Winter Lesson Plans

Winter Week-Long Lesson Plan Template

Participate in daily winter-themed activities across learning centers, e.g., discussing what students know about winter (circle time), a 'Winter Wear Relay' or 'Freeze Tag' (movement), snowflake art/snow painting (art), observing melting snow or weather (science), keeping a snowflake journal or making a class book…

Includes: one-page weekly grid (Monday-Friday) with activities listed for Circle Time, Movement, Art, Science, Language/Literacy, Dramatic Play, Math, Construction, and…

Puffin Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Over 5 days: watch a daily video, complete an independent or read-aloud reading, do a worksheet/graphic-organizer or discussion, and complete a daily activity (KWL chart, video notes, drawing/coloring pages, and a final poster/lapbook/interactive-notebook project).

Includes: 5-day lesson-plan grid (video / reading / worksheet-or-discussion / activity per day) · KWL worksheet · multiple graphic-organizer options per day (e.g. life cycle, can/have/are-is/has/needs)

Back-to-School Icebreakers After Winter Break (for Elementary School)

Students mingle to find classmates matching BINGO-card activities and collect signatures (aiming for 5 in a row), participate in guided discussion, and (per follow-up sections) interview a family member, draw a memory, write a letter to their future self, or create a vision board.

Arctic Fox Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Watch daily videos, read informational texts, and complete worksheets (KWL, video notes, life cycle graphic organizers, can/have/are or is/has/needs organizer, investigation organizer) and activities (drawing, coloring, poster/lapbook/interactive notebook) about the reindeer/caribou over a 5-day sequence.

Includes: 5-day lesson plan grid (video/reading/worksheet/activity per day) about reindeer · KWL worksheet · reindeer video notes worksheet

Guided Reading Level L - The Arctic Fox (with Lesson Plan)

This Guided Reading Book - The Arctic Fox (Level L) with lesson plan includes: Guided Reading Color Label (front cover x1) This is a quick way to match the book’s demands to what students can generally handle.. The overall goal is to use the level/color to pick books for several smaller groups. To qualify for a…

Arctic Animals Writing Project

Brainstorm prior knowledge (KWL/circle map), research one or more Arctic animals using provided graphic organizers, plan a 5-paragraph structure (characteristics, habitat/adaptations, diet/predators), draft, revise/edit using a checklist, and publish a final paper, assessed with a rubric.

Includes: 10+ day lesson plan sequence (brainstorm, research, planning, drafting, revising, publishing) · graphic organizers (KWL, circle map, animal research organizers for computer- and book-based research, 'My Animal' organizer, single-animal and three-animal… · editing/revising checklist

Narwhal Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Complete science-based worksheets/activities about narwhals and Arctic animals across the 5-day unit; optionally create a class podcast.

Includes: instructions and optional materials list · optional podcast unit-long activity · worksheets on narwhals/Arctic animals for a 5-day structure

Guided Reading Activities with Lesson Plans: Fiction Set 1 - Nature

For each of the 6 lessons (Bring on the Snow; Walk through the Woods; Nature Photographer; Nature's Beautiful Colors; Flower Fun; Picking Cherries), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises,…

Includes: Single fiction-companion PDF with a table of contents listing 6 lessons (Bring on the Snow; Walk through the Woods; Nature Photographer; Nature's Beautiful Colors;… · Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Clothes ESL Lesson Plan For Kids and Early Learners

Students identify and label clothing items in pictures, listen to a teacher description and draw clothes onto figures, play a 'Go Fish' card game asking 'Are you wearing...?', label a partner's clothing with stickers, and sort clothing words into summer/winter categories.

Includes: teacher's lesson plan/instructions · labeled clothing picture worksheet · two photograph pages for elicitation

FREE: Our 5 Senses Lesson Plan & Conversation For Kindergarten & 1st

Participate in a warm-up/introduction/hands-on activity identifying each sense, then use conversation-starter cards to compare winter and summer sensory experiences, repeat vocabulary sentences, complete a sense-to-body-part matching worksheet, and color a taste-themed worksheet.

Includes: 5 senses anchor charts (touch/sight, taste/smell, sound) · lesson plan (objective, materials, procedure, conclusion) · winter/summer conversation-starter question cards

Back-to-School Icebreakers After Winter Break - 3 Lesson Pack

participate in grade-appropriate reflection and reconnection activities (e.g. elementary: Winter Break Bingo mingling game; middle school: highlights/challenge reflection and pair-share; high school: individual reflective writing and 'real talk' discussion), set goals for the new semester, and engage in structured…

Includes: Elementary lesson plan (18 pages): learning objectives, CASEL SEL standards alignment, materials list, and full lesson procedure including Winter Break Bingo… · Middle School lesson plan (41 pages): learning objectives, materials list, and full lesson procedure including Winter Break Highlights & Challenge reflection… · High School lesson plan (46 pages): learning objectives, materials list, pedagogical approach notes for teens, and full lesson procedure including reflective…

A Year of Change: Emergency Lesson Plan

Students read a nonfiction passage describing how spring, summer, fall, and winter differ; complete a four-tree seasonal drawing activity, a 'what should I wear' seasonal clothing drawing activity, a hidden-animal picture search about winter hibernation, and a 'my favorite things' drawing activity for each season.

