First Day Back from Winter Break Writing Activities, Find Someone Who & Coloring

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Looking for activities to do when your students return on the first day of school after winter break.. they are HERE! This fun first day back from winter break packet is full of  NO PREP activities! If you love color-by-number activities, word searches, and sentence work, and dot to dot activities this pack of printables is for YOU!

This set of First Day Back from Winter Break writing and kindergarten activities will make your lesson plans so much easier this winter season! These are no-prep activities that are perfect for your classroom and are the perfect way to engage your students in fun activities during the first week of school after winter break!  Each set of activities was made with kindergarten students in mind. These dollar deal activities need to be printed out, and your kindergarten students are ready to have so much fun celebrating a fresh start after a much-needed break!

Kindergarten First Day Back from Winter Break No Prep Writing Crafts and Activities: 

Here are the activities that are included in this digital winter packet:

• Winter Break Writing: This is a fun way for your students to write about what they did over winter vacation. Returning from winter break, is a great time for your students to gain extra practice writing. 
• Favorite Winter Break Writing Activity: This writing page is a fun way for students to write about their favorite part of winter break. This would be a great activity sheet to give to your little learners for morning work.
• Find Someone Who Activity: This activity provides many ways for students to chat with each other as they go around the room to complete the find someone who activity! This would be fun for kindergartners but any grade level of elementary students would enjoy this activity. 
• Winter Word Search: Students will search for the winter words given and then use one of the words in a sentence. The words included on this word search puzzle are: ice, mittens, scarf, cold, winter, snow, January and hat. After students find the words and write a sentence, they can color the pictures of the kids playing in the snow. 
• Hot Cocoa Word Search: Your kindergarten students will search for the winter words given and then use one of the words in a sentence. This is a great way for students to practice their spelling and sentence writing. The words included on this word search puzzle are: sledding, boots, wind, ski, plow, hot cocoa, frozen and snowman. 
• My Christmas Break Recap: On this activity, students will write or draw a picture for the following: My First Day Off, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Favorite Gift, What I Ate, and Who I Saw. Your kindergarten students will love drawing pictures and sharing with the class, but even first grade and second grade students would enjoy this activity.
• My Winter Break Recap: On this activity, students will write or draw a picture for the following: My First Day off, Favorite Activity, Favorite Snack, Favorite Place I Went, What I Ate and Who I Saw. 
• Complete the Scene: Students will complete the dot to dot snowman scene and then follow the directions to dress the snowman. This would be a fun whole group activity and will require your students’ attention. 
• Winter Break Fix It Sentences: On this activity, students will read the sentences and then write them with the correct capitalization and punctuation. The best part about this activity is students can practice essential skills while celebrating the second half of the beginning of the year!
• Snowman Fix It Sentences: On this activity, students will read the sentences and then write them with the correct capitalization and punctuation. This activity would be great to add to a set of simple centers for winter. 
• Snowflake – Color by Letter: Students use the code to color the picture of the snowflakes. 
• Mitten – Color by Number: Students use the code to color the picture of the winter clothing according to the numbers. This would be a great activity to use during quiet time in your classroom. 
• Snowman- Color by Sight Word: Students use the code to color the picture of the snowman according to the sight words. The sight words on the color by code are: much, pick, wish, what, push, such, back and wash. These words align with the common core kindergarten word list for January.
• Ice Skating – Color by Color Word: Students use the code to color the picture of the ice skates according to the color words. Then students will use one of the words in a sentence. 
• Welcome Back Snowman Hat: Students will color the hat and then cut it. You can use construction paper to add to the crown. This is a fun craft for your kindergarten and first-grade students!
• Snowman Friends Hat: Students will color the headband and cut it out. This is a fun idea to do with your whole class when they return from winter break.

These almost free resources provide many great ideas and easy ways to celebrate the coming year with your kindergarten students. You will find these fun activity sheets provide many ways for your students to practice their writing skills, coloring skills, handwriting, and even create Winter Crafts! These worksheets and activities are great for kindergarten and young children, but even older kids would enjoy the word search activities and creating a Winter headband – the whole family could have fun with this New Year’s dollar deal packet!

This return from Winter Break Activity Bundle will download as a printable PDF file and can be used for whole-group crafts, independent work, or for hands-on New Year’s centers, but the best part is all you need to do is print them, and they are ready for you to use this new year! This bundle would be perfect to use the entire week after your students return from winter break. 

Who Loves These Activities?

• Kindergarten teachers because of their no prep design.
• Homeschool parents because of low ink requirements and engaging activities
• Kindergarten students! These early learners will love them because they are lots of fun!

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