Free winter break packet worksheets

A winter break packet that one teacher can hand out to a whole school, or one family can print for children in different grades. The eight pages are split into bands: a cover sheet and a reading log that every child uses, then two pages each for kindergarten to first grade, second to third grade and fourth to fifth grade. Each band gets one arithmetic page and one page that is a little more fun (a word search, a reading passage, picture counting), so the packet is light enough to finish over two weeks of break without turning the holidays into homework. Every math and reading page has its answer key on page 2 of the PDF, pictures are drawn with bold black outlines so the pages print cleanly in black and white, and the theme is snow and winter rather than any one holiday.

What's in this set

1. Winter break packet cover sheet. Name, grade and teacher lines, a checklist of the seven pages with their grade band and a done box, a note for families explaining how to pick pages, and two reflection prompts. Eight winter pictures to color as pages are finished.
2. Winter count and write (K to grade 1). Eight boxes of 3 to 10 snowflakes, mittens, snowmen, hats, trees and cocoa mugs laid out in rows of five. Count and write how many.
3. Snowflake addition and subtraction to 10 (K to grade 1). Twenty-four mixed facts within 10 in three columns, one snowflake per row.
4. Winter facts to 20 and 2-digit addition (grades 2 to 3). Part A is twelve mixed addition and subtraction facts within 20. Part B is eight 2-digit addition problems written in columns: the first four need regrouping, the last four do not.
5. Winter word search (grades 2 to 3). Twelve words (snowflake, blizzard, mittens, snowman, icicle, winter, frost, scarf, cocoa, skate, boots, sled) hidden in a 12 by 12 grid in every direction, with a picture beside each word in the list.
6. Winter multiplication and division facts (grades 4 to 5). Thirty-six mixed facts with factors from 2 to 12, alternating multiply and divide, in three columns.
7. Read and respond: How Animals Get Through Winter (grades 4 to 5). A 161-word nonfiction passage about migration, hibernation and adaptation (Arctic terns, groundhogs, bears, snowshoe hares, chickadees) with two multiple choice questions, one short answer and one "why do you think" question.
8. Winter break reading log. Ten rows for date, book title, minutes and parent initials, a total minutes box, a favorite book line and ten snowflakes to color, one for every 20 minutes read.

What students will practice

• Counting sets to 10 and writing numerals (K.CC.B.5)
• Addition and subtraction fluency within 10 and within 20 (K.OA.A.5, 1.OA.C.6, 2.OA.B.2)
• Adding two 2-digit numbers with and without regrouping (2.NBT.B.5)
• Multiplication and division fact fluency with factors to 12 (3.OA.C.7, 4.OA.A)
• Reading nonfiction for key details and inference, and supporting answers with the text (RI.4.1, RI.5.1)
• Spelling and visual scanning on the word search; reading stamina and self-tracking on the log