Winter Holiday Counting & Tracing — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. If you have 4 sleds and get 3 more, you have 7.
Start with 4 sleds and add 3 more: 4 + 3 = 7. Counting up from 4 by three steps lands on 7 sleds in all.
2. A pair of mittens is 2 mittens.
The word pair always means two of something that go together, like a left mitten and a right mitten, so a pair of mittens is 2 mittens.
3. 5 snowballs take away 2 leaves 3.
Take away means subtract, so 5 - 2 = 3 snowballs are left. Start with 5, remove 2, and 3 remain.
4. There are 3 months in winter.
Winter is made up of December, January, and February, which is why there are 3 months in the winter season.
5. 6 icicles plus 4 icicles equals 10.
Adding 6 icicles and 4 more icicles gives 6 + 4 = 10. The 6 and 4 make a friendly ten because 6 plus 4 equals exactly 10.
6. A snowman needs a hat, scarf, and carrot nose. That is 3 items.
Count the snowman's pieces one by one: hat, scarf, carrot nose. That makes 3 items in total.
7. You see 8 birds and 3 fly away. Now there are 5.
Begin with 8 birds and take away the 3 that flew off: 8 - 3 = 5 birds still on the branch.
8. Winter is the coldest season of the year.
Of all four seasons, winter has the lowest temperatures with snow and ice, so coldest is the word that finishes the sentence.
9. 3 cups of cocoa plus 3 more makes 6.
Putting 3 cups of cocoa together with 3 more cups gives 3 + 3 = 6 cups. Doubling 3 always lands on 6.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
mitten
→ goes on the hand
keeps neck warm
sled
→ slides on snow
goes on the hand
scarf
→ keeps neck warm
slides on snow
icicle
→ hangs from roof
hangs from roof
Mittens slip over your hand to warm it; sleds slide downhill on snow; scarves wrap around your neck to keep it warm; and icicles are pointed pieces of ice that hang from the edges of roofs.