Welcome to Winter!

Arts and Crafts

1. Create a Polar Bear Puppet

2. Handprint Wreath

3. January Quilt Squares

4. January Windsocks

5. Make A Snowman Card

6. Paper Snowflakes

7. Paper Snowflakes

8. Paper Snowflakes

9. Snowflake Patterns for Kids

10. Snowman Necklace or Ornament

11. The Mitten Bookmark Clip

Clip Art and Photos

 

1. Polar Bear Facts in PowerPoint

2. Real Snowflake Images

3. Seasons on Earth

4. Snowmen Clip Art

5. Winter Clip Art at Kids Domain

Online Activities and Information

1. A First Grade Snowy Day

2. All About Snow - Facts

3. Frosty Adventures - Kid Inspired Frosty Tales

4. Meeting in the Mitten WebQuest

5. Snug in the Snow- Animal Habitats - Hibernation

6. Ten Little Snowmen Book (with sound)

7. Virtual Snowflake Designer (Design a snowflake online)

8. Winter Facts Scavenger Hunt (upper el.)

9. Wild Arctic Activities from Sea World (upper el.)

10. Zoom School Antarctica

Lesson Plans, Units,
 and Activities

1. Blizzard Attack

2. Frosty Readers - Grade 2 Online Project

3. Jan Brett's Activity Page

4. Polar Bear Lessons/Printable Pages

5. Snow Crystals

6. Winter Animals and Reproducible Pages

7. Winter Celebrations (animals and weather) at Scholastic

8. Winter Writing Prompts

Penguins

1. Fun and Facts About Penguins (slideshow, images, lessons)

2. Penguin Activities and Worksheets

3. Penguin Facts and Activities

4. Penguin Information and Pictures by Students

5. Penguin Lesson Ideas

6. Penguin Pictures by a 2nd Grade Class

7. Penguin Unit/Printable Pages from ABC Teach

8. Penguins Themed Coloring Pages (Click on a thumbnail to enlarge it for printing)

9. Penguin WebQuest

10. Perfectly Penguins WebQuest - K-1

11. Where Are the Penguins? - Grade 1 (Slideshow)

The Polar Express

1. Author's Website

2. Coloring Pages - Printable

3. Ideas for Activities

4. Recipes

5. Teaching Guide

6. The Polar Express Arts and Crafts (printable)

7. The Polar Express - The Movie

8. WebQuest for Lower Elementary

Printable Pages

1. Animals of The Mitten Coloring Page

2. Animal Masks of The Mitten

3. Antarctica Unit/Printable pages from ABC Teach

4. Billy and Maria Prepare for Winter Weather - Part 1 printable story/coloring book.

5. Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 2 of 3 printable story/coloring books.

6. Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Storms - Part 3 of 3 printable story/coloring books.

7. Emperor Penguin Coloring and Information Sheet

8. Find the Animals reproducible

9. Hello Winter Booklet

10. Ice Skating Coloring Pages

11. My Winter Counting Book (A Teeny Tiny Book)

12. Polar Bear Coloring and Information Sheet

13. The Snowy Day Activity Card

14. Snowflake Fun Finger Puppets

15. Winter Themed Math Worksheets (grade 1)

16. Winter Printable Pages from ABC Teach

17. Winter Similes

18. Winter Writing Theme Paper

Songs and Poetry

1. Let It Snow!

2. Penguin Songs

3. Snowman Songs

4. Winter Poems (PDF)

5. Winter Poems

Weather/Seasons

1. All About Snow - Facts

2. Equinoxes and Solstices 2000-2010

3. FactMonster

4. The Earth's Tilt on Its Axis and the Sun's Rays (When the movie starts, double-click its screen to enlarge)

5. Seasons on Earth

6. The Seasons and Axis Tilt