Winter Holidays Teaching Resources
Getting your classroom ready for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the rest of the winter holidays on the horizon? You're in luck!
Our team of teachers from around the US has created winter holiday worksheets, activities, games, and more to make the holidays bright and merry — even if the temperatures outside are bitter cold! Celebrate the major calendar events in an inclusive manner with options for engaging students in multicultural ways.
What Holidays Are Celebrated in Winter?
If you want to get technical, winter begins in December on the Winter Solstice, also know as the shortest day of the year. And yet because the thermometer drops in much of the country well before the solstice, some consider Thanksgiving to be the start of the winter holidays.
Other holidays that fall during the winter season include:
- Christmas
- Hanukkah
- Kwanzaa
- New Year's Eve
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Lunar New Year
- Valentine's Day
- Read Across America Day
Celebrating Winter Holidays in the Classroom
Looking for the best ways to celebrate any (or all!) of the winter holidays? The Teach Starter team of teachers has created printable and digital options — many of which align to the curriculum — to bring the holiday spirit into your classroom. These themed resources can also display the students’ information in new ways around the classroom. This collection contains a variety of resources for all classrooms.
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Funky Uncle Sam Craft Activity
A fun holiday craft to use for Presidents' Day and Independence Day.
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Paper Ornaments - Christmas Templates
Get crafty and make your own paper Christmas ornaments with eight printable templates.
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Holiday and Christmas Word Scramble Worksheets
Spice up your word study centers with a holiday-inspired set of word scramble worksheets.
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Roll, Add, and Color Christmas Math Worksheet
Roll into Christmas break with this addition coloring activity.
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Christmas Corner Bookmark Templates
Craft a batch of Christmas bookmarks with our printable corner bookmark templates.
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Miniature Paper Christmas Tree Model
Print Christmas tree craft templates to make mini paper Christmas trees to decorate your classroom.
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Christmas Color by Number - Multiplication Worksheets
Boost multiplication skills and celebrate the holiday season with this color-by-number multiplication worksheet set.
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Christmas Photo Booth Props - Printable
Dress up your Christmas photo booth with printable Christmas photo props
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Christmas Color-By-Addition-Fact Worksheets
Boost addition skills and bring a bit of Christmas magic into the classroom with Christmas color-by-number addition worksheets.
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Holiday Decoration Coloring Sheets
Decorate your classroom with a set of fun coloring holiday decoration templates.
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Christmas Tree Printable Template
Decorate your classroom or use this Christmas tree template as a Christmas brain break for your students.
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Christmas Code Breaker Puzzle - Worksheet
Crack the secret Christmas code to reveal a Christmas message.
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Christmas Connect the Dots Printables - Alphabet
Practice ordering the alphabet by connecting the dots on printable Christmas dot-to-dot worksheets.
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Christmas Bingo
Play Christmas bingo with this class set of bingo cards.
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Christmas Crossword Puzzle
Have a bit of holiday fun with a set of three Christmas Crossword Puzzles.
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I Spy - Christmas Printable
Find, color, and count the Christmas objects in these fun printable Christmas I Spy worksheets.
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Identifying Christmas Shapes - Coloring Pages
Use knowledge of 2D shapes to color in these Christmas-themed shape coloring pages.
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Grid Drawing Worksheets- Easy Christmas Drawings
Bring a bit of art into the classroom this holiday season with easy Christmas drawing activities.
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Christmas Printables - Parts of Speech Worksheets
Bring a bit of Christmas fun into your language arts lessons with printable Christmas parts of speech worksheets.
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Christmas Finger Puppets - Read and Retell Christmas Craft for Kindergarten
A cute set of Christmas finger puppets for students to make and enjoy!
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3-D Shapes - Christmas Ornaments Printable
Turn 3-D nets into paper Christmas ornaments with a fun set of printable ornament templates.
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Santa Coloring Page - Printable Christmas Worksheet
Have your students color this fun Santa Claus for Christmas.
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Funky Christmas Tree Craft Template
Make your Christmas crafts a bit more funky with our Funky Christmas tree coloring page and craft template.
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3-D Christmas Tree - Printable Craft Template
Try combining geometry and Christmas with this fun holiday craft!
- Winter Holidays Templates
- Winter Holidays Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Craft Activities
- Winter Holidays Games
- Winter Holidays Coloring Pages
- Winter Holidays Labels Signs Decorations
- Winter Holidays Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Mini Book
- Winter Holidays Writing Templates
- Winter Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Winter Holidays Task Cards
- Winter Holidays Escape Room Games
- Winter Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Winter Holidays Color by Code
- Winter Holidays Dice Games
- Winter Holidays Word Walls
- Winter Holidays Interactive Activities
- Winter Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Active Games
- Winter Holidays Word Searches
- Winter Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Winter Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Bingo
- Winter Holidays Projects
- Winter Holidays Matchup Games
- Winter Holidays Bookmarks
- Winter Holidays Card Games
- Winter Holidays Dominoes
- Winter Holidays Mazes
- Winter Holidays Flipbooks
- Winter Holidays Sorting Activities
- Winter Holidays Custom Studio Resources
- Winter Holidays Posters
- Winter Holidays Pennant Flags
- Winter Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Winter Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Winter Holidays Connect the Dots
- Winter Holidays for Pre-K
- Winter Holidays for Kindergarten
- Winter Holidays for 1st Grade
- Winter Holidays for 2nd Grade
- Winter Holidays for 3rd Grade
- Winter Holidays for 4th Grade
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- Winter Holidays for 6th Grade
- Winter Holidays for 7th Grade