Includes: nonfiction reading passage 'A Year of Change' on the four seasons · extension-activity teacher notes (nature walk, hibernation discussion) · 'One Tree, Many Seasons' drawing activity

Arctic Fox DIGITAL Unit Study (Arctic Animals)

Click through to the linked digital unit and complete self-checking virtual games (fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop map, pigpen cipher, jigsaw puzzle, Caesar wheel, mystery picture) covering Arctic fox facts.

Includes: instructions/access page linking to the external digital unit · 6 self-checking virtual games: fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop map, pigpen cipher, jigsaw puzzle, Caesar wheel, mystery picture

Mittens Week-Long Lesson Plan Template

Participate in daily rotating activities across circle time, movement, art, science, language/literacy, dramatic play, math, construction, and enrichment centers, each themed around mittens/winter (e.g., mitten relay races, mitten patterning, reading 'The Mitten', mitten graphing).

Includes: single 5-day-by-8-category grid (Circle Time, Movement, Art, Science, Language/Literacy, Dramatic Play, Math, Construction, Enrichments/Special) listing one… · blank 'Additional Ideas on Theme' section

Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Nonfiction Set 3 - Animals

For each of the 10 lessons (A Look at Three Bears; A Look at Giraffes; Camel Humps; A Look at Skunks; Mountain Animals; History of Piggy Banks; Very Helpful Dogs; Winter Sleep; The World's Smallest Penguin; The Long Journey), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn…

Includes: Note in the file explicitly states this download does NOT include the reading passages themselves

Snowflake Unit Study - Wilson Bentley PowerPoint BUNDLE

Students work through slide lessons on how snow crystals form and grow (nucleation, supersaturation, crystal size, six-fold symmetry, uniqueness), complete interactive PowerPoint activities in a journal (materials: blank journal page, pencil/pen/colored pencils), and (per additional bundle components) study Wilson…

Includes: Lesson #1: Snowflake Growth and Symmetry (PDF + PPTX, 20 pages) · Lesson #2: Life of Wilson Bentley (PDF + PPTX, 15 pages) · Lesson #3: Snow Crystal Geometry (PDF + PPTX, 31 pages)

Penguin Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Students watch linked videos, read (independently or aloud) linked articles about penguins, and complete worksheets/graphic organizers: KWL chart, video notes, life cycle diagrams, can/have/are and is/has/needs organizers, investigation and fact sheets, animal comparison charts, historical timeline, habitat-damage and…

Includes: 5-day lesson plan overview · links/titles to external videos (not included in file) · links/titles to external reading passages (not included in file)

STEM Challenges and STEM Activities for Winter

Follow a Wonder-Create-Share (Level 1) or Wonder&Plan-Create&Test-Share&Reflect (Level 2) design process to solve an open-ended STEAM challenge question using hands-on materials, then observe/reflect on the experience using provided sheets.

Includes: Early Years STEAM information/intro (p5) · How to use this resource (p6) · Level 1 lesson plan (p7) and Level 1 STEAM design plan posters (p8-15)

Arctic Wolf Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Watch daily videos, read informational texts, complete worksheets (KWL, video notes, life cycle graphic organizers, can/have/are or is/has/needs organizer, investigation organizer) and activities (drawing, coloring, poster/lapbook/interactive notebook) about the Arctic wolf over a 5-day sequence.

Includes: 5-day lesson plan grid (video/reading/worksheet/activity per day) · KWL worksheet · arctic wolf video notes worksheet

Animals in Winter Week-Long Lesson Plan Template

Participate in daily themed activities such as circle-time discussion questions, movement games (Sleepy Bears, Penguin Relays, Penguin Bowling), art projects (Squirrel Tail Art, Feather Painting, Fuzzy Bears), science activities (bird watching, matching tracks), literacy activities (story sequencing, 'Brown Bear,…

Includes: Monday-Friday grid template covering: circle time topic, movement, art, science, language/literacy, dramatic play, math, construction, and enrichment/special… · teacher's ideas for theme section

Snowy Owl Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Watch suggested videos, read suggested texts, complete KWL charts, video-notes sheets, life-cycle diagrams, investigation worksheets, coloring pages, and a culminating poster/lapbook/interactive-notebook project.

Includes: 5-day lesson plan grid · KWL worksheet · video notes worksheet

Winter Writing Prompts: Sno-Wonderful

Learn the definitions of Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, and Persuasive writing; complete genre-specific winter-themed writing task cards; use graphic organizers and pre-writing worksheets; proofread and revise a draft following provided proofreading steps; and produce a final copy on provided lined pages,…

Includes: sales-pitch overview of the resource · 'This is what you'll get' contents list: introduction, complete lesson plans, student introduction, proofreading/revising/final-draft instructions, graphic…

Reindeer Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Watch suggested videos, read passages, complete graphic organizers/worksheets (KWL chart, video notes, life cycle diagrams, investigation sheets, comparison charts, timelines), color pages, and create a final poster/lapbook/notebook project.

Includes: 5-day lesson plan/schedule · KWL chart · video note sheets

Beluga Whale Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Watch linked videos, read beluga whale texts/species guides independently or aloud, complete a KWL chart and various worksheets/graphic organizers (video notes, life cycle, habitat), and do hands-on activities such as making a paper-plate beluga whale, drawing a beluga, and a habitat coloring page.

Includes: Instructions/how-to-use page · Optional materials list (Epic book collection, Secrets of the Whales on Disney+, Beluga underwater cam) · Optional unit-long podcast activity