Transport your students into snow-laden worlds, frost-bitten landscapes and magical winter realms with Winter Writing: 30 Daily Prompts — a month-long collection of complete creative writing lessons designed to immerse writers in stories of wonder, mystery and the cold beauty of the season. Each prompt pairs a captivating winter image with structured guidance to help students craft atmosphere, tension and emotional depth. Perfect for winter units, bell ringers, cover lessons, independent writing, or extended creative tasks, these prompts offer a flexible and engaging way to develop creative writing skills. Each slide invites students to step into icy forests, uncover secrets beneath the snow and explore tales that shimmer with magic, danger or quiet reflection. What’s Included ★ 30 winter-themed creative writing prompts (enough for a full month of lessons) ★ A striking winter image to spark imagination ★ A thematic title to establish tone and genre ★ A suggested opening line to launch the narrative ★ A closing line to shape a powerful ending ★ A plot idea to guide or challenge writers ★ 5 discussion questions per prompt to deepen analysis and support classroom talk Key Benefits ➤ Ready to project instantly — minimal preparation required ➤ Fully editable to adapt for different classes and writing levels ➤ Ideal for warm-ups, cover lessons, seasonal units or independent study ➤ Encourages voice, atmosphere, character development and critical thinking Let your students wander frozen forests, open doors to impossible worlds and uncover the magic and mystery winter has to offer. Winter Writing: 30 Daily Prompts invites them to write with imagination, atmosphere and depth — discovering that even in the coldest season, stories can burn brightly.

A Christmas and Winter themed equivalent fractions colouring in sheet. Perfect for the last few days before the break. I have printed this and it is readable. Aimed at Year 6/7.

4 rounds optical illusions baby animals memory game flags Ks3 or KS4 all abilities all answers provided for marking!

A 25 minute Tutor Time session all about keeping well through the winter months. The aim of this session is to help enable Form Tutors to improve attendance by giving students practical advice on how to avoid colds and other bugs during the winter season. The session contains three challenge learning outcomes, slides of easy to digest information, a clip task with differentiated questions, a quiz and final reflection task. The session is editable and been created to be perfect to just pick up and use. The slides in the previews are just a sample and not the whole session. This is a 25 minute session. For full, hour long PSHE lessons on the topic of Health and Wellbeing, please see here. Or for full PSHE, RE and Citizenship units of work, please check out the EC Resources store. EC Resources are a small group of teachers who have created resources for the Children’s Commissioner, the CCRC, MACs Charity, TES and various other schools and charitable organisations across the UK.

Well-designed set of 19 slide PPT and a worksheet on the poem ‘Winter-time’ by Robert Louis Stevenson (containing 10 questions and answers (5 p.) as well as explanations of some poetic terms – personification, rhyme, alliteration, assonance, repetition, simile).

Interactive PowerPoint that covers Diwali; Winter Soltice; Hannukah; Christmas; Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year. Includes craft ideas and activities.

Very detailed 70 slide PPT on The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare containing a short biography of the author, a presentation of the major characters, notable quotations, a very detailed summary of the play and 30 essay questions.

This is a short lesson written for Year 12 tutor, it only last around 20 minutes so more suited to registration. In this lesson students will learn about ways to support their mental health during the cold, dark winter months. This resource comes with lesson slides.

Polar bears, penguins and snowmen…Oh My! Now with additional Winter Related Activity Sheets A wonderful, creative way to decorate your room for Winter with these Winter Lantern Crafts. With 8 different lantern templates, let your kids choose the one they like: snowman, snowman family, polar bears, penguins, winter trees, January art, snowflakes and patterns. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. There are so many different possibilities. Each lantern creation is designed with a printed lantern template and the choice of several Winter themed trims. This is a great activity to keep the kids busy while practicing fine motor skills, colouring, folding, gluing and especially cutting. So many ways to decorate the lantern trims using glitter, paper layering, leaves, fake snow, shredded paper, cotton, tissue paper... In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). Included: • 8 Printed lantern templates • 8 Trim sets • Additional embellishments • 6 Winter Related activity sheets ************************************************************* Keywords :: Winter Craft :: Winter Activity :: Snow Craft :: Snow Activity :: Paper Lantern :: 3D Craft :: Winter Theme :: Ms Lil :: Winter Decoration :: Winter Art :: January Art

