Kindergarten January Centers Winter Sports & Games Math & Literacy Activities

Description

Welcome to the Kindergarten January Centers Winter Sports & Games Math & Literacy Activities!

Bring the excitement of the Winter Olympics to your classroom with these 14 winter sports-themed math and literacy centers! Perfect for kindergarten, this engaging resource integrates winter sports and games into hands-on activities that support key skills in math and literacy.

Each center includes “I Can” visual direction cards to promote student independence, making this a low-prep, high-impact resource for January centers.

What’s Included:

Winter Literacy Centers:

• Here Are the Winter Games: An emergent reader introducing winter sports.
• Go for the Gold!: Rhyming words matching game.
• Bobsled Word Family Sort: Picture and word sorting by word family.
• Winter Fun Write the Room: Sentence construction and handwriting practice.
• Slap Shot! High-Frequency Words: Editable sight word game to customize for your students.
• Skating Blends: Initial sound and blend word sort.
• Luge Long Vowels: Long vowel sorting activity.

Winter Math Centers:

• Half Pipe: Number bond activities.
• Athletic Skip Counting: Practice skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s.
• Sporting Good Time: Counting objects.
• Slalom Ten Frames: Composing and decomposing numbers 11-19.
• Let the Games Begin: Simple addition practice.
• Winter Olympics: Making 10 activities.
• Skating Equations: Simple addition equations.

Why Teachers Love It:

• Skill-Building Activities: Covers essential kindergarten math and literacy skills.
• Aligned with Standards: Addresses key Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for kindergarten.
• Promotes Independence: “I Can” cards help students work independently.
• Engaging Themes: Winter sports and Olympic games keep students motivated and excited to learn.
• Low-Prep: Easy-to-use format that’s ready to print and go.

Skills Addressed:

Math:

• Skip counting (2s, 5s, 10s)
• Addition fluency
• Making 10
• Composing and decomposing numbers (11-19)

Literacy:

• Rhyming words
• Sight word recognition (editable for differentiation)
• Sentence construction and handwriting
• Initial sounds, blends, and long vowels
• Word family sorting

Perfect For:

• Kindergarten January Centers
• Winter Math and ELA Centers
• Hands-On Literacy & Math Activities
• Small Groups or Independent Work
• Teachers Aligning Lessons with Common Core Standards

Common Core Standards Addressed:

This resource aligns with multiple kindergarten standards, including:

• K.RF2.a: Recognizing rhyming words.
• K.RF.3: Reading common high-frequency words by sight.
• K.CC.5: Counting objects to tell how many.
• K.OA.4: Finding the number that makes 10.
  …and many more!

A detailed Common Core alignment chart is included to make lesson planning effortless.

Transform your classroom into a winter sports arena! These kindergarten January centers make learning fun, interactive, and engaging while reinforcing critical math and literacy skills.

Click ‘Add to Cart’ now to bring the Winter Olympics to your kindergarten classroom!