Winter Holiday Counting & Tracing — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 7 snowflakes minus 4 snowflakes is 3.
Begin with 7 snowflakes and take 4 away: 7 - 4 = 3 snowflakes left. Counting back from 7 by four steps lands on 3.
2. You have 2 boots on each foot. That is 2 boots total.
Each foot wears one boot, and a person has two feet, so 2 boots is the total. The trick is that two boots already covers both feet.
3. 9 pinecones take away 5 leaves 4.
Subtraction takes away, so 9 - 5 = 4 pinecones remain. Start with 9, remove 5, and 4 are left.
4. A glacier is a big chunk of frozen water.
A glacier is a huge slow-moving piece of ice formed from packed snow, which makes it the big chunk of frozen water described in the sentence.
5. 5 candy canes plus 3 equals 8.
Putting 5 candy canes with 3 more makes 5 + 3 = 8 candy canes altogether.
6. Winter starts in the month of December.
Winter officially begins in December, the last month of the year, so December fills the blank.
7. 4 snowmen plus 4 snowmen is 8.
Joining 4 snowmen with another 4 snowmen gives 4 + 4 = 8 snowmen in all. Doubling 4 always equals 8.
8. Subtract 1 from 10 and you get 9.
Subtracting 1 from 10 means counting back one step, which lands on 9. So 10 - 1 = 9.
9. A sled needs snow to slide on.
Sleds glide because their smooth bottoms slip across snow. Without snow on the ground a sled has nothing to slide on, so the answer is snow.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
snowflake
→ has six sides
made of snowballs
cocoa
→ a hot winter drink
a hot winter drink
frost
→ thin ice on surfaces
has six sides
snowman
→ made of snowballs
thin ice on surfaces
A snowflake has six sides because of the way ice crystals grow; cocoa is a hot winter drink that warms you up; frost is the thin layer of ice that forms on cold surfaces overnight; and a snowman is built by stacking snowballs on top of each other.