Make December planning feel manageable with three connected weeks of Kindergarten lessons, hands-on activities and student printables—all organized in one resource.
This December Full-Month Kindergarten Package brings together 60 lessons across 15 teaching days, covering Minds On, literacy, mathematics, arts, science and play-based learning. From snowman investigations and 3D objects to early word reading, counting, subtraction and family traditions, the learning follows a clear daily sequence.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
• Three weeks of daily lesson plans
• Weekly teacher guides and planning supports
• Visual weekly schedules and timetables
• Learning goals and success criteria
• Materials lists and preparation guidance
• Introductions, teaching procedures and teacher prompts
• Student learning activities and Independent Learning Activity connections
• Assessment look-fors and reflection questions
• Differentiation, support and extension suggestions
• Student printables placed after their corresponding lessons
• Teacher Video and Suggested YouTube Video spaces for adding links
• Ontario Kindergarten 2026 and relevant U.S. Common Core curriculum connections
WEEK 1: WINTER INVESTIGATIONS, WORD WORK & 3D OBJECTS
Explore spheres, cylinders, cubes, cones and pyramids through observation, building and play. Literacy lessons revisit VC and CVC words, introduce plural-s word work and provide letter-and-sound practice.
Activities include:
• Stack, Slide or Roll?
• Show Number 10
• Ten Little Snowmen
• Melting Snowman Investigation
• Make a Snowman
• Draw a Snow Globe
WEEK 2: COUNTING ON AND BACK & CREATIVE INQUIRY
Build confidence with number lines, counting, making ten and noticing how quantities change. Continue plural-s practice, including /s/ and /z/, alongside Letter K and Letter H lessons.
Activities include:
• Number Lines and Froggy Jumps
• Plus One and Plus Two
• Make Ten
• Count Up and Count Down
• Snowy Winter Day Paper Collage
• Puffy Paint Art
• Sensory with Glaciers
• Making Ice Structures
• Fun Friday Book Battle
WEEK 3: FAMILY TRADITIONS, SHAPES & SUBTRACTION
Encourage respectful conversations about family experiences while continuing R/r word work, shape exploration and concrete subtraction.
Activities include:
• Traditions and Would You Rather? discussions
• Snowmen with Shapes
• Snowman Melting: Take Away
• Family Celebrations: Many Ways
• Making a Hanukkah Lamp
• Henna-Inspired Paper Patterns
• Building Gingerbread Houses
• Jingle Bell Challenge
• Foods and Family Traditions
• Friday Art Challenge
Teachers can adapt discussions to reflect the children and families in their classroom, offering choices for sharing and participation.
CLEAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PLANNING, TEACHING & ASSESSMENT
Curriculum connections appear throughout the package, helping educators identify the purpose behind each learning experience.
Lessons address areas such as:
• Oral language, listening and discussion
• Phonological awareness and letter–sound relationships
• Early reading, spelling and regular plural nouns
• Counting, quantity and number relationships
• Composing numbers and modelling addition or subtraction
• Two- and three-dimensional geometry
• Inquiry, prediction, observation and design
• Creative expression, fine-motor learning and collaboration
Assessment look-fors help teachers notice learning during conversations, hands-on tasks and play. Differentiation suggestions provide practical ways to adjust materials, responses and levels of support.
PRINTABLES WHERE YOU NEED THEM
Student printables follow their corresponding lessons, making it easier to find the materials you need for each activity. The primarily white lesson pages and black-or-charcoal student templates support practical classroom printing.
FLEXIBLE FOR YOUR CLASSROOM
Follow the three-week sequence or select individual lessons to complement your existing program. Use activities for whole-group instruction, small groups, partner learning and Independent Learning Activities.
Suitable for Ontario Kindergarten teaching teams, Canadian and U.S. Kindergarten classrooms, and homeschool educators who want an organized December teaching resource.
PHONICS CONNECTION
Phonics learning was created to align with the progression of skills in UFLI’s scope and sequence. This independently created resource is not affiliated with or endorsed by UFLI. It does not replace the UFLI Foundations manual.
PLEASE NOTE
This is a digital PDF resource; no physical product will be shipped. Suggested read-aloud books are not included. Video spaces are provided for adding links; blank video spaces do not contain linked videos.
Plan your December with a clear teaching path—and spend more time supporting the learning happening in front of you.
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