Winter Holidays Teaching Resources
Getting your classroom ready for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the rest of the winter holidays on the horizon? You're in luck!
Our team of teachers from around the US has created winter holiday worksheets, activities, games, and more to make the holidays bright and merry — even if the temperatures outside are bitter cold! Celebrate the major calendar events in an inclusive manner with options for engaging students in multicultural ways.
What Holidays Are Celebrated in Winter?
If you want to get technical, winter begins in December on the Winter Solstice, also know as the shortest day of the year. And yet because the thermometer drops in much of the country well before the solstice, some consider Thanksgiving to be the start of the winter holidays.
Other holidays that fall during the winter season include:
- Christmas
- Hanukkah
- Kwanzaa
- New Year's Eve
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Lunar New Year
- Valentine's Day
- Read Across America Day
Celebrating Winter Holidays in the Classroom
Looking for the best ways to celebrate any (or all!) of the winter holidays? The Teach Starter team of teachers has created printable and digital options — many of which align to the curriculum — to bring the holiday spirit into your classroom. These themed resources can also display the students’ information in new ways around the classroom. This collection contains a variety of resources for all classrooms.
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Christmas Photo Booth Props - Printable
Dress up your Christmas photo booth with printable Christmas photo props
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Christmas Color-By-Addition-Fact Worksheets
Boost addition skills and bring a bit of Christmas magic into the classroom with Christmas color-by-number addition worksheets.
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Christmas Jokes | Classroom Elf Joke Cards
Print a set of fun joke cards for your classroom elf and students to enjoy this Christmas.
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Holiday Decoration Coloring Sheets
Decorate your classroom with a set of fun coloring holiday decoration templates.
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Winter Words Headbands Game
Introduce winter vocabulary words with our picture and word card headband game.
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Christmas Writing - December Writing Prompts
Inspire your students to write creatively with a set of 30 Christmas writing prompts for kids.
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Christmas Tree Printable Template
Decorate your classroom or use this Christmas tree template as a Christmas brain break for your students.
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Christmas Printables - Math Skip Counting Puzzles
Grab a set of 10 printable Christmas puzzles to help students skip count in the classroom.
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Snowflake Syllables - Winter Reading Center
Help students practice breaking words into syllables and identifying open and closed syllables with a winter literacy center.
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Christmas Code Breaker Puzzle - Worksheet
Crack the secret Christmas code to reveal a Christmas message.
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Christmas Color by Vowel Sound Worksheets
Use color by vowel sound worksheets for a bit of holiday fun in the classroom.
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Holiday Flip Book - Christmas Printable Activities
Get busy with this engaging printable Christmas activity flip book.
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Christmas Connect the Dots Printables - Alphabet
Practice ordering the alphabet by connecting the dots on printable Christmas dot-to-dot worksheets.
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Gingerbread Phonics - Beginning Sounds Sort
Supplement your Christmas literacy centers with a fun gingerbread-themed beginning sound sorting activity.
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Reindeer Research - Instructional Slide Deck
Use an animated instructional slide deck to guide your students through a reindeer research project!
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Christmas Bingo
Play Christmas bingo with this class set of bingo cards.
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Christmas Crossword Puzzle
Have a bit of holiday fun with a set of three Christmas Crossword Puzzles.
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I Spy - Christmas Printable
Find, color, and count the Christmas objects in these fun printable Christmas I Spy worksheets.
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Identifying Christmas Shapes - Coloring Pages
Use knowledge of 2D shapes to color in these Christmas-themed shape coloring pages.
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Christmas Coloring Pages - Printable
Use a Christmas Coloring Pages printable pack to bring a bit of creative calm into the classroom this holiday season.
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Grid Drawing Worksheets- Easy Christmas Drawings
Bring a bit of art into the classroom this holiday season with easy Christmas drawing activities.
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Christmas Printables - Parts of Speech Worksheets
Bring a bit of Christmas fun into your language arts lessons with printable Christmas parts of speech worksheets.
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Thanksgiving Word Scramble
Have a bit of word-friendly fun with a Thanksgiving Word Scramble worksheet and card set.
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How to Decorate a Christmas Tree - Kindergarten Writing Worksheet
Practice kindergarten writing skills with a Christmas procedural writing prompt.
- Winter Holidays Templates
- Winter Holidays Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Craft Activities
- Winter Holidays Games
- Winter Holidays Coloring Pages
- Winter Holidays Labels Signs Decorations
- Winter Holidays Mini Book
- Winter Holidays Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Writing Templates
- Winter Holidays Escape Room Games
- Winter Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Winter Holidays Task Cards
- Winter Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Winter Holidays Color by Code
- Winter Holidays Interactive Activities
- Winter Holidays Word Walls
- Winter Holidays Dice Games
- Winter Holidays Active Games
- Winter Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Bingo
- Winter Holidays Projects
- Winter Holidays Word Searches
- Winter Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Winter Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Dominoes
- Winter Holidays Mazes
- Winter Holidays Flipbooks
- Winter Holidays Matchup Games
- Winter Holidays Card Games
- Winter Holidays Bookmarks
- Winter Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Winter Holidays Connect the Dots
- Winter Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Winter Holidays Custom Studio Resources
- Winter Holidays Sorting Activities
- Winter Holidays Posters
- Winter Holidays Pennant Flags
- Winter Holidays for Pre-K
- Winter Holidays for Kindergarten
- Winter Holidays for 1st Grade
- Winter Holidays for 2nd Grade
- Winter Holidays for 3rd Grade
- Winter Holidays for 4th Grade
- Winter Holidays for 5th Grade
- Winter Holidays for 6th Grade
- Winter Holidays for 7th Grade