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Winter Season Theme

Winter is a season of fun and exciting weather and events. Many,b>holidays and events fall during the winter season. Among those are we celebrate are Christmas Hanukkah, St-Valentine Day and President's Day.

Build a weekly theme on Winter Season for your preschool program and talk about the Artic Animals or the many sports such as snowboarding skating, skiing associated with this season.

Have fun teaching preschoolers about Winter with our free coloring pages!

Snowflakes Activity Sheet
Snowman
Winter painting activity
Winter Season Bookmarks
Winter Dress-up

Teaching Preschoolers about Winter

Winter can be one of the most active times of the year for young children.

Learning includes dress up, zip up, boots, mittens, falling down, getting back up, sliding, crawling to name a few. Ever notice how hectic it can get when you have a bunch of preschoolers all getting their snowsuits on at the same time?

Winter Dress Up Game

Winter Dress-up can be an easy, fun, organized, and hassel-free experience for the kids. A simple solution is to play the Winter Dress Up game. A printable winter activity that will definetly make life easier for you and the children!

Instructions:

Print out winter dress up. activity sheets for the boys and girls

Have each child color their props snowsuits. (Further instructions included with the props)

Then glue them on a colored construction paper

Put them up in the locker room.

How to Play !

First the snow pants! Have each child put their snow pants on. Once all the children have put their snow pants, you can pin up the pants printout on her/his prop to show that this step is completed.

Then you move on to the next item...until they are fully dressed and ready to go outside!

Winter Songs and Rhymes

Here are fun and easy to learn Winter Songs and Rhymes for preschoolers

Ten Warm Mittens

Ten warm mittens, hanging on the line,
One blows away and then there are nine.

Nine warm mittens, one without a mate,
A squirrel carries one away and that leaves eight.

Eight warm mittens, just eight not eleven,
One gets buried in the snow and that leaves seven.

Seven warm mittens, which one do you pick?
I'll pick the red one and that leaves six.

Six warm mittens, put one on to try.
Then you take it from the line and that leaves five.

Five warm mittens, we had ten before!
A fluffy bunny needs one and that leaves four!

Four warm mittens, two for you and two for me,
I lost one on the ski slope and that leaves three.

Three warm mittens, looking very new,
One falls into the mud and that leaves two.

Two warm mittens, drying in the sun,
A bird comes down and snatches it and that leaves one.

One warm mitten, what good is one?
A little mouse can have a bed, and that leaves none!

Two Little Snowflakes
Way up high in the winter sky,
2 little snowflakes caught my eye.
Down to the ground they fell without a sound.
And before very long,
It was snowing all around.

10 Little Icicles
Sung to: "10 Little Indians"
One little, two little, three little icicles,
Four little, five little, six little icicles,
Seven little, eight little, nine little icicles,
Ten little icicles hanging from the roof.

Five Little Snowmen
Sung to: "5 little monkeys"

Five little snowmen riding on the sled (pretend five fingers are sledding)
One fell off and bumped his head (pretend one finger falls off...rub head)
I called Frosty and Frosty said (dial imaginary telephone)
"No more snowmen, riding on that sled!" (say in a deep voice)Four little snowmen... etc

I Built A Snowman

I built a snowman (pretend to build)
Pat, pat, pat, (pat air three times)
He turned out great! (form circle with thumb and forefinger)
Now clap, clap, clap! (clap three times)
I patted snow (pat air on sides of snowman)
On his cheeks, cheeks, cheeks (pat air three times)
I put on a hat (pretend to place hat on head)
On his head, head, head, (touch head three times)
I made his mouth (touch mouth)
Gave him bread, bread, bread (touch mouth three times)
His button eyes are (point to eyes)
Pink, pink, pink (touch eyes three times)
I thought I saw him (tilt head to one side)
He looks so real! ( nod head)
Like an owl, owl, owl (make spectacles with fingers)
I tweaked his nose (tweak nose)Saw him scowl, scowl, scowl (frown)

Note: Original Authors Unknown

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