Preschool Winter Clothes and Staying Warm in the Winter Theme Activities
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Winter Clothes and Staying Warm Preschool Theme Map
Free Winter Clothes Preschool Lesson Plan
*Create a Winter Hat Craft
Mitten PaintingProvide the children with mittens, or gloves, construction paper and your choice of paint colors. Let them explore painting with the mittens on. They will create their own artwork while painting in an untraditional way.
See the full tutorial here on my blog. |
More Art & Creativity ideas:
Celebration Play Dough from Buggy and Buddy
Winter Hat by Story Time Katie
Paint with Mittens by Scrumdilly-do!
Stained Glass Mittens by Kinder Craze
Enhance your Dramatic Play Space
Add a variety of winter clothes to the dramatic play center for children to explore.
Hang a clothesline and provide clothespins so children can practice hanging clothes up to dry.
Department StoreInclude various winter clothing items to create a store where your students can purchase clothes. They can use a cash register, money and include price tags on the clothing.
Combine items from around the house with the printable signs, labels, and props from My Department Store Dramatic Play |
Ice Rink
Enhance your Construction Area and Small World Play Space
Invitation to Create a Winter Scene
Hibernating Animals
*Mitten Letter MatchingSet up a twist on mitten matching with this uppercase-to-lowercase matching activity.
Use this one as a file folder game, table activity, or play like memory with your preschooler. |
Snowy Writing TrayUsing white sand, sugar, salt, craft snow or white glitter create a writing tray. Include letter cards and a mitten, invite the child to put on the mitten and practice tracing the letters.
See our full Snowy Letter Tray tutorial on my blog |
Winter Word Wall Activities
More Language & Literacy Activities:
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel
The Mitten by Jan Brett The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming Snowballs by Lois Ehlert |
*Mitten Ten Frame Counting
Ten frames are an engaging tool for supporting children with a variety of math skills.
Use the printable counters included in the Winter Clothes Activity Pack or add your own fun counters like these sparkly pom poms for added engagement. |
Sorting Winter GearUse the Winter Clothes Word Wall Cards as labels to invite children to sort winter gear.
This activity supports sorting & classification skills, as well as language & literacy development. |
Painting Snow
How Do We Stay Warm?
*Mitten Matching
Invite children to match-up the mittens. Provide a clothesline (simply hang sturdy string across the room) for children to hang each pair using clothespins. This is a great fine motor workout, add gross motor fun as well by placing the mittens across the room from the clothesline or placing the mittens in a variety of places that require children to jump, stoop, crawl, and reach for them.
*Winter Clothes Relay Race
Winter Dough Mats
Shoveling Snow
Ice Transfer
*Winter Clothes Dress-Up Relay Game
Preschoolers love this roll and play game!
Practice taking turns by rolling the playing cube, then dress the child up for winter play! This game is included in the PKPF Winter clothes Activity Pack. |
More Physical Development Ideas:
Social and Emotional Ideas for your Preschoolers
Winter Gear Around the World
What to Wear in the Winter Chart
Warm and Cold Weather Sort
Discussion: How do people stay warm?
Discussion: How do animals stay warm?
Explore what winter is like in your community
Find Winter Activities for Preschoolers
Educators need a lot of tools in their pocket to keep kids busy through those chilly days.
We've rounded up a bundle of fun activity ideas from our community members, visit the blog to see the ideas and photos shared by our members.
Sign-in ActivitiesAdd some literacy to your daily routine! Daily Attendance Activities support Name Recognition and a Sense of Belonging in the program.
The PKPF pack of Editable Daily Attendance Activities includes plenty of themes to use throughout the year. Member Jessica H. shared this photo of the Snowball Sign In. |
Theme up Your Calendar!The scarf number cards included in my Winter Calendar Cards set is perfect for adding your theme to your calendar activities.
