Winter Solstice
What is the Winter Solstice known for being?
The shortest day and the longest night of the year
Emma is making snowflakes for her classmates. If she makes 6 snowflakes each day for 4 days, how many snowflakes does she make in total?
24 snowflakes
Identify the noun in this sentence: The snowman wore a colorful scarf.
snowman
What is a simile? Give an example of a simile related to winter.
A simile compares two things using like or as.
True or False: No two snowflakes are exactly alike.
True
On what dates does the Winter Solstice typically occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
December 21st or 22nd.
Ava is wrapping gifts. She uses 7 bows for each gift box. If she wraps 12 boxes, how many bows does she use in total?
84 bows
Choose the correct verb: The kids (plays/play) in the snow every winter.
play
Identify the metaphor in this sentence: The snow is a white blanket covering the ground.
The snow is a white blanket
In which month does winter officially begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
December
What causes the Winter Solstice to happen?
The Earth’s axis tilts the North Pole farthest from the sun.
A snowman-building contest has 5 teams, and each team builds 3 snowmen. If there are 30 scarves to share equally among all the snowmen, how many scarves does each snowman get?
15 snowmen
2 scarves per snowman
Find the adjective: The cold wind blew across the icy lake.
cold or icy
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The icy wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
What is the scientific name for animals that grow thicker fur or change their fur color to white in winter for camouflage?
adaptation
Name one ancient monument that aligns with the Winter Solstice.
Stonehenge in England.
A group of friends goes ice skating. They buy 8 tickets, and each ticket costs $15. If they split the total cost evenly among 4 friends, how much does each friend pay?
$120 total
$30 per friend
Choose the correct possessive form: This is the (snowmans/snowman’s) hat.
snowman’s
Identify the alliteration in this sentence: Sally skated silently across the sparkling snow.
Sally skated silently across the sparkling snow (repetition of the “s” sound).
What is the term for when the temperature is below freezing and water vapor turns directly into ice crystals?
Frost
What are two ways people celebrate the Winter Solstice in different cultures?
Lighting fires during the Feast of Juul in Scandinavia and enjoying the Dongzhi Festival in China with family and special foods.
There are 6 sledding hills, and each hill has 14 sleds. If 42 children are using the sleds, how many sleds are still available?
84 sleds
42 sleds still available
Combine these two sentences into one with a conjunction:
It was snowing. The kids built a snow fort.
It was snowing, and the kids built a snow fort.
What does this winter idiom mean: "Walking on thin ice"?
It means being in a risky or dangerous situation.
What is the name of the colorful lights that can often be seen in the sky during winter in the Arctic regions?
The Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis.