44 Winter Activities To Do In January January can be a long cold, dark month. The high celebrations of Christmas are a distant memory. How do you fill the hours of light you havs without resorting to a screen of some kids. We all know the novelty of new toys wears off far too quickly. Here's a list of some fantastic...
Transform a simple canvas into a charming Valentine's Day decoration with our DIY Ampersand Thumbtack Art guide. Quick, affordable, and perfect for any skill level, this project adds a romantic touch to your decor.
This winter, it's time to have some fun with the help of snowflake cupcakes, cabin getaways, and the latest Netflix series!
Fun ways on how to beat the winter blues! Overcome the depressing darkness of the winter by these tried and true WINTER BLUE REMEDIES.
January can be hectic! These January morning tubs can help keep your students excited about coming to school and keep hands on learning fun!
Winter is coming! If this sentence makes you feel dreadful - here are 20 Fun (& Affordable) winter activities without leaving your house.
Play with magic snow indoors and make these magic snowballs. One ingredient makes these snowballs foam and fizz. Try this indoor activity for winter fun!
This collection of January bell ringers has been created to help you create a simple and engaging morning routine.
Practice initial sounds with this fun, hands-on Beginning Sounds Game with a fun winter theme for kindergarteners.
January is here! A NEW YEAR and so much to learn! I am super excited to continue our learning for this school year and start the calendar year off strong!
Ideas for a Winter Reminiscing Session. Reminiscing is a simple story-telling activity where a group of people share memories.
Snowflake Dot to Dot Activity Sheet
How to Make Fake Snow - 3 ways with only 2 ingredients! We'll show you how to make snow for a sensory bin, puffy painting and instant snow.
Here’s one of our favorite winter STEAM projects that combine math and art - creating symmetrical snowflakes! Use Q-tips to create symmetrical shapes that result in beautiful snowflakes!
These five genealogy activities will help you organize your research. Do these any day you’re stuck indoors to whip your research into shape.
here are 25 things to do in January to start a new life. 1) Reflect on previous years goal. 2) Do a life audit. 3) Think Long Term. 4) Set New Years Goals and more.
Word families can be a beneficial tool for teaching your child to read! This fun word family snowball toss incorporates decoding and gross motor fun!
Our new core vocabulary word is ON. We have found this to be a very functional vocabulary word to target. Here is a handout that gives more ideas on how this word can be used naturally and a home activity. Both of these will be sent home with your student. I also wanted to share a fun song that our kids have enjoyed that targets the core word - ON.
Free and cheap winter activities that are actually fun: here's a list of 25 winter activities that won't break the bank. From self care to organizing your home and reigniting a passion, there's plenty of free things to do in the winter.
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Create a classroom of writers with these fun writing activities for middle school students! There's something for everyone!
Looking for fun activities to explore the art of poetry and use it to support language learning? Try these simple and fun activities!
Inside: Get 10 winter project based learning ideas that your students will love. Create a hot cocoa stand, using real-life math and writing skills!
12 fun printable Unicorn activity pages for kids ages 4-12+.
The Winter Cryptogram for kids is an engaging and educational activity that sparks curiosity and challenges young minds to decipher winter-themed words using a provided key at the top of the printable template. Download, print and play!
Snowball fights aren't just for brain breaks (or winter)! Try this compare/contrast activity and see for yourself the invaluable learning and assessing power of snowball fights in your classroom!
Crack the Code – Penguin Facts – Codebreaker Worksheet Going along with the Cold theme, I thought we could learn a little more about some of the animals from the colder regions, specifi…
Want to visit Belgrade in winter but not sure what there is to do in winter in Belgrade? Christmas markets, snowy parks, ice skating & more await!
These ideas give active reading a whole new meaning.
Celebrate snow and cold with these winter STEM activities. Hands-on learning that embraces science, technology, engineering and math.
Caregiver created list of dozens of dementia activity ideas.
A student started this as a summary of relative clauses. I corrected her few mistakes and spruced it up a bit, but I find it to be a pretty good cheat sheet of relative clauses. Please note
Writing/Literacy centers are pretty common in mainstream American classrooms but how about for ESL students? Hands-on activities are still very helpful and possible for students just beginning to learn English. I just finished introducing all the letter sounds with my students. And we are working on putting those sounds together to form 3 letter words.