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Winter Clothes Conversation CardsSupport your child in developing back and forth conversation skills. My set of Winter Conversation cards are a great way to encourage this skill. Each card has a full color photograph and questions to get the conversation started.
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The Right Fit
Warm winter clothing should fit just right to keep the cold, wind, and snow out and keep you warm.
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Winter Word Wall Activities
Freshen up your preschool writing center with this Winter Word Wall Activities pack
This set includes a variety of activities to engage preschoolers and kindergartners as they explore the 50 winter words in this pack.
Inside this 47-page pack you will find the following printables:
- Directions
- Word Wall Cards (fantastic for games and using in your pocket chart)
- Syllable Sort Game
- Pocket Chart Categorizing Cards
Reproducible Sheets
- I Can Seek Color & Trace Words
- I Can Build or Write Words
- I Can Tell a Story About Winter dictation sheet
- Winter Word Work
- TOS, Graphics Credit, Contact Information
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Department Store Dramatic Play Set for Preschool
Welcome to the Department Store! Set up this dramatic play invitation in a variety of ways to support creative play. This pack includes all the signs and props you need to easily set up this fun learning opportunity for preschoolers.
Inside this 71-page PDF you will find:
Suggested Materials & Directions
Store Signs & Posters
- Welcome to the Department Store
- The Store is Open/Closed
- Fitting Room Signs
- Store Hours: Print Ready/Blank
- Around the Department Store Poster
- Store Labels
- Department Store Map
Department Signs & Labels
- New Arrivals/Clearance
- Checkout/Pay Here
- Please Wait Line Starts Here/Customer Service
- Online Order Pick Up/Self-Checkout
- Returns/Employee Break Room
- Seasonal Sales Signs
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- Sales Signs *
- Price tags: Print Ready/Blank
- Gift Cards*
- Credit Cards
- Checks
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- Coupons
- Printable Till Prop
- Printable Keypad Prop
Store Roles
- When I visit & work at signs
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Department Store Bunting
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- Store
*Thel Last set of bunting letters can be edited to make your own
Editable Labels and Signs
TOS Graphics Credit and Contact Info
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Winter Seek and Find Activities
This versatile pack includes all you need to seek and find winter items indoors or out!
Take the checklist and a clipboard outside to look for objects, use the object cards in your sensory bin, or use with the seek and find mats.
PKPF Learning Standards met through play :
Language and Literacy: Visual discrimination skills, Understands print carries a message.
Science: Notices similarities and differences in objects, Uses senses to explore the environment
Social Studies: developing a sense of direction and location
Physical Development: Gross Motor Development (go on a walk to seek & find using the checklist); Fine Motor Development (Hide the object cards in a bin of cottonballs, provide small scoops)
Approaches to Learning: Can focus on an Activity despite distractions
This 24 page Winter Seek and Find Activity Pack has all you need to set up a fun seek and find invitation. This pack includes 4 different scenes, each set of scenes includes:
- Seek & Find Winter Scene Poster
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- Winter Scene Image Cards
- Also included: Table of contents, directions, alternate play suggestions, TOS, Graphics Credit
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Winter Clothes and Staying Warm Preschool Activity Pack
Get ready for winter by engaging in fun preschool winter clothes activities featuring winter gear and activities to keep warm! These easy to set up learning activities are perfect for preschoolers. Support literacy, math, and motor skills with activities little ones will love.
This 90-page downloadable .pdf file includes the following 24 activities
- Coat & Button Color Match
- Mitten Color Match
- Mitten Pattern Match
- Winter Clothes Patterning
- Which Sweater Doesn't Belong?
