Winter Bonus: Circle Activities

Calendar Date Icons

Icons for each day of the week to identify the date. Includes repeating patterns.

• Calendar Icons (Cap, Mittens, Hot Chocolate)

Song Icons/Song Books

Support student participation by providing song choice icons and visual supports for each song.

• I Built a Snowman
• Winter Fun

Circle Activities

Use these activities to introduce the theme and teach key vocabulary and concepts.

• Pass the Ice Cube
• Snowball Throwing Practice
• What Time Is It, Mr. Snowman?

Theme-Related Videos

Use the following videos during circle to introduce the concepts taught in this theme unit.

We recommend that you preview the YouTube videos prior to student viewing to ensure appropriate content as video links can break or change. Also be advised ads may appear within the videos. 

• Winter Words
• Winter Hokey Pokey
• Penguin Song
• Hibernation

Theme Vocabulary

Introduce new vacabulary and concepts through written and visual supports.

• Winter Weather: Winter, Snow, Snowing, Snowflake, Icicles, Cold
• Winter Fun: Snowball, Snowball Fight, Sledding, Sled, Snowman, Ice Skating, Ice Skates, Hot Chocolate, Marshmallows, Snow Angel, Carrot, Buttons, Coal
• Winter Clothing: Mittens, Boots, Scarf, Jacket, Snowsuit, Cap, Gloves, Ear Muffs, Socks
• Winter Animals: Penguin, Polar Bear, Reindeer, Arctic Fox, Rabbit
• Winter Words: Shovel, Shoveling Snow, Snow-Covered Pine Tree, Fireplace, Hibernate, Ice Cube
• Colors: White, Blue, Yellow, Red, Pink, Black
• Shapes: Triangle, Circle, Oval, Diamond, Rectangle, Star

• Vocabulary Flash Cards