Winter Activities and Resources to Promote Literacy
Free Printables
Regardless of where kids are on their reading journey, there are countless ways to boost literacy this winter. Download and enjoy these free printables! These resources will make an excellent packet for kids to work on during winter break—or anytime!
Color-Your-Own Winter Bookmarks
Kids will love to color and decorate these winter-themed bookmarks to make reading even more fun!
This log allows kids to track how often they are read to or read aloud with a trusted adult or teacher. Reading aloud to themselves or to their pets counts too! Consider offering a small incentive for marking the read-aloud log every day during winter break!
Print out this Snowflake Wall Template, and have kids fill out a snowflake each time they finish a book. Then, have them tape the snowflake to the wall to celebrate their progress and decorate the space.
Have kids practice their writing skills and send cheer at the same time. This printable includes addresses for sending letters and artwork to kids in hospitals, senior citizens, refugee children, and more.
Check out the One Minute Reader home program, which is a fully independent reading program that uses the research-based Read Naturally Strategy. Kids can use this program as often as they want FREE for 7 days, and it's just $8/month after that!
Learning new words has never been so much fun! Download the Splat-o-Nym vocabulary app for the iPad, which keeps kids entertained while boosting their vocabulary. Kids can try a free version of this game or purchase to get the full experience. Note that this app is only available for iPads, not smartphones or other devices.
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