- Snowball Shape Clip Cards
- Hanging Mittens Counting Mats 1-10
- Mitten Counting Mats with Frames
- Winter Clothes Count and Clip Cards
- Mitten Puzzles 1-10
- Mitten Letter Match
- Winter Clothes Word Wall Cards
- Missing Winter Gear Match
- Winter Clothes Dress Up
- Roll & Color Winter Clothes
- Mitten Lacing Cards
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- I can get dressed for snow cut & paste sequencing
- Rhyming sweater puzzles
- Soup Mat and Recipe Cards
- Noodle Letter Cards uppercase and lowercase
- Winter Clothes Mats (Dough, Loose Parts, Collage)
- Also Included: Cover, Directions, TOS/Graphics Credit
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This set of Calendar Cards is a versatile tool for early learning! Use these calendar number cards in your pocket chart calendar, or as a linear calendar for group calendar or math activities.
This set features several different Calendar Card Number designs to choose from for each season. Mix and match the themed numbers to create a variety of different patterns (AB, ABB, ABC, etc).
This 140 pg. .zip file includes a set of the following cards for each season:
Month Cards (Northern and Southern Hemisphere)
Season Cards
Year Cards
Days of the Week
Holidays and Special Days
At Home/At School Heading Cards
Plus the following themed calendar number cards for each season:
spring:
- Tulip Design
- Rainbow Design
- Umbrella Design
- Bunny Design
- Clover Design
- Bird/Nest Design
- Earth Design
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- Kite Design
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summer:
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- Popsicle Design
- Ice Cream Cone Design
- Palm Tree Design
- Watermelon Design
- Sun Design
- Sunglasses Design
- Backpack Design
- Fireworks Design
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winter:
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fall:
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- Leaf Number Cards
- Raccoon Number Cards
- Turkey Number Cards
- Blank Cover Cards
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- Hot Cocoa Sorting Small Medium Large
- Sorting Snowmen by Height
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Animal Winter Homes
In the fall many animals are getting ready to hibernate and take a long winter nap. This 9-page printable activity set includes the following activities for your preschool aged children to learn more about animal winter homes:
I know where animals sleep in the winter pgs. 1-2
Directions for assembly
1.Print
2.Laminate mat & animal pieces for durability
Directions for play
1.Children place the animals on top of their winter homes
I can color, cut, and paste animals in their winter homes pg. 3
1.Print
Directions for play
1.Children color the animal homes, and animals.
2.Children cut away the animals from the sheet
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The Bear’s Long Winter Nap-A Rebus Story pgs. 4-5
1.Print
2.Laminate for durability
Directions for play
1.Explain the symbols and vocabulary words inside the word bank on pg. 5
2.Read the story
*Extend this activity: Allow the children to practice reading the story. Add the words bank to your writing area to allow the children to create their own stories. Cut out the symbols on the word bank, and allow the children to use the cards to create their own stories.
The Bear’s Long Winter Nap-A Sequencing Activity pgs. 6-7
1. Print pg. 6 or 7 (B&W)
2. Laminate for durability (pg. 7 may also be used as a cut and paste activity)
3. Cut out the sequencing cards
4. Using the story on pg. 4 as a guide sequence the cards in the correct order on the mat.
This set also includes Directions, TOS, and Graphs Credit
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Winter Play Dough Mats
Preschoolers love to manipulate play dough in a variety of ways.
Adding play dough mats to your play dough center is a fun way to encourage children to use dough in different ways.
This pack includes the following 6 printable dough mats:
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- Also included: Direction, TOS, Graphics Credit
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Water Cycle Preschool Science Activities
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This 19-page pack includes the following printables:
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- Also included: TOS, Graphics Credit
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Winter Conversation Cards
Engage your preschooler in conversations about winter with this interactive set.
Create an opportunity for children to discuss and ask questions about winter vocabulary
This 22-page PDF includes 20 full-page conversation cards all about winter. Each conversation card includes a color photo of the "winter" subject along with a set of questions you can use to facilitate discussion.
Also included: TOS, Graphics credit, and contact info.
Learning Objectives:
•Students will be able to describe winter vocabulary when given a winter picture card.
•Students will be able to identify real-life situations based on the questions asked.
•Students will be able to participate in a conversation regarding winter vocabulary.
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