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Winter Activities for Elementary Students (Grades 1-5) in 2026

If you’re a teacher looking for winter activities for your elementary students, then you’ve found the right place! This collection of winter activities is a great way to engage your students in their learning. This post highlights resources for teaching writing, math, reading, social studies, and more! Check out the full list of winter activities for elementary students below!

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Winter Activities

Below are some winter activities for elementary students that you can use in your classroom.

1. Winter Seasonal Writing

In the middle of the school year, you’ll want to capture a snapshot of your students’ current writing abilities. This will help you design lessons based on your students’ needs. This Winter Writing Activity helps you do just that! You can continue to track student progress by writing about all of the seasons! At the end of the school year, you’ll have four writing samples that show your students’ growth in writing.

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2. Winter Reading Comprehension Activities

These Winter Reading Comprehension Activities can be used with any winter-themed book. The 20+ open-ended graphic organizers can be used over and over again throughout the season with different books. Teachers can also have students complete the same organizer, but with different books at their own reading level.

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3. Winter Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Quizzes

This Winter Reading Comprehension Unit is about the winter solstice. It includes tons of printable resources like leveled reading comprehension passages, discussion questions, writing prompts, vocabulary cards and activities, assessments, worksheets, and much more. You’ll have what you need to teach a comprehensive unit or series of lessons on this non-fiction topic.

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4. Winter Activity Packet

The winter activity packet is a collection of 10+ printable winter activity pages that you can use on their own or as part of a larger fall unit. Included activities range from an alphabetical order activity to a Can-Have-Are chart.

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5. Winter Parts of Speech Color by Code Activity

These winter color by code activities are a fun and engaging way for students to practice parts of speech by coloring in a sectioned off picture. They select a box, identify what parts of speech the word is, and then color it using the code located on the page.

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6. Winter Read Aloud Activities

Scoop up all of the activity packets based on popular winter picture books below!

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7. Winter Acrostic Poem Activities

These Winter Acrostic Poem Activities include five unique acrostic poem templates, each offering a different blend of structure, creativity, and seasonal-themed fun. Each printable worksheet was designed to spark creativity, reinforce writing skills, improve vocabulary, and give students meaningful ways to engage with seasonal themes – all in a super quick and easy format teachers can use with no prep. Learn more below!

8. Winter Bingo Activities

Use these Winter Bingo Activities as coloring pages for a calming activity and then play the game. Learn more below!

9. Winter Bookmarks

These printable Winter Bookmarks pair perfectly with other winter activities. Students will enjoy these winter coloring activities that spark creativity while giving them a purposeful finished product to use during independent reading. Learn more below!

10. Winter Directed Drawing Activities

These Winter Directed Drawing Activities are a fun and engaging way for elementary students to practice a variety of important skills: writing, vocabulary, focus, fine motor, social-emotional, and more. Both teachers and students love them! Learn more below!

11. Winter Word Search

This Winter Word Search Activity is a fun way for students to celebrate winter while reinforcing spelling, vocabulary, reading, visual scanning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills. Learn more below!

Get All of the Winter Activities

Check out all of our winter activities listed below!

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