Christmas And Other World Winter Celebrations Interactive/adaptable PowerPoint presentations 1. Covers Diwali; Winter Solstice; Hanukkah; Christmas; Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year. Includes craft ideas and activities. 2. Winter Solstice, covering: When is it? What is it? What are its roots? Why is it celebrated? Who were the Druids? What are its symbols? How it celebrated today? Winter Solstice craft idea Solstice Song by Finley and Pagdon 3. Hanukkah: the Jewish festival of light. Covers: When is it? How long does it last? Who celebrates Hanukkah? What is Hanukkah? What is a menorah? How is Hanukkah celebrated today? Hanukkah facts Hanukkha craft idea

Thank you for viewing my product :) Winter Art Project Moonlight Silhouettes 1.This book has 60 pages with templates with silhouettes and blank templates with background markings. 2.Let children use their creativity to experiment as much as they want. 3.You will be surprised to see their new ideas as they use different materials and styles to come up with their style of unique art work. 4.You may give a grey print out to the children so that they can color/paint the objects in black while saving on ink. 5.You may also give them black paper to let them make their own objects and cut and paste them. 6.Paper bits sticking etc. can also be done by smaller kids as a craft activity.

I put this collection of photos together for my students as part of our exploration of seasons, weather, and climate. Please leave me a review and I will send you any other resource of your choice for free (contact me: office@oceansproject.com). Check out my other resources at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sarah277 Let me know if you have any resource requests and I will tailor make a resource for you.

This is a sensory story I created for my topic 'seasons'. This was written for a PMLD/ CLDD class. I have written it with the sentence, the sense, the sensory experience and what I and my TAs are looking for and observing throughout the sessions. Repeat story throughout the term to enable the child to develop anticipation, investigation, awareness, preference and much more. Could also be used in an EYFS KS1 class.

Winter Swans This two-lesson mini-unit explores Owen Sheer’s ‘Winter Swans’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA’s Love and Relationships Poetry, this resource looks at the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 46-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Owen Sheers and factors that may have inspired the poem. First Contact – An initial reading of ‘Winter Swans’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with example answers. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘Winter Swans’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. An example answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Winter Swans’ - Romantic love, nature and distance Structure and Form – How Sheers uses rhyme, rhythm, caesura and enjambment. The GCSE Exam – Comparing ‘Winter Swans’ with other poems from the anthology. Model answer included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources: When We Two Parted Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Neutral Tones The Farmer’s Bride Eden Rock Mother, Any Distance Before You Were Mine Walking Away Follower Letters From Yorkshire Singh Song! Climbing My Grandfather AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack

This guided writing PowerPoint encourages tsudents to write independently following a prompt. Students will use language devices, a range of punctuation, ambitious vocabulary and a variety of sentence lengths in their final piece.

This engaging worksheet supports students in crafting vivid descriptive writing by using a carefully chosen image as inspiration. The resource guides learners through the planning process with targeted questions that prompt detailed observation, sensory description, and language technique use. Worksheet features: Stimulus Image: A striking, atmospheric picture that sparks imagination and sets the scene for descriptive writing. . Sensory Detail Prompts: Questions that guide students to imagine and describe sounds, smells, textures, tastes, and feelings related to the scene. Language Techniques Focus: Tasks asking students to identify and plan the use of similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, and other descriptive devices. Structure and Tone Planning: Space to outline the overall mood, tone, and progression of the description, helping students organize their ideas logically. Benefits for students: Builds observational skills and attention to detail Encourages use of varied and effective language techniques Supports clear planning for well-structured, evocative descriptive writing Ideal for KS3 and GCSE English classes preparing for creative writing tasks or exams Use this worksheet as a starter activity, homework task, or scaffolded support for descriptive writing assignments.

