December Worksheets | Reindeer Math & Literacy Activities | 2nd -3rd Grade

Description

Are you looking for low-prep activities to use during the busy month of December? This 2nd & 3rd-grade worksheet bundle is an easy way to add some fun math and literacy activities to your December lessons! These print-and-go worksheets will help teach students all about reindeer in a fun way! The printable worksheets cover science, vocabulary, reading, writing, and math to help add value to your December lessons! 

Your Students Will Learn…

• Science: Reindeer, what they are, where they live, what they eat, migration, and fun facts.
• Vocabulary
• Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, and contractions (not)
• Word study: Long o and word endings -ed & -ing
• Reading and writing: main idea, making connections, read and respond, research, newspaper articles, how-to, and imaginative writing
• Math: 2 digit addition, 2 digit subtraction, telling time to the 5 minute, counting coins and dollars

2nd Grade December Lessons & Worksheets – Reindeer Math & Literacy Activities Includes:

Reindeer Anchor Charts:

• What is a reindeer
• Parts of a reindeer
• Reindeer KWL

Reindeer Vocabulary Activities:

• Vocabulary cards
• Mini vocabulary posters with real-life pictures
• Vocabulary foldable
• Match it activity
• Vocabulary bingo choice board
• Crossword activity
• Unscramble the word activity
• Handwriting practice sheets

Reindeer Science Activities:

• Nonfiction reader about reindeer
• Reading comprehension passage
• Reindeer poster
• Fact cards
• True or false activity
• Fact and opinion activity
• Compare and contrast : reindeer & moose/reindeer & student choice
• Reindeer picture book
• Bubble map
• Wordsearch

Reindeer Grammar Activities:

• ABC order: cut/paste and sort the words activity
• Parts of speech: Color the code: noun, verb, adjective, and pronouns
• Prepositions: Draw the preposition and identify the preposition – maze activity
• Contractions: deconstruct the contraction, write the contraction in a sentence, and color the contraction. Contractions focus on ‘not’
• Pronouns: identify the pronoun – maze and pronoun cut and paste

Reindeer Word Study Activities:

• Long -O: read, write, and sort the words
• Long -O: identify the words that make a long -O sound
• Words ending in -ed & -ing: read, write, and sentence
• Words ending in -ed & -ing: crack the code and fill in the blank

Reindeer Reading & Writing Activities:

• My pet reindeer activity
• Read and respond activity
• Reindeer for sale activity
• Comic strip writing activity
• Reindeer research activity
• 4 fun newspaper writing activities (one blank)
• Reading main idea activity (can be used with any book)
• Reading research report activity
• Reading bingo: non-fiction choice board (can be used with any book or website)
• Reading bingo: fiction choice board (can be used with any book)
• Draw it activity
• 1 Expository writing prompt
• 2 Imaginative writing prompt
• 1 How To writing prompts
• Blank writing paper to use with any writing assignment

Reindeer Math Activites

• Reindeer addition mystery word
• Reindeer addition roll the dice
• Race to the gift: addition
• Color the code addition
• Reindeer subtraction mystery word
• Reindeer subtraction roll the dice
• Race to the gift: subtraction
• Color the code subtraction
• Reindeer read the clock mystery word
• Reindeer spin the time
• Reindeer for sale: count the coins/dollars
• Race to the gift: counting coins
• Solve the code: count the coins

See What Other Teachers Are Saying . . .

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I’m new to second grade this year and wanted to do a reindeer day! This was a great addition to some other resources I had already collected for the day- thanks!

 

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ My students LOVED learning about the reindeer. I used this as a filler for the weeks before break. It was a hit! Students were engaged and loved it.

 

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ My students loved these activities for our Reindeer day! Very engaging.

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Check out the Complete December Activity Pack! Simplify your planning with ready-to-use worksheets and engaging activities for seamless planning!

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