Winter Holiday Counting & Tracing — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. You have 6 mittens. How many pairs is that?
A) 2 pairs
B) 3 pairs
C) 4 pairs
D) 6 pairs
A pair means 2, so 6 mittens splits into groups of two: 6 ÷ 2 = 3 pairs. You can also count by twos to 6 and find three jumps.
2. A snowman has 2 eyes, 1 nose, and 5 buttons. How many items?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
Add up every piece on the snowman: 2 eyes + 1 nose + 5 buttons = 8. Counting them one at a time gives the same total of 8 items.
3. Which month does NOT belong to winter?
A) December
B) January
C) July
D) February
December, January, and February are the winter months, while July is a hot summer month. That is why July does not belong with the others.
4. If 4 children each have 2 mittens, how many total?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
D) 4
Each child has 2 mittens, so for 4 children you add 2 four times: 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8. You can also think of it as 4 × 2 = 8 mittens.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. 10 snowballs minus 6 equals 4.
Take 6 away from 10 by counting back: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. That leaves 4 snowballs, so 10 - 6 = 4.
2. 3 sleds plus 5 sleds equals 8 sleds.
Joining 3 sleds and 5 sleds gives 3 + 5 = 8 sleds in total. You can count up from 3 by five to land on 8.
3. If each boot pair has 2 boots, then 3 pairs is 6 boots.
Each pair holds 2 boots, so 3 pairs is 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 boots. Skip-counting by twos three times also lands on 6.
4. Frozen water that falls from clouds in winter is called snow.
Snow forms when water vapor in clouds freezes into tiny ice crystals that fall to the ground, so snow is the frozen water described.
5. 7 icicles plus 2 icicles equals 9.
Combine 7 icicles and 2 icicles for 7 + 2 = 9 icicles. Counting up two steps from 7 lands on 9.