Winter SEASONAL CHANGES Activities and Centers for Preschool and Pre-K
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$3.75
$3.75
Winter seasonal changes numbers, literacy and science activities and centers for preschool and pre-K.
This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well in a Winter or January seasonal curriculum plan.
Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Categorizing summer and winter items onto a mat
- Winter clothes cards – Use for vocabulary, recognition, matching, Memory/Concentration
• Ice discoveries – observe ice cube melting indoors and out. What happens? Why? If you have snow, catch some on a piece of dark paper. Ice melting sequence cards.
• Cut and paste or center – place seasonal trees onto mat. What does this tree look like in Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer?
• Cut and paste – dress boy or girl character according to the weather today.
• Trace and draw – “What’s the weather like today?”
• Set of numbered (0-10) children dressed in various outfits that might be worn in cold or rainy or winter weather. You could tape craft sticks to make stick puppets. They can be used for number recognition and sequencing. Also, ask questions about the clothes, and why those things might be worn.
• Write the word WINTER on a long piece of construction paper, and the children can match these BIG letters to it.
• When we wake up in the morning, and see frost covering the ground, we pretend that Jack Frost has come by and made the frost. Draw a picture of your interpretation of Jack Frost.
• 6-piece puzzle – Periwinkle rain boots.
• Graphing – small group, large group, and individual printable pages included. What would you like to drink after playing outside in the winter weather: hot cocoa, warm apple juice with cinnamon, or chicken noodle soup
- Song printable to "read" and decorate
- Winter weather vocabulary picture/word strips
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This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE January Preschool Themes BUNDLE
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Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.
Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.
33 pages
The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity
All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.
KidSparkz Teacher Resources
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Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Theme units.
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Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Themes series, and I want you to love it, too.
This pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and would work well in a Winter or January seasonal curriculum plan.
Besides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:
• Categorizing summer and winter items onto a mat
- Winter clothes cards – Use for vocabulary, recognition, matching, Memory/Concentration
• Ice discoveries – observe ice cube melting indoors and out. What happens? Why? If you have snow, catch some on a piece of dark paper. Ice melting sequence cards.
• Cut and paste or center – place seasonal trees onto mat. What does this tree look like in Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer?
• Cut and paste – dress boy or girl character according to the weather today.
• Trace and draw – “What’s the weather like today?”
• Set of numbered (0-10) children dressed in various outfits that might be worn in cold or rainy or winter weather. You could tape craft sticks to make stick puppets. They can be used for number recognition and sequencing. Also, ask questions about the clothes, and why those things might be worn.
• Write the word WINTER on a long piece of construction paper, and the children can match these BIG letters to it.
• When we wake up in the morning, and see frost covering the ground, we pretend that Jack Frost has come by and made the frost. Draw a picture of your interpretation of Jack Frost.
• 6-piece puzzle – Periwinkle rain boots.
• Graphing – small group, large group, and individual printable pages included. What would you like to drink after playing outside in the winter weather: hot cocoa, warm apple juice with cinnamon, or chicken noodle soup
- Song printable to "read" and decorate
- Winter weather vocabulary picture/word strips
***************************************************
This pack is included in the MEGA BUNDLE January Preschool Themes BUNDLE
***************************************************
Pre-K Themes is a series of mini teaching topics that are focused towards preschool and Pre-K learners. Although the activities are written to cover one full day of activities and related games, centers and other printables, there are enough ideas to extend the theme longer if needed.
Instantly ready to use. Very few additional items are needed to present the activities besides basic art supplies and cardstock. Use the centers from year to year. This series of teaching units saves time and money, and all activities are solidly supported by the foundational concepts leading to the Common Core Kindergarten standards. You can slide a unit effortlessly into your usual curriculum lesson plans when you are in a hurry, or you can use the units as a central focus of your curriculum.
33 pages
The learning areas included are:
• A Spark! Activity to ignite interest in the topic
• Large group learning time
• Discovery centers
• Music and movement
• A story suggestion
• Small group game, and a
• Record and remember activity
All the printables needed are included – click on the activity description to go to the related printables.
KidSparkz Teacher Resources
**************************************************************************
Looking for a different theme pack? Go here to see many more Pre-K Theme units.
*************************************************************************
Go here to download the entire "Cookies Pre-K Theme" pack (44 pages) for FREE! Why am I giving away the complete file for free? Because I LOVE the Pre-K Themes series, and I want you to love it, too.
