Holiday Break Activities

I want to share with you some websites with activities that would be fun to do over the holiday break.  I also found some websites that include books about winter time.  

Build a Snowman:

http://www.castlearcana.com/christmas/snowman/ 
http://www.think-bank.com/iwb/flash/snowman.html
http://dressupwho.net/i-files/swf/182-snowman.swf 

Create a Snowflake:

http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/ 


Design a card:

http://www.iboard.co.uk/resource/Christmas-Card-Designer-migrated_swfs_3099.swf

Christmas Tree Maker:

http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Xmas-Tree-Maker-1891

Make your own wrapping paper design:

http://www.iboard.co.uk/activity/Christmas-Wrapping-Paper-Maker--540

Build your own gingerbread house/gingerbread man:

http://www.highlightskids.com/flash/gingerbread-house
 http://besplatneigrice.ba/content/games/slatkisi.swf
http://www.jennybharris.com/activities/home/sweethome.htm 
 http://sprintsweets.com/



Christmas Games:

http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/games/alllights/christmaslights.swf 
 http://dingo.care2.com/cards/new/0422/Do-a-rain-deer.swf http://www.learn-ict.org.uk/resources/rudolph/rudolph.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/media.jsp?id=1191 
http://www.akidsheart.com/flash3/diffgame/diffchristmas.swf 
https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/vtc/ngfl/re/b-dag/ngfl-container/re-unit1-en.html 
 http://www.iboard.co.uk/resource/Christmas-Present-Sorting-migrated_swfs_3490.swf
 http://www.akidsheart.com/flash3/edgegaame/edgeorns.swf


Christmas Math:

http://www.iboard.co.uk/resource/Twelve-Games-of-Christmas-Elf-Sorter-1353586595838714.swf 
http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Christmas-Symmetry-Game-1894 
Math Facts 
http://www.iboard.co.uk/activity/Toy-Timeline-542 
http://www.iboard.co.uk/resource/Twelve-Games-of-Christmas-Presents-in-the-Snow-1353586555951361.swf 
http://www.iboard.co.uk/resource/Twelve-Games-of-Christmas-Fling-the-Elf-1354025236573480.swf 
http://www.iboard.co.uk/resource/Twelve-Games-of-Christmas-Christmas-Tree-Coordinates-1353593601982258.swf 


Winter Stories:

http://www.speakaboos.com/story/the-gingerbread-man 
http://www.wegivebooks.org/books/the-snowy-day/reader 
http://www.wegivebooks.org/books/snowmen-at-night/reader 
http://www.wegivebooks.org/books/frosty-the-snowman/reader 

General Stories:

http://www.storylineonline.net/


Also, the students that I work with in small reading groups can access a webiste called Reading Eggs from home.  This site includes a space where they can read and quiz on the stories that they read.  This is great practice for AR and is something that we sometimes do in the Think Tank.  Your daughter should know her username, but if you have any questions please email or call me.  After logging in to Reading Eggs, click on the Library icon on the Reading Eggspress side of the website. (Note that Reading Eggspress is geared toward readers age 7+.)  There are many fun activities in Reading Eggspress; however, many are still too difficult for 1st grade readers (although don't be afraid to do them with your child).  Back to the Library, after entering the library immediately modify the reading age to an appropriate one and then browse the different genres of book until you find one that interests your daughter.  She can then read the book (or some have an audio component where the book is read to them) and then "quiz" on it (even leaving the quiz open on the page while she looks for the answer). The "game" type feel is fun for the students and a challenge to collect different "cards" as they go along.  It also is building the skill of reading and then finding an answer in the text.

Happy Holidays!!