Winter themed math activities aren’t just for elementary school students. Middle and high schoolers can’t resist a good Christmas-y color by number or self-checking digital activity. Whether you are just trying to make it to winter break or looking to get your Algebra 1 students back into a routine in January, these winter math activities are guaranteed to get your students engaged!
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Printable Winter Math Activities and Worksheets
Graphing systems of equations activity
This Christmas systems of equations activity is ideal for introducing solutions of linear systems by graphing. In this winter Algebra 1 activity, your students will help build the snowman by collecting as many snowballs as they can by solving each system of equations.
With an easy-to-use answer key, this activity is a perfect fit for sub plans, math centers, or homework.
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Coloring Activity
This simple, yet engaging winter algebra activity tasks your students with writing equations of parallel and perpendicular lines. Each correct answer determines what color the students will color the winter image.
Collaborative Winter Bulletin Board for Factoring Trinomials
Get your high school math classroom ready for winter with this bulletin board set for factoring trinomials! This collaborative bulletin board displays your students’ work and personality. Your students will solve one factoring problem (or two!) on each penguin, snow person, and snowflake. They can then color and cut it out to hang up on the bulletin board.
This is a great activity for the day or week before winter break! My students loved coloring their piece of the bulletin board then seeing it come together and I loved that they were practicing factoring trinomials on a day they usually don’t want to do school work.
Digital Winter-Themed Algebra 1 Activities
Solving Systems of Equations Digital Card Sort
Engage your kinesthetic Algebra 1 students with this winter themed systems of equations review activity! This digital or printable card sort can be used for independent practice, group work, or a formative assessment.
Use the digital card sort for extra practice, math centers or test review. This activity is Google Slides compatible so that the students can have their own copy to complete. There are three slides with questions that students will need to solve, then drag and drop their answers from the margins and match them with the correct problem.
Slope from a Graph Christmas Cookie Munch
Your students will practice finding the slope of lines from a graph with this festive activity. Students love the instant feedback and suspense of this activity! As they answer questions correctly, they get to watch Santa munch away at Christmas cookies on their computer screens! A worksheet version is also included if you want your students to show their work.
Standard Form of Linear Functions Scavenger Hunt
This self-checking winter-themed coloring activity for the standard form of linear functions will keep students engaged and learning – whether they’re quietly working with the digital version or moving around the room with the printable option.
Your students will practice graphing, writing and identifying key features of linear functions in standard form in this color by number meets scavenger hunt activity.
Factoring Trinomial Expressions Review Game
Your students will review factoring binomial and trinomial, quadratic, and polynomial expressions in this interactive, no-prep, self-checking digital game made for use with both Google Slides and PowerPoint. Students will receive immediate feedback making this activity perfect for test review, small group work, or centers!
Final thoughts about these winter math activities
Winter-themed activities can provide a fun and engaging way to review and reinforce important concepts. No matter what you are teaching this time of year, this list of high quality resources includes almost every algebra 1 topic.
These low-prep (or no prep) winter algebra activities will save you time and keep you sane this holiday season, so you can spend less time planning and more time creating memories with your family.