[Free Classroom Resources] Winter Printables, Activities and More!

December kicks off the start of winter break and the holiday season. Our fun classroom resource packets and other freebies are packed with fun holiday-themed lessons and activities your elementary students will love. Check out these fun resources we’ve assembled so your students can celebrate all the fun of winter in class or over winter break!

NEW! Winter Break Writing Prompts

We know how important it is to keep your students engaged over winter break. With this in mind, we wanted to help busy educators by creating a fun and meaningful way to keep students writing while they are out of school. These simple winter-themed writing prompts can help you give your students something creative to work on over the holiday season and keep their writing skills sharp!

Download them here!

Winter Solstice Classroom Resources

The winter solstice is the perfect way to blend science and the official start of the coziest season of the year!

The FREE Winter Solstice Toolkit from Edmentum offers a variety of resources to help you do just that, including an age-appropriate poster, fact sheets, and critical thinking tasks specifically created to educate your pre-K through 6th grade students. And check out this blog for more fun facts to share with your class!

Edmentum Bingo - Winter Edition

We created a Winter version of our bingo cards for you to share with your students and have some fun over the winter break. These bingo cards are perfect for printing and playing or sharing on your favorite social media!

The Edmentum Brain Game

Who doesn’t love a family game night over the holidays? The Edmentum Brain Game is a fun, descriptive game that puts an interactive twist on flashcard review by challenging players to describe terms with a partner or group. There are multiple ways to play the game, so put your own spin on the rules to fit the needs of your students. Keep an eye out during the rest of the school year for more fun themed packs to add to your collection. For the full list of card packs and rules for the game, check out our website.

Winter Holiday Classroom Resources

Celebrate in the classroom or at home with FREE winter holiday topical resources from Edmentum! This resource packet includes fact sheets, activities, a poster, and critical thinking questions so that you and your class can explore the history and significance of different holidays and discuss the traditions we observe today.

Check out this blog post for more fun DIY activities to celebrate winter holidays with your class!

Edmentum Gratitude Cards

Include a punny printable or virtually shareable gratitude card when you send out your holiday greetings! These quick and fun cards are full of clever and creative sayings that will make anyone who receives them know that they are appreciated. Download these fun cards and start sharing ‘thank you’s to your fellow teachers, admins, students, or anyone you want to today!

Worried about literacy loss over winter break? Check out these tips to keep your elementary students reading even while school is out. 

We see the dedication, passion, and hard work educators like you have put into driving student success. To celebrate all that you do and the season of giving, we’re hosting our annual Holiday Giveaway where we’ll randomly select two lucky educators to each win a $500 Target gift card! Be sure to enter the giveaway before it closes on December 31, 2022, for your chance to celebrate 2023 with a $500 Target gift card.

This blog was originally published November 2020 and has been updated.