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Substitute Folder

September to January

Reading and Writing Activities


for K through 3rd Graders
including printable coloring sheets
(some with math exercises)
Adapted by
Camille LoParrino
Credits

About.com
www.animaljr.com
www.bogglesworldesl.com
www.coloring-book.info
Crayola
Education.com, Inc.
www.funschool.com
http://homeschooling.about.com
H.Howes & Printables4Kids.com
IRA/NCTE
Kaboose Inc.
Lanternfish ESL
www.printables4kids.com
Read/Write/Think
ALPHABET WORKSHEET: Write a Verb and a Sentence.

A Action I like to play with action figures after school.

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Acrostic Name Poem


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Snowmen frost blizzards build
season breaking fireplace slip
icicles snow angels blackouts gloves
hot chocolate heavy enjoy snowball
slide below freezes drop
snowfall forms keep covers
scarves catch boots hockey
Find the words from the box that are the missing words in these sentences….

Winter Weather:
Winter is the _________________ when temperatures ________________, snow
_____________ the ground, ________________ covers windows and
________________ hang from roofs. When the temperature is _______________
zero, water ___________________ and ice ________________ on puddles, ponds and
lakes. Children have great fun _________________ the ice in puddles on their
way to school.

Winter Fun:
After a heavy __________________, children play in the snow. They _____________
snow forts, make _______________ and ______________, and have
_________________ fights. People also ________________ skiing, skating, and
sledding in the winter. Another popular winter sport is _______________.

Winter Dangers:
The cold weather can also be dangerous; people ______________ on the ice and
cars ______________ down hills crashing into each other. As well, heavy
snowstorms called _________________ can knock down power lines and cause
_________________. Some people also _________________ a cold when they stay
out in the cold.

Keeping Warm:
Because winter is so cold, people have to find ways to
________________ warm. People wear ___________ coats,
______________ for their necks, _______________ for their
hands, and ______________ on their feet. Children drink
__________________ when they come in from the cold.
And families sit around the _________________ at night
and talk about what they did during the day.

© 2005 www.bogglesworldesl.com
ALL ABOUT ME
by
_________________
Name _________________________________________ Date ____________________________

Make your own addition problems. Use dark bagels on top and light ones on the bottom.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19. 20.


Draw your own place value using blocks of hundreds, columns of tens and units of ones.

7. 8. 9. 10.
 

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is __________________.  I am already _____ years old!!  I live in


the

great city of ______________ in the United States.  This year I've been so
good.

Santa Claus, some things I want for Christmas this year are:

1. ______________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________

6. ______________________________________________

Santa Claus, I almost forgot to say you are the best! Thank you for all the
lovely

gifts you gave me last year. I hope to meet you in person this Christmas.

Love,
TO:

SANTA CLAUS

NORTH POLE
11. 12.
11. 12.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Challenge

Boycott –– Discriminate –
Segregate – Protest –
Speech–
Civil Rights --
Martin Luther King, Jr.
– Peace –
Nonviolence – I Have a Dream

1. A state of quiet or tranquility and freedom from disturbance _________

2. To separate from others and to set apart __________________

3. A solemn declaration of opinion and formal objection ______________

4. Rejecting violence in favor of peaceful tactics ___________________

5. Famous speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. ______________________

6. Declaration of thoughts in a public address _____________________

7. Leader of nonviolent movement for justice, equality & peace _________

8. To withhold social or business relations and to deter others _________

9. Constitutional rights __________________

10. To treat unequally ________________


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Across
3. A winter activity on ice.
4. A winter person.
6. What ponds do in winter.
7. This keeps your neck warm.
9. A winter activity on snow.
11. First month of winter.

Down
1. This covers your window.
2. These keep your ears warm.
3. This covers the ground.
5. You can ride this.
8. Winter weather.
10. This covers ponds and lakes.

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