Winter Holiday Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Read each activity. Sort it into the correct group: indoor activity or outdoor activity.
Indoor Activity
reading by the firebaking cookiesplaying board games Outdoor Activity
building a snowmanice skatingsledding Reading by the fire, baking, and board games all happen inside where it is warm. Building snowmen, ice skating, and sledding all need snow or ice outside.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 6 snowflakes plus 5 snowflakes equals 11 snowflakes.
6 + 5 = 11. You can count on from 6 by 5: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
2. In winter, water freezes and turns into ice.
When the temperature drops below 32°F (0°C), water turns solid and becomes ice. This is why puddles and ponds freeze in winter.
3. 12 mittens minus 4 mittens equals 8 mittens.
12 - 4 = 8. Taking 4 mittens away from 12 leaves 8.
4. A snowman needs a carrot for its nose.
Carrots are long and orange, shaped perfectly to stick out like a pointed nose on a snowman's face. This is the classic snowman tradition.
5. 7 plus 8 equals 15.
7 + 8 = 15. You can split 8 into 3 + 5: add 3 to 7 to make 10, then add 5 more to get 15.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Snow is frozen water that falls from clouds.
True False
Snowflakes form when water vapor in cold clouds freezes into tiny ice crystals. These crystals fall to the ground as snow.
2. You can go swimming outside in winter.
True False
Outdoor pools and lakes are too cold (or frozen) in winter. Swimming outdoors in winter is dangerous and unpleasant.
3. 9 plus 3 equals 12.
True False
9 + 3 = 12. You can think: 9 + 1 makes 10, then 2 more makes 12.
4. Penguins live in hot deserts.
True False
Penguins live in icy cold places like Antarctica. They have thick feathers to keep warm — the opposite of what they would need in a desert.