Created for a first reading of Winter Swans. In this resource I have selected 4 key quotations from the poem, giving students a chance for independent analysis before sharing ideas and annotating as a class.

Are you a music teacher looking for a fun, no-prep Christmas lesson? This Christmas Classroom Samba is an idea one-off winter rhythm lesson, with fun phrases like “sleigh what” and “yule be fine” to make even your coolest students giggle! What’s included? 5-section class samba piece (PowerPoint + Google Slides versions) Embedded audio clips to demonstrate each rhythm Teacher instructions with step-by-step guidance for teaching and performing Optional printable rhythm cards for the group ostinato rhythms Optional worksheet (use in class or as homework) Tell me more! The goal of this lesson is to strengthen students’ rhythm reading, coordination, and ensemble skills through learning a Christmas-themed samba-style piece. Students perform rhythms through call & response, ostinatos, and imitation, both as a full class and in smaller groups. It’s a lively rhythm-reading and performing activity that encourages engagement and participation from all students. This lesson includes the following rhythms: crotchet notes and rests, quaver notes and rests, semiquavers and dotted rhythms - making it ideal for middle school students who are ready for more rhythmic challenge than other Christmas lessons available on TES. The winter theme keeps it fun and memorable without feeling too childish, and the fun Christmas phrases help students remember each rhythm pattern easily. This activity can be taught in 20–30 minutes or extended into a full lesson with group swaps, performances, and the included worksheet. You can go into as much or as little detail as you like with rhythmic literacy and you can even use it as a performance piece for a Christmas Concert! It’s completely no-prep, requires only your screen, and can be performed with any percussion instruments: samba drums, untuned percussion, bucket drums, or even body percussion. It works equally well with large classes or small groups. Check out my store for other Classroom Samba lessons (different themes and difficulty levels!) as well as theory resources, music games, and more!

Download the free taster here A dark seasonal quiz exploring strange customs, folklore, and midwinter fear. This immersive three-round quiz invites students to explore the eerie side of winter tradition through global folklore, forgotten rituals, and midwinter spirits. Designed for KS3 and KS4, The Winter Veil Quiz combines inference-led multiple choice questions with striking visuals, cultural storytelling, and an atmospheric narrative voice. Structured for classroom, assembly, or interform delivery, the quiz is both high-engagement and low-prep, ideal for end-of-term teaching that remains sharp, distinctive, and curriculum-adjacent. For more Seasonal resources, try exploring the Spirit of Christmas Series What’s included: 30 multiple choice questions across three themed rounds A wide variety of seasonal folklore from across the globe. Deductive narrative logic Atmospheric image round with ten illustrated folklore figures Editable quiz decks in PowerPoint and Canva formats Printable and digital answer sheets Editable winner certificates for First Place, Second Place, Third Place, and Best Team Name Why use this resource: Offers a distinctive alternative to conventional Christmas quizzes Prioritises inference, deduction, and narrative attention over rote recall Fully editable for your setting; from form time to whole-cohort events Designed to engage students in Years 7–11 without compromising tone or quality Suitable for English, Humanities, Enrichment or End-of-Term delivery This is a seasonal resource with a different voice; pared back, ice-edged, and rooted in the strange heart of winter. If this resource proved valuable, a short review is always appreciated. Every review supports continued growth and future materials. McM Publishing Innovative | Independent | Immersive

Grab these calming winter coloring pages to bring creativity to your classroom! This pack of winter coloring sheets is full of 50 beautiful, clean, and fun images for children to enjoy expressing their creativity and perfecting their fine motor skills.

Can be used with various Keys stages right up to GCSE level. This is a lesson which encourages creative writing based on the theme of winter. Students would need to have completed a study of figurative language and know how to use a thesaurus before attempting this task.