Chinese New Year- Race of the 12 Zodiac Animals
Chinese New Year- Race of the 12 Zodiac Animals
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, New Years, Winter
Type:
Games, Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Social Studies, Chinese New Year Holidays, Math
Description: Get your students celebrating diversity by learning about the Chinese New Year and Zodiac Animals. Students will listen to stories about the Chinese New Year and Zodiac Animals (list of suggested books included) and then play a game racing the 12 zodiac animals to the finish line! (Chinese New Year is February 12, 2021)
Winter Adjectives
Winter Adjectives
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, ELA
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Listening & Speaking, Parts of Speech, Writing, Word Choice
Description: Follow this activity to get your students circulating through the room as they identify adjectives, all the while practicing with Listening & Speaking skills.
Puffy Snowman Paint
Puffy Snowman Paint
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, ELA
Type:
Craft, Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Holidays, Writing, Reading, Art
Description: Kids love to play in the snow in the winter! Why not bring the snow inside with this winter themed craft and writing activity? Use your favorite snow or winter themed picture book to kick off this activity and get students excited. This activity gives you the directions needed to make your own paint that will dry puffy and resemble snow! (Grades K-5)
How do Polar Animals Stay Warm? Learning About Blubber
How do Polar Animals Stay Warm? Learning About Blubber
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, Science, ELA
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: science, writing, reading
Description: Want to teach your students how polar animals stay warm? This activity will help your students learn how animals that swim in the ocean (such as penguins, seals, whales, sea lions, elephant seals, and walruses) stay warm. Read a book about one or more of these animals to start the conversation about how these animals stay warm in extreme cold conditions. (For Grades K-5)
Ice Experiment
Ice Experiment
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, Science
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Scientific Method, Science Experiments, Writing
Description: Nothing says winter like some ice! Let your students experiment to find out what happens to ice when it is put in water, salt, sugar, and left alone. Students will use the scientific method to work through this experiment and record their findings. (Grades K-5)
Holiday Candy Math
Holiday Candy Math
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, Geometry, Math, Numbers and Operations Fractions
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Math, Holiday, 2D Shapes/ 3D Shapes, Fractions, Sorting/Categorizing
Description: A hands on activity sorting candy by shape and/or attributes. The lesson can be differentiated by practicing 2D shapes, 3D shapes, and fractions.