The Midnight Snow Train: Winter Math & Literacy Unit

Printable unit · Grades K–1 · PDF, 39 pages · $6

All aboard! A snowy night, a train full of friends, tickets and hot cocoa. This K–1 unit gives you about two weeks of math and literacy with an original winter train theme, and it pairs with any winter train read-aloud.

Math covers patterns, measuring with cubes, tallies, counting to 20, addition, subtraction, a class graph, roll and graph, ordinal numbers, time, missing numbers, ten frames, comparing and shapes. Literacy covers ABC order, a sight word train game, rhyming, an emergent reader, sequencing, syllables, beginning and ending sounds, CVC words, read and draw, a train ticket and a writing page. Answer keys included.

What's included

• Train Car Patterns + make-your-own pattern train
• Measure It! (pictures drawn to exact inches)
• Marshmallow Tally and Count the Cocoa task cards
• Ticket Addition and Snowball Subtraction
• Cocoa Topping class graph and Roll and Graph
• Ordinal numbers, Train Time and Missing Numbers to 120
• Seats on the Train ten frames and Compare the Tickets
• Sight Word Train game (24 words) and ABC Order
• Rhyme Time memory game and match
• Emergent reader: The Night Train + sequencing
• Syllables, beginning sounds, ending sounds, CVC builder
• My Train Ticket and writing pages
• Answer keys

How teachers use it

• December and January centers
• A pajama and cocoa day
• Morning work and small groups