Winter Activities for KIDS

Older Kids

Snow Similes

Similes compare two things using the words like or as.

For example: The snow was as white as the clouds in the sky.
The snow was like silver beads on my coat.

Fill in the similes below:

1. Snow islike______.

2. The snow was as ______as ______.

3. The scarf was as ______as______.

4. The scarf was like______.

5. The hill was as slippery as a______.

6. I slid down the hill like a ______.

7. The ice was as ______as______.

8. It is as cold as______.

9. My nose was red like a ______.

10. The fire in the fireplace was like a______.

Write some of your own.

______

______

YOUNGER KIDS

/ Winter Songs
A Chubby Little Snowman

A chubby little snowman
Had a carrot nose
Along came a rabbit
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Looking for his lunch,
ATE the snowman's carrot nose...
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!

Winter Songs
The Winter Pokey

You put your right mitten in,
You take your right mitten out.
You put your right mitten in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, [shiver]
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
Others Include:

You put your left mitten in....
You put your right boot....
You put your left boot....
You put your winter hat in....
You put your snowsuit (whole body) i

OLDER KIDS
Winter Vocabulary:Students read the list,draw and paint
drift / a mass or bank made up of drifting matter such as snow.
flake / any small or light piece, esp. of snow.
flurry / of snow, to fall lightly and for a short time.
freeze / to become hardened into ice or a solid form through loss of heat.
frost / a light, white covering of dew or water vapor frozen into ice crystals.
glove / a covering for the hand, usu. made of cloth or leather and having separate sections for each finger and the thumb.
ice / water in a frozen, solid state.
icicle / a tapered spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
arctic / of or pertaining to the geographic region encompassing the North Pole.
avalanche / the sudden rush of a large quantity of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain.
plow / any of a variety of similar heavy tools or machines, such as a machine to clear away snow.
precipitation / snow, rain, or the like, or the amount of such matter to fall on a given area in a given amount of time.
scarf / a usu. long and narrow woven or knitted garment worn around the neck, head, or shoulders.
shovel / a large, long-handled scoop for digging or lifting heavy material such as earth, snow, or coal.
sled / a flat platform of wood or other material, usu. mounted on runners, that is used to travel over snow and ice.
slush / snow that is partly melted.
squall / to storm suddenly and for a brief time.
thaw / to become unfrozen or melt.

Winter Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1.flurry / to become hardened into ice or a solid form through loss of heat.
2.icicle / a covering for the hand, usu. made of cloth or leather and having separate sections for each finger and the thumb.
3.plow / of snow, to fall lightly and for a short time.
4.frost / of or pertaining to the geographic region encompassing the North Pole.
5.freeze / the sudden rush of a large quantity of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain.
6.precipitation / any of a variety of similar heavy tools or machines, such as a machine to clear away snow.
7.sled / a light, white covering of dew or water vapor frozen into ice crystals.
8.glove / a tapered spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
9.scarf / any small or light piece, esp. of snow.
10.avalanche / a flat platform of wood or other material, usu. mounted on runners, that is used to travel over snow and ice.
11.flake / a mass or bank made up of drifting matter such as snow.
12.slush / a usu. long and narrow woven or knitted garment worn around the neck, head, or shoulders.
13.ice / water in a frozen, solid state.
14.arctic / snow, rain, or the like, or the amount of such matter to fall on a given area in a given amount of time.
15.drift / a large, long-handled scoop for digging or lifting heavy material such as earth, snow, or coal.
16.squall / snow that is partly melted.
17.shovel / to become unfrozen or melt.
18. thaw / to storm suddenly and for a brief time.

Winter Crossword Puzzle Worksheet

Across
4. of or pertaining to the geographic region encompassing the North Pole.
5. to become unfrozen or melt.
6. a covering for the hand, usu. made of cloth or leather and having separate sections for each finger and the thumb.
7. snow that is partly melted.
8. a tapered spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
9. to become hardened into ice or a solid form through loss of heat.
10. to storm suddenly and for a brief time.
11. a usu. long and narrow woven or knitted garment worn around the neck, head, or shoulders.
12. a light, white covering of dew or water vapor frozen into ice crystals.
14. snow, rain, or the like, or the amount of such matter to fall on a given area in a given amount of time. / Down
1. a mass or bank made up of drifting matter such as snow.
2. water in a frozen, solid state.
3. any of a variety of similar heavy tools or machines, such as a machine to clear away snow.
4. the sudden rush of a large quantity of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain.
7. a flat platform of wood or other material, usu. mounted on runners, that is used to travel over snow and ice.
9. of snow, to fall lightly and for a short time.
11. a large, long-handled scoop for digging or lifting heavy material such as earth, snow, or coal.
13. any small or light piece, esp. of snow.

