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January Theme Units and Daily Themes

Winter
Theme Unit

Critical Thinking
Winter Logic Problem
     How much did it snow in each city? (Algebra)

Winter Thinking Puzzles
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (more difficult)

Winter Animals Thinking Puzzles
     Draw a sequence of 3 different animals (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different animals (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different animals (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different animals (more difficult)


Analogies
             Winter Analogies

Analogies in Foreign Languages
     French analogies
     Spanish analogies
     Italian analogies
     German analogies


Ponder the Picture
            Ponder the Picture: Winter


Bulletin Board
            "Bundle Up, Baby!" Bulletin Board
            "Winter is Wonderful!" Bulletin Board
            Mitten Manners
            Winter Whiz Bulletin Board


Winter SUDOKU Puzzles
   4 by 4 Winter Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Winter Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller pictures to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Winter Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)


Funda-blanks
     An Odd Penguin (grades 2-4)


Short Reading Comprehensions
Short Readers
     Snowstorm (Short Reader; Grades 1-2 Readability)
     How to Make a Snowman (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Gloves and Mittens (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     The Tiniest Winter Wonderland (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow! (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)

Spanish
     Cómo hacer un muñeco de nieve (grades 2-4)
     Guantes y mitones (grades 2-4)
     El país de las maravillas de invierno más pequeño (grades 2-4)
     WILSON "COPO DE NIEVE" BENTLEY (grades 4-6)


Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     Fawn Finds Winter (Grade 1)
     In Winter (Grades 1-3)
     Snow Cream (Grade 2)
     A Snow-Good Experience (Grades 2-3)
     The Snow Hill (Grades 2-3)
     The Sledding Party (Grades 2-3)
     Snow Signs (Grades 2-3)
     A Good Idea (Grades 2-3)
     Snow Ponies (Grades 3-4)
     Winter Kitten, Part 1 (Grades 3-5)
     Winter Kitten, Part 2 (Grades 3-5)
     Sweet Revenge (Grades 3-5)
     The Ice Storm (Grades 4-5)
     Jumping Into Skiing (Grades 4-5)
     Sibling Shenanigans (Grades 6-7)

Non-Fiction
     The Legacy of the Snowman (Grades 4-6)
     Robert Peary (Grades 7-8)

Spanish
     CREMA DE NIEVE (grades 1-2)
     La fiesta de trineos (grades 2-3)
     Señales en la Nieve (grades 2-3)
     Ponis de nieve (grades 3-4)
     Dulce venganza (grades 3-5)


Plays:  Reader's Theater Scripts
     The Snow Is Falling! (Grades 2-3)


Books
            Snowmobiles (Grades 5-7)


Read and Color
            Skating on the Edge: A Brief History of Ice Skating
            Michael's Snowman
            Winter on the Pond
            The Snowman
            Snow Everywhere
            Snow, Mama, Snow
             What is Winter (PDF file)
             It Snowed, So That is That!
             Snow Day (PDF file)
             Snow, Snow, Snow! (PDF file)
             Forest Seasons (PDF file)
             The Shortest Day of the Year (December)
             Mini Book - Winter (PDF file)
            Chester Greenwood: Boy Inventor
            I Made a Snowman
            How to Build a Snowman
            Counting Snowmen
             Snowmen Mini Book
             Snow Mini Book
            Thrills On the Hills Poem and Activity Book


Quick Reading
            Will's Winter Wish


Conversations - Foreign Languages
     Going Skiing - French and English
     A skiing trip with the school class - German and English
     Snow in the Mountains - Spanish and English


Book Units
    Cam Jansen - The Snowy Day Mystery (Grades 1-3)
    Gold Rush Winter (Grades 1-3)
    Polar Regions (Grades 1-3)
    The Mitten (Grades 1-3)
    Once Upon a Blue Moose (Grades 3-6)
    Stone Fox (Grades 4-6)


Encourage Reading
            Snow Many Books


Winter Activities
             Winter Activity Pages
            Winter Activities Pages (part 2)
            Sequence Snowpeople
            Coat Vote Activity
            Kate's Skates
            Select the Scarf Activity


Hidden Objects
             Winter - Hidden Pictures (PDF file)
            Snow Day Delight
            Boots and Suits


Science Project
    Winter Weather Science Activity


Compound Words
            Polar Pairs


Winter Outside Game Idea
            Winter Winners


Finish the Story
            My Super Sonic Sled
     Where's Mr. Shivers? (Grades 2-4)
     Snowflake Fairies (Grades 3-6)
     The Bright Red Sled (Grades 3-6)
     How to Build the Biggest Snowman (Grades 3-6)
     Winter Break (Grade 4)
     Snowflake Magic (Grades 4-5)


What would YOU do?
     Winter Plans (Grades 3-5)
     Winter Woes (Grades 3-6)
     Thin Ice (Grades 4-7)


Writing
Winter Draw and Write
Winter Draw and Write

Winter Story Starters
Winter borders with winter story starters


Less Than/Greater Than Activity
            Chocolate Concoctions


Notes
            Winter Notes


Winter Activity
            A Wagon of Words For Winter


Board Game
   Winter Vocabulary Board Game



Science
     Snow and the Number Six (easy version)
     Snow and the Number Six
     Icy Weather (easy version)
     Icy Weather Conditions

Spanish: Science
     LA NIEVE Y EL NÚMERO SEIS (grades 4-5)
     Clima helado (grades 3-4)
     Clima helado (grades 5-6)


Winter Math Worksheets
     Winter Math Problems Grades 1-2 (Sheet #1)
     Winter Math Problems Grades 1-2 (Sheet #2)
     Winter Math Problems Grades 1-2 (Sheet #3)
     Winter Math Problems Grades 3-5 (Sheet #1)
     Winter Math Problems Grades 3-5 (Sheet #2)
     Winter Math Problems Grades 3-5 (Sheet #3)
     Winter Math Problems Grades 6-8 (Sheet #1)
     Winter Math Problems Grades 6-8 (Sheet #2)


Winter Puzzles (with pictures)
        Unscramble winter words
     Fill-in missing letter (one missing letter)
     Fill-in missing letter (two missing letters)
     Circle winter words (correct spelling)
     Match winter words with pictures
     Winter word search

     Winter with pictures puzzle book


Winter Word Shapes
        Winter word shapes


Winter Word Wall
        Make a custom winter word wall



Snowflake Activity
            Fabulous Flakes


Fractions
            Frosty Fractions


Winter Reading Logs
     Reading Log - Winter Graphics (PDF Format)
     Reading Log (snowman - 22 days)
     Reading Log (snowman - 30 days)


Winter Mazes
edHelper subscribers:
Build Winter Mazes - Make multiple mazes at once


Polar Region
Polar Regions Theme Unit


Winter Coloring
     Winter Coloring (from The Ice Storm)
     Winter Coloring (from Jumping Into Skiing and Friendship)
     Animal ice skating
     Boy on a sled
     Penguin
     Penguin #2
     Puffin
     Polar bear
     Polar bear #2
     Boy running
     Walrus
     Mitten


Winter Patterns
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (smaller pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (smaller pictures)

Easier Winter Dot to Dots
     Winter Connect The Dots (count by twos)
     Winter Connect The Dots (count by threes)
     Animal ice skating
     Mitten
     Penguin
     Polar bear
     Boy running
     Boy on a sled


Polar Region Animal SUDOKU Puzzles
   4 by 4 Polar Region Animal Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Polar Region Animal Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller animals to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Polar Region Animal Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)


Polar Region Animal Patterns
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (smaller pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (smaller pictures)


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