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|1 |New Years |  |Art: Print calendar pages for the current year. Have students color and sequence the pages. This |

| |Writing: New Year's Resolutions--Children write plans for the new | |site has some cute printable calendars: |

| |year on this hat shaped paper. They can then color it, cut it out and| | |

| |attach a pompom to the top. | | |

| |Art: | | |

| |Shaker Bottles--collect empty soda bottles (16 or 20 oz works best). | | |

| |Students put confetti, glitter, and water in the bottles. | | |

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| |Math: Missing Numbers Calendar--Children cut and glue the numbers to | | |

| |complete the calendar. The easier version has all numbers filled in; | | |

| |children simply need to match the numbers. | | |

| |             Missing Number Calendar                 Missing Number | | |

| |Calendar-Easy | | |

|2 |Winter |Winter's Gift |Art: Craft Stick snowflake--students glue 3 craft sticks together to form an asterisk shape. Then |

| |Art: Coffee Filter snowflakes--Have students fold the filters into |(provided by Baltimore |they paint glue on the sticks and cover with fake snow or glitter |

| |fourths or eighths (depending on student skill level). Have students |County Public Schools) |ABC: Winter Word Building--Fill a pan with fake snow (or use the sensory table). Hide magnetic |

| |cut triangle shapes out of edges. Open filters and have children | |letters or letter tiles in the snow. Students find letters and use them to spell the winter words.|

| |apply glitter. | |Math: Symmetrical Snowflakes--Students sort the snowflakes to show if the red line is a line of |

| |ABC: | |symmetry. |

| |Snowball Colors--Crumble white trash bags into balls and secure with | |Science: Snowflake Memory--Students turn the cards upside down and take turns turning over 2 cards|

| |clear tape. Add a colored dot to each snowball. Label laundry baskets| |to make matches. |

| |with color words. Line the baskets up on on side of the carpet and | |  |

| |have students stand on the other. Students throw snowballs into the | | |

| |correct baskets. | | |

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| |Snowmen Buttons--Students read the numbers/number words on the | | |

| |snowmen's hats and place the correct number of buttons on each. | | |

| |Snowman template | | |

| |Writing: Winter Fun Book | | |

|3 |Winter-Animals |Bear Facts |ABC: Beginning and Ending Sound work mats |

| |Math: Snowman Adding |(provided by Baltimore |Math: Teddy Bear Activities (patterning, sorting, adding--see Math Center Activities) |

| |ABC:    Snowmen--match words and pictures or letters and pictures |County Public Schools) |Science: Animal Babies Memory (see Science Center Activities) |

| |Snowman template | |Science: Animal Tracks Matching--Print both pages and cut the cards apart. |

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| |Students trace and cut out a bear head. Then they write one fact | | |

| |about bears on the lined paper and glue it to the bear. | | |

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|4 |Winter-The Mitten |The Mitten |Writing: Mitten Letter Sequence--Students write the lowercase letters in order |

| |Writing: Winter Scarves--Provide a sheet of paper (approx. 11x18) for|(provided by Baltimore |ABC: Mitten Match file folder game from Preschool Printables (print one set of colored mittens and|

| |each child. Draw horizontal lines on the paper for writing. Hole |County Public Schools) |one set of black and white mittens with the color words to make a color word game). |

| |punch three holes along each side and tie pieces of yarn. Students | |Math: Mitten Pattern Book--This booklet will print 2 per page. Students color the mittens in the |

| |write winter sentences on the paper. *This is a good activity to have| |given pattern and then complete the sentences describing their patterns. |

| |volunteers prep--a bit of work but it makes a nice hall display* | |  |

| |Art: Symmetrical Mittens--Have students decorate the mittens with a | |  |

| |variety of craft materials...any design is fine but both mittens must| | |

| |be the same! I provide whatever left over craft materials I | | |

| |have--foam shapes, ribbon, felt/material, sequins, even wrapping | | |

| |paper. | | |

| |ABC: Mitten Match--I provide two versions of this for students at | | |

| |different levels. For both, you will need a length of string to tie | | |

| |to table legs to create a clothesline. Version 1: Students match the | | |

| |uppercase letters on the clothespins to the lowercase letters on the | | |

| |mittens and hang on the clothesline in ABC order. Version 2: Students| | |

| |match the CVC words on the clothespins to pictures on the mittens and| | |

| |hang on the clothesline. | | |

| |Math: | | |

| |Snowflake Adding: Prepare 12x18 sheets of black or blue paper by | | |

| |drawing 4 columns on each. Write a simple addition problem at the top| | |

| |of each column (or print and stick on labels). Provide students with | | |

| |pieces of sponge (use clothespins to hold the sponges to keep hands | | |

| |cleaner). Students "draw to solve" by stamping snowflakes with the | | |

| |sponges to find the answers. *This can be adapted to use with | | |

| |numbers/number words if students are not ready for addition. | | |

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|5 |Winter |The Jacket I Wear in the |  |

| |Art: Marshmallow Snowmen--Precut a large marshmallow into 3 sections |Snow |ABC: ABC Order Race--Using magnetic letters or letter tiles, students race against a timer to put |

| |for each child. Children glue the pieces to black paper to form a |(provided by Baltimore |the letters in order. I use sand timers. |

| |snowman. They can add details like hats cut from paper, mini craft |County Public Schools) |Math: Snowball Counting (see Math Center Activities) |

| |stick arms, and cotton for snow |  |Science: Season Sort (see science center activities) |

| |Writing: My Winter Clothes Flap Book--Copy both sheets of clothing |Additional Ideas at The |ABC/Writing: Winter Clothes Beginning Sounds--Students use letter tiles or letter stamps to show |

| |and 2 lined papers for each child. Place one sheet of lined paper |Toddler House Daycare |the beginning sounds |

| |under each clothing sheet and staple both to a 12x18 sheet so that an|  |  |

| |entire picture is visible. Cut along the lines so that each piece of | | |

| |clothing is separate. Children lift the flaps and write about their | | |

| |own winter clothing and color the pictures to match. | | |

| |ABC: Vowel Sort Snowflakes--Students sort the pictures on the | | |

| |snowflakes by the vowel sound. | | |

| |Snowman Vowel Sort Worksheet | | |

| |Math: Snowman Number/Set Match: Students match the numbers on the | | |

| |hats to the buttons on the snowmen.  | | |

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