I don’t
know about you, but for me, the winter season always seems so busy! Perhaps it's the holidays and celebrations or
maybe it’s all the activities, but winter is a super busy time of
year...especially in the classroom. With so many tasks, activities and
traditions in our "real" lives, it can be hard to find the time to
plan lessons for students. That's why I thought I'd take one thing off
your "to do" list: lesson
planning!
I've put together a round-up of winter-themed lessons and units that are just a download away from teaching. Some ideas are specific to holidays and others are perfect for any winter day!
Here's a quick listing of the ideas I'm sharing today...
➽ FREE December Plan Book
and January Plan Book
➽ FREE End-of-Year Infographic
MONTHLY PLAN BOOKS
Make the busyness of the winter months a whole lot easier with the December and January virtual plan books.
The FREE virtual plan books are designed
to provide inspiration and ideas for making teaching and learning a whole lot
more fun! You'll find lesson ideas and teaching tips & tricks for each
month. And the best part? They’re
free! If you’re looking for a discounted
set of units for both months (which means you won’t have to plan a thing),
check out the December Unit Bundle and the January Unit Bundle.
WINTER DOODLE & DO
Help students learn all about winter in a meaningful and engaging way with this Doodle and Do favorite! This resource includes two activities. One activity is the Fact Hunt and Winter Doodle Infographic Poster. The other activity is an interactive envelope with a kind note inside.
With these activities, students will learn about snow, ice skating, hibernation, celebrations in December, and the winter solstice. They’ll create a doodle infographic filled with facts and a kindness envelope that is perfect for gifting to another. Grab it here.
HOLIDAY-SPECIFIC RESOURCES
Here are a few ideas that tap into students’
natural excitement about the winter holidays while keeping students learning!
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL" UNIT
This is one of my favorite units to
teach...especially in December! This 8-day drama study includes absolutely
everything you'll need to teach the play. There's a traditional
version and a
version for interactive
notebooks!
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH PROJECTS
Research has never been more fun or interactive with this Christmas Around the World project! Students
each research a different country. Then, they turn their learning into fun
and festive gift boxes. It's the perfect way to keep students learning
this month!
REINDEER MAIL - FRIENDLY LETTER STUDY & WRITING
Tap into students’ natural excitement about the Christmas season with
this fun, engaging, and super educational Reindeer Mail Mini-Unit!
Filled with six activities that address critical ELA skills there is nothing
“filler” about this unit!
END of the YEAR IDEAS
Check out these resources designed for the
end-of-the-year. The reflection can be
completed before students head off to break or when they return to school. And speaking of break, there’s a print-and-go
resource for helping students learn over break too!
END of YEAR INFOGRAPHIC
As the calendar year draws to a close, engage your students with this fun,
creative and FREE Personal Reflection and
Infographic Activity. Students will complete a reflection on their
year. Then, they'll turn the significant moments from 2017 into an
infographic. This is perfect to do before break!
SCHOOL BREAK PROJECT
Want to keep students learning while they are on winter break? It's easy
with this Winter Break Project! The Tic-Tac-Snow Winter Break
Project is filled with 9 learning activities that will have
students reading, writing, and practicing critical thinking skills in unique
and creative ways!
WINTER-THEMED LESSONS
Here are two sets of lessons that are built around the winter
season!
WINTER LEARNING CENTERS
This brand-new resource is
perfect to teach before the break or when students return to school in the new
year. There's five winter-themed learning stations that
target different reading comprehension skills. Students even create a fun
flip book and "build" a snowman at each learning center!
WINTER
POEM ANALYSIS
This winter, help students cozy up to five winter poems with this engaging 5-day poetry analysis unit. Take all the intimidation out of teaching and analyzing poetry with the interactive flip books designed for each poem. Each poem has a winter-theme and aligns with four analysis tasks.
Speaking of poems, click here to find a set of Winter Poems that are perfect to read aloud!
WINTER MYTH WRITING
Here's a free writing lesson that you can teach on any winter day! In this fun lesson, students will write a myth based on a winter animal. They'll use spinners to generate ideas. Then, they'll complete a detailed pre-write to plan out their myths. Finally, they'll get writing and sharing!
This free myth writing lesson works great all on its own, or you could easily leave this with a substitute teacher. Check it out HERE.
Thanks for stopping by!
Mary Beth
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