Winter Season

Winter is a season of fun and exciting weather and events. During the winter season we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, the New Year, St-Valentine Day and even Presidents Day.
There are many sports associate with this season. Have fun teaching preschoolers about Winter!


Winter Season
Teaching Preschoolers about Winter

Winter can be one of the most active times of the year for young children.
Learning to 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?
Well here is a simple solution for you. You will find in our Worksheets section “Dress up props”.
This will definetly make life easier for you and the children! Winter Dress-up can be an easy, fun, organized,and hassel-free experience for the kids.
Then glue them on a colored construction paper and put them up in the locker room.

Then…..when you are ready to go outside… Play the Winter Dress-Up game !

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...A

Winter Dress-up Props

Want a change from gouache finger painting? Have the children each bring in from home 1 or more empty squeeze bottle ( ex: Ketchup ) 1 week before the activity so you may gather more if needed for the children who were not able to bring one in. You will need about 3 bottles for each child.

On the day of the activity, fill the bottles up with water and add a few drops of food coloring in each one of them. Blue, green, red, yellow. You can mix colors as well such as yellow and red to make orange and so forth.

Once outside with the children have them paint on the snow by squeezing the water out of the bottles and onto the snow. They will be able to make beautiful creations in this fresh winter season.

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Free Winter Season Coloring Pages and Worksheets

Winter Coloring Printables
Snowflake Activity
Winter Bookmark

My Winter Cabin

Ingredients:
graham crackers
gummy bears
frosting

Build your own little winter cabin.

Snow Candy

Mix 2 cups of brown sugar
3 tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup of water
Bring water to a boil

Boil for about 10 min.
Fill a tray with clean snow.
Pour the snow candy on it.
Roll onto a popsicle stick

Safety Tip: Have the kids sit down to eat these tasty snow candies.

Preschool Winter Season Books

It's Winter by Linda Glaser

The First Day Of Winter by Denise Fleming

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

Ten Warm Mittens
Original Author Unknown
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
Original Author Unknown

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
Original Author Unknown

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
Original Author Unknown

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
Original Author Unknown
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)

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