.**
	Winter Poems and Rhymes Printable winter poems for the classroom or home. Includes some great poetry about the seasons: A Riddle on Snow, Picture Books in Winter, and Winter Time
	Kids Books - Winter - Thematic Reading List Winter book descriptions and reviews for preschool and elementary reading. Titles include: Hello Snow, I Like Winter, It's Winter, Lights of Winter, Ollie's Ski Trip, Poppleton in Snow, Snowball Fight, Snowmen at Night, Teaching About Winter Holidays, The Big Snow, The Tomten, The Winter Solstice, There Was A Cold Lady, When Winter Comes, While the Bear Sleeps, Winter Alphabet Acrostic, Winter Lights, Winter Lullaby, and Winter Waits.
	Winter Word Search PuzzleCan you find all the vocabulary words in the interactive word find puzzle that are associated with winter? Hundreds of games in one! The words you search for change each time you play the puzzle. Game is printable if you want to play with paper and pencil or use for vocabulary dictionary skills. The puzzle will contain nine words chosen at random from the following list: blizzard, boots, cold, crystals, December, drifts, earmuffs, February, fireplace, flake, flu, flurries, freeze, frost, frostbite, frozen, gloves, hat, hibernate, hockey, holidays, ice, jacket, January, mittens, plow, scarf, season, shovel, skate, skiing, sled, sleet, sleigh, slide, slippery, snow, snowing, snowman, snowsuit, storm, white, winter Go to the Source: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/winter/ Winter Classroom Activities Coloring pages, Games, Crafts, Poems, Worksheets, Printables and Stories for Kids Online Classroom Games and Classroom Learning Resources for Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kindergarten, and Elementary Students Kid Safe Teacher Created Primary Website with Homeschooling Activities and Lessons First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade and Sixth Grade Teaching Materials and Lesson Plans *More Resources at: http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/*