Free 1st Grade Winter Break Packet (12 Printable Pages + Answer Key)
By January, a lot of first graders have quietly forgotten how to make a ten or what “th” sounds like. This free 1st grade winter break packet is a set of short winter worksheets for 1st grade, mixing math and reading pages that take about 10 to 15 minutes a day.
I have two girls, and love to make these kind of worksheets: one page with a mug of cocoa, then off to play. You really don’t need to do the whole packet at once.
Quick Look
- Grade: 1st grade
- Pages: 19-page PDF with 12 practice pages + a bonus word search
- Skills: addition and subtraction within 20, tens and ones, comparing numbers, reading comprehension, phonics, sight words, writing
- Time: 10 to 15 minutes a day, one or two pages
- Includes: parent note, snowflake checklist, certificate, full answer key
- Best for: winter break at home, homework packets, homeschool, the first week back
- Format: printable PDF, US Letter, mostly black and white inside
Why I Made This Winter Break Packet
Every break, I noticed the same thing: two weeks off and the first days back felt like starting over. Long holiday workbooks never got finished in our house, so I wanted something small enough that my daughter actually wants to do it.
So every page is short, math and reading take turns, and the theme is snow, mittens and winter animals. There are no holiday-specific pages, so it works for every family and classroom.
What’s in These Winter Worksheets for 1st Grade
- Math (6 pages): addition and subtraction within 20, a fact family house, missing numbers and true or false equations, winter word problems, tens and ones, comparing numbers and 10 more or 10 less
- Reading (4 pages): a short story with questions, a retell-in-order page, a nonfiction passage about how animals stay warm, and an sh/ch/th/wh word sort with sight words
- Writing (1 page): “My Best Winter Day” with a drawing box, sentence starters and a capitals-and-periods checklist
- Fun (2 pages): a color by code snowman (addition facts) and a bonus winter word search (across and down only)
- Extras: parent/teacher note, snowflake checklist, Winter Break Star certificate and a 3-page answer key
How to Use It Over Winter Break (10 to 15 Minutes a Day)
- Pick one math and one reading page, or just one page on busy days. That’s about two weeks of practice, even with travel days off.
- Read the story together first, then let your child answer and look back for the answers.
- Use real objects like buttons or LEGO bricks for addition and tens and ones.
- Save the snowman and word search for slow, cozy days, or pair them with this screen-free after school routine.
- Color a snowflake on the checklist after each page. It sounds small, but it keeps kids going.
Teachers can send it home as a winter break homework packet; the checklist shows at a glance what was done.
Common Core Alignment
Every page reviews first grade skills from the first half of the year. The parent note in the PDF lists the standard next to each page.
- 1.OA.C.6: add and subtract within 20
- 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2: word problems, including three addends
- 1.OA.B.4, 1.OA.D.7, 1.OA.D.8: fact families, the equal sign, unknown numbers
- 1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.3, 1.NBT.C.5: tens and ones, comparing numbers, 10 more and 10 less
- RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3: story details, retelling, characters and setting
- RI.1.1, RI.1.2: key details and main topic in nonfiction
- RF.1.3: consonant digraphs and sight words
- W.1.3, L.1.2: a short narrative with capitals and periods
1st Grade Winter Break Packet FAQs
What should a 1st grader practice over winter break?
A little addition and subtraction within 20, some place value and daily reading. Short practice every day helps more than one long session.
How long does each page take?
Most first graders finish a page in 5 to 15 minutes. Reading pages take a little longer if you read the story together first.
Is the packet Christmas themed?
No. The pages use a general winter theme (snow, snowmen, mittens and winter animals), so they work for all families. If you want Christmas worksheets for 1st grade too, add these fun fact Christmas coloring pages for the days around Christmas, or try a few easy Christmas gifts kids can make.
Is there an answer key?
Yes, the last three pages are a full answer key, including the color by code picture and the word search.
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Want more first grade practice? Try my 1st grade place value worksheets or these free 1st grade light and sound worksheets. Older siblings can use the 2nd grade reading comprehension worksheets, 2nd grade place value worksheets or 3rd grade reading comprehension passages.
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