CRAFT

Snowman Pin

Besides sprucing up your child's winter wardrobe, this little snowman will last. To make one, you'll need two double-holed white buttons (one slightly larger than the other), a pin back, craft glue, felt and ribbon.

Lay the buttons facedown on newspaper with the smaller one above the other to form a snowman. Position the head so that the buttonholes resemble eyes; the holes in the body should look like vest buttons. Then, glue the pin back to the rear of the buttons. Cut out a small felt top hat and glue it onto the pin. Lastly, tie on a ribbon scarf.

Foam Wonderland

No matter how low the mercury falls, it never gets too cold to play in this snowy enchanted forest. Made from thin sheets of foam rubber (ask for Foamies at your local craft or art supply store) or poster board, the pieces are a cinch to assemble and virtually unbreakable, unlike many tabletop figurines.

ROUND UP SOME ANIMALS
Once your child has decided which creatures he'd like to populate his forest, help him sketch the parts of each figure on the foam or poster board. Begin by outlining the animal's torso with only its head and tail attached. Next, draw two pairs of legs (and a set of antlers, if appropriate) separate from the rest of the body. Cut out the individual pieces with scissors and then snip narrow notches in the top of each set of legs and the bottom of the torso, as shown. Fit the pieces together so the animal will stand on its own. Use the same method to attach the antlers. Add eyes (or stripes on a raccoon's or skunk's tail) with colored markers or paints.

BUILD A SNOWMAN
Cut out two matching foam snowmen. Notch one cut-out from the head to the middle of its belly and the other from the bottom to the middle of its belly. Fit both pieces together. Now cut out a notched top hat and carrot nose, and attach them to the snowman. Fora scarf, cut out a wavy ribbon shape with one curved end. Cut off the curved end about 1 inch from the edge, then notch the cut edge on both pieces of the scarf and fit them onto the snowman's neck. Draw on coal eyes and a mouth.

FIND A CONSTELLATION
To make stars and a moon come out in your forest, start with pairs of matching shapes. Notch one cut-out from the center of a point and the matching star from between two points. Then fit the pieces together. (For a moon, use notched circles.) Thread fishing line through the tops and hang them above the scene.

PLANT TREES
It wouldn't be a forest without pines. Again, start with like shapes. Notch one from the top to the center and the other from the bottom to the center. Then fit the two together.

LET IT SNOW
Now your child can set up his forest on a sheet of cardboard covered with drifts of faux snow.

GAMES

Count the Snowflakes

How many small snowflakes make this big snowflake?

What are the diffrences?

A PROJECT: Principio del formulario

Seasons for Kids

Subject(s):

  • Interdisciplinary
  • Arts/Visual Arts
  • Arts/Music
  • Science
  • Language Arts/Reading

Description:

It is hard for most of us to remember how confusing time was for us when we were young. Why is it snowing now? Why is it sunny today? It's not even dark yet, why do I have to go to bed? Why is the tree in my front yard always changing? These are just a few questions that run through a kindergartener's head. This activity can be used throughout the year in many subjects, Art, Science, Reading/Language Arts, and Music.

Goal: For Kids to understand seasons in the span of one year.

Objectives:

1. Students will be able to list the order of seasons, starting with Fall--the beginning of the school year.
2. Students will be able to tell what activities are done during each season.

Background Information:

This is a project that takes a year. But can be restricted to the school year. Students will use the science process skills of observation and data recording.

Procedure:

1. A calendar of each month will be followed daily. Get ideas from students on what they like to do during that month.
Example: A picture of kids sledding is a good picture for July. Place the pictures around the calendar.

2. Keep track of what time the sun rises and sets from the local newspaper. Have them work with the clock at home with their parents.

3. Have the students decorate the tree on a colourful bulletin board as the seasons change. They will like to participate in making a bulletin board. This can also be incorporated into art. Children love to make snowflakes and flowers that can be placed on a tree as the seasons change. Real leaves from outside can be used for fall. Have the students bring 2 bright and colourful leaves in from the playground after recess.

4. At the beginning or end of each day have the students do a weather journal. For kids it can be as easy as colouring the picture of the sun if it was a hot day, or colour the snowflake if it was snowing.

5. Read books that have to do with weather:

6. Sing weather related songs:

Ten Little Snowmen

One little, two little, three little snowmen
Four little, five little, six little snowmen
Seven little, eight little, nine little snowmen
Ten little cheery snowmen!

Winter is so very cold (Mary had a little lamb)

Winter is so very cold, very cold, very cold
Winter is so very cold, with snowflakes falling down
Watch them as they drift and float, drift and float, drift and float
Watch them as they drift and float, to the winter ground

Assessment:

A. Ask questions frequently throughout the year about the seasons:

What are seasons?
What do we do in each season?
How do we know when the seasons are changing?
What do we wear in each season?
What season is it now?
When did it change?
What do animals and plants do in each season?
What season were you born in?

B. Completion of Bulletin board and weather journals.

Final del formulario