Winter

When March rolls around and the weather begins to warm, teaching can become a challenge. These seasonal activities will ensure that your students are on task and learning when spring fever starts to hit! In this packet you'll find two pages of directions followed by more than a dozen pages of printables for Read Across America, Pi Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Spring. Many activities are suitable for partner or cooperative learning teams. Preview before purchasing to determine if these activities are appropriate for your students.

Do your students have trouble writing interesting sentences? If so, you can use these winter-themed task cards as starter sentences for them to expand and revise with details. There are two sets of sentences. The first set has basic sentences related to winter weather and the second set has winter holiday sentences. The sentence cards are available in B&W and color.

Try to solve each problem on your own. Show your work using numbers,pictures, words, or symbols. We will discuss the problems together andcorrect them in class.

Did you ever stop to think how lucky you are? You might, but your students may not. Here's a fun freebie for St. Patrick's Day or Dr. Seuss's birthday, March 2nd.Ask your students if they think they are lucky, and allow time for sharing. If anyone says that they are NOT lucky, it's time to read aloud one of Dr. Seuss's classics, Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? By the end of the book, everyone will be giggling, and it will be easy to discuss just how lucky we really are!

Leprechaun Luck is a fun, hands-on math game that will challenge your students to explore probability. You'll need a box of Lucky Charms cereal for the class and one Leprechaun Luck game board for each students. Pair students with a partner and display the directions.

Comparing Fractions Freebie! Penguin Fraction Predictions is a critical thinking activity for partners in which they predict which of two fractions is larger, discuss their responses, and compare fraction bars to check their answers. It works well as an introduction to comparing fractions and will allow you to assess your students’ readiness for the lessons ahead. Penguin Fraction Predictions is a whole group lesson, but it also makes a great math center game or a partner review activity at the end of a fraction unit.

FREE February Activities Pack26 pages of engaging printables, lessons, and activitiesClick to find out how to download your free copy!

Need engaging printables and activities for February? This 26-page packet offers ready-to-use lessons, printables, and activities for February that foster higher level thinking while motivating students. Activities include math word problems, a candy heart fraction lesson, a friendship poetry activity, a word challenge, and directions for writing a President or Black History biography. The February Activities freebie is offered as a sample of my monthly activity packs.

Presidents Day is celebrated in February, so it's the perfect time to have your students write President Bio Poems! This lesson is also a great way to sneak a little research and creative writing into your social studies curriculum!

Comparing Fractions Freebie! Penguin Fraction Predictions is a critical thinking activity for partners in which they predict which of two fractions is larger, discuss their responses, and compare fraction bars to check their answers. It works well as an introduction to comparing fractions and will allow you to assess your students’ readiness for the lessons ahead. Penguin Fraction Predictions is a whole group lesson, but it also makes a great math center game or a partner review activity at the end of a fraction unit.

Heartfelt Causes and Effects is a two-part lesson based on thefavorite Valentine’s day story, Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. Thestory is about a lonely man who mistakenly receives a candy heart inthe mail with a card that says, "Somebody Loves You." Mr. Hatchbegins to dress and act differently which causes him to make friendswith the townspeople. When he later discovers that the Valentinecandy heart was sent in error, he changes back to his former quietself. But this time the townspeople rally and take action to lift himout of the blues and show him that everyone loves him.

Have you ever wondered whether all boxes of Valentine hearts candies are the same? Do they have the same colors? Do they weigh the same amount? Does each box contain the same number of candies? Inquiring minds want to know! Questions like these provide a perfect opportunity for a bit of statistical analysis fun! The Valentine Hearts Data Analysis project will make this investigation easy. Download this freebie from the Seasonal page on Teaching Resources.

Check out these free resources for exploring the similarities and differences between the Chinese New Year and New Year traditions in other countries.

Start January off with a bang when you use these exciting lessons with your students! This 28-page packet includes directions and over a dozen printables for January or winter including literacy, math, science, and social studies activities. Why spend hours creating your own lessons when the work has been done for you? Most of the lessons are designed for cooperative learning teams or pairs, but many can be used for independent work as well. Preview the entire packet before purchasing to be sure these activities are right for your students.

I love dreaming up new seasonal activities, but I always try to make them educational. A few days ago I remembered how I used to love to make paper chains to decorate our Christmas tree, and I realized that this craftivity could easily be adapted to the classroom by having students write on the slips of paper first. In fact, this idea would fit perfectly into a lesson on making connections while reading!