5 Fun Activities for The Mitten The Mitten, by Jan Brett, is a Winter staple on almost every elementary bookshelf! Kids of all ages love this dramatic Ukrainian folktale. After reading aloud this award winning book, here
Learn how to make a snowstorm in a jar with this hands-on science experiment. With only a few steps, you'll be able to create snow while staying warm indoors!
This post lists the many things to do in January 2024 in London. We’ve included family-friendly events, things to do at night, and of course, free activities.
here are 25 things to do in January to start a new life. 1) Reflect on previous years goal. 2) Do a life audit. 3) Think Long Term. 4) Set New Years Goals and more.
I LOVE January! Not the blustery, freezing cold that has me heavily considering a Hawaiian move or hibernation, but the opportunity for a classroom refresh and the promise that the new year offers each one of us. Even though we are only half way through the school year, January means we are HALF WAY through the school year!!! Semester one down, semester two to go! We've got this!
Glow sticks aren't just for wearing as bracelets! You can also make some pretty incredible crafts, put together some amazing activities or use them to create awesome party decorations! These glow stick ideas are SO MUCH FUN! I'm not sure what it is about glow sticks, but they can make every day items and activities super cool... super cool AND glow in the dark! (We all know that things are much more fun when they glow in the dark.) You can pick and choose one or two just for fun, or you could throw a whole glow stick themed party some evening. No matter
Snow candy, maple syrup candy, or maple sugar candy is a yummy treat kids can make in freshly fallen snow with one ingredient!
Do your kids like eating candy canes? We always have an abundance of candy canes during the holidays because they are a popular item to attach to Christmas
Wondering what to teach in January? This post if full of great ideas, tips, and strategies to help you plan your lessons for this month.
Your elementary students are going to love learning about theme with the story "The Legend of the Poinsettia" using these resources and FREE downloads.
Well, this is the first month in my teaching career that I have had more days off than working. This weather is getting a little cOLD! And these storms have creeped up on us without too much of a warning! yikes! {This has been the scene of many mornings lately... and recently drives home due to the drifting snow!} {I feel like we are in Alaska! We were checking out the local major river---that is ice jammed. If you look behind my biggest's head---you can see ice blocks that have "washed" up ashore!} I wanted to start a little series on my blog called "What We're Writing Wednesdays" but, it has been next to impossible to get anything together to show you! So, this was a project that took us a few weeks to complete, but not because it was a long project... but we had too many delays and days off! (I'm sure you have seen this all over pinterest, especially a few weeks ago) This is the way I completed this project with my kiddlets: Trace the clear plates (or bowls; that you would get at Party City; I got the big dinner plates, cause they are first graders, and need lots of room to draw!) onto blue paper. Students drew a winter scene inside---NOT drawing themselves. While they were doing this, I had them get on their jackets, hats, scarves, etc.. and had them pose. They were either super excited with hands in the air or they were freezing, hugging themselves. They got to choose. I printed the pictures 5X7 size. Kids cut and glued (actually, I had to save time. I cut them out, they glued). I laminated the pictures. Then the students wrote. I wanted them to write using their senses, but we just didn't have time. :( So, the kids wrote a "first, next, then and last" narrative (CCSS aligned!) about the day they were stuck in a snow globe. We talked about having one of the "steps" be that the globe got all shook up (and it might have messed up a snowman they were building, etc.) Of course, some of my babes "missed" that info and just wrote about the fun things they did while they were in there---and that was okay, because we had days in between these steps. While they were writing their final copies, I got the globes all snowy and glued. I took a few pics while doing it, to show you what I found to be helpful. (PS-I got the fake snow from Hobby Lobby on New Years Day at 70% off. I bought 10 bags, not knowing what I would need.... I only needed ONE bag for my 19 kids. I now have 10 years worth of snow---that I paid $10 total for! lol) Put a few handful of "snow" in the center of the drawn picture. Start a little hot glue on one of the sides and place the plate down. Jam the glue gun underneath the plate and squirt away---around the plate, making sure the BOTTOM of the plate is "hole-free" and secure! Your custodians will thank you! Staple the writing page below. Hang in the hall for one spectacular display! I can't believe all the people who stopped in my room just to say how adorable they were! (I had figured that everyone saw them on Pinterest already) Want the printable? Click below! What are you working on in your writing this week?
Today's blog post will be a quickie. I was just so excited about my latest Target find, I had to share it with my teaching friends! So let's get started with our build a sight word fun! I knew it was going to be a good trip because this was the first thing I saw when...
