Bring the excitement of winter sports into your preschool and preK classroom with this engaging 5-day Winter Sports Circle Time Unit. Children explore skiing, ice skating, team sports, and athlete training through movement, songs, poems, games, and hands-on activities that focus on effort, teamwork, and participation. Designed for preschool and PreK learners, this unit supports early math, language, and social skills while keeping lessons active and fun.
The week ends with a joyful, pressure-free celebration that highlights doing your best, working together, and celebrating athletes from around the world.
Perfect for winter themes, international sports weeks, or anytime winter learning needs a playful, active focus, this low-prep unit fits easily into circle time routines and includes coordinated math, literacy, and fine motor centers.
What’s Included:
Day 1: Athletes & Training
• Real-life photos of winter athletes
• Movement-based poem and warm-up activity
• Class discussion and simple poll about favorite sports
Day 2: Skiing & Snow Sports
• Skiing and snowboarding photo discussion
• “Would Wear / Would Not Wear” sorting activity
• Chip Clip poem that introduces early subtraction with skiers
Day 3: Ice Skating (Figure & Speed)
• Photos showing different skating styles
• Spin & Skate movement game
• Rhyming song and whole-body movement activity
Day 4: Team Sports (Bobsled, Curling, Hockey)
• Team sports photo discussion
• Color-based carpet game with bobsled cards
• Patterning and problem-solving grid game
Day 5: Celebrating Athletes
• Celebration poem focused on effort and teamwork
• Printable medals for a class celebration
• Flag design activity and classroom parade
Independent Centers Included
- Athlete & Gear Puzzles – Match athletes to the gear they use
- Push Pin Letters – Winter sports words with poking and tracing practice
- Counting Medals Folder Game – Count and match medals for early math skills
- Concentration Game – Find and match winter sports pictures
- Journal Pages – Simple prompts to support emergent writing