As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, teaching professionals have a hard task at hand of keeping a classroom engaged as winter comes. The holidays and break from routine can make it tough to maintain productivity. However, integrating some fun winter-themed activities into your lessons is a great way to captivate your students’ interests for learning. Here are some winter activity ideas to try in your classroom:
Arts and Crafts
- Have students make paper snowflakes to decorate the room
- Let them create winter scenes with cotton balls for snow
- Make winter animals out of construction paper or other materials
- Design winter-themed cards
Educational Activities
Writing Prompts
Writing Prompts provide an excellent opportunity for students to spark their creativity and improve writing skills. Try assigning these festive prompts for short stories or poems:
- Describe your favorite winter activity
- What would you do if you got snowed in at school for a week?
- Write a whimsical story about building the perfect snowman
- If you could go anywhere for winter break, where would you go and why?
Science Experiments
Science Experiments are a fun, hands-on way to teach concepts while keeping students engaged. Try these winter-themed experiments in your classroom:
- Explore why certain objects freeze faster with an ice experiment
- Grow dazzling crystal snowflakes on a string which explores saturation, evaporation, solutions, how temperature affects chemistry, etc.
- Investigate insulation by making tiny “hand warmers” to keep the classroom warm
Math Problems
Math Activities can easily incorporate seasonal themes to make lessons more relatable and exciting. Depending on the grade level, try ideas like:
- Example: For younger students, use miniature gingerbread man candies or printouts to create, extend, and identify repeating patterns
With a little creativity, you can make winter activities in school educational and memorable!
