Winter Tracing Worksheets

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Pattern rows, for children who are not writing letters yet 9

  • 6 6 6 6 A numeral, traced like a letter. A snowflake grows 6 arms, so draw 6 lines out from one point after this row.
  • 8 8 8 8 A numeral, traced like a letter. Two circles, one on top of the other: a snowman the way it is built in the United Kingdom. Add a hat.
  • j j j j Down below the line, then a hook to the left, like a hockey stick with its blade on the ice. Do not forget the dot.
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  • l l l l Straight down from the top line, like icicles hanging from the edge of a roof.
  • n n n n One hump, like the dome of an igloo: up, over and straight down.
  • o o o o Round, like a row of snowballs. Close each one.
  • S S S S The capital that starts Snow, Sled, Ski and Skate. One curve one way, then a curve back.
  • x x x x Two slants that cross. Draw one more line through the middle of an x and it has 6 arms, like a snowflake.
  • z z z z Across, a slant back, across again: the zigzag a skier leaves on the way down a hill.

Snow and ice 20

  • blizzard A snowstorm with strong wind that goes on for hours. It is the wind that makes it a blizzard, not the amount of snow. 8 letters. Tall: b, l, d. Double z.
  • crystal A solid that grows in a regular shape. A snowflake is a single crystal of ice. 7 letters. Tall: t, l. Tail: y.
  • drift A bank of snow heaped up by the wind. 5 letters. Tall: d, f, t.
  • flake One piece of falling snow. A snowflake is an ice crystal that has grown big enough to fall through the air. 5 letters. Tall: f, l, k.
  • flurry A light fall of snow that does not last long. 6 letters. Tall: f, l. Tail: y. Double r.
  • freeze What water does at 0 degrees Celsius. It takes up about 9 percent more room once it is ice. 6 letters. Tall: f. Double e.
  • frost The thin white ice on a window or a car on a cold morning. 5 letters. Tall: f, t.
  • ice Water frozen solid, at 0 degrees Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) or below. Ice is less dense than water, which is why it floats. 3 letters, all short.
  • icicle A spike of ice made when dripping water freezes. It gets longer as more water runs down it. 6 letters. Tall: l.
  • icy Covered in ice, and slippery. Ice drops its e before the y goes on. 3 letters. Tail: y.
  • melt What snow and ice do once the air is warmer than freezing. 4 letters. Tall: l, t.
  • powder Dry, loose snow. Skiers love it, but it will not pack into a snowman. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • sleet In the United States, small hard balls of clear ice. They often bounce as they land. 5 letters. Tall: l, t. Double e.
  • slush Snow that has partly melted and turned wet and heavy. 5 letters. Tall: l, h.
  • snow It looks white, yet each flake is clear ice. The many tiny faces of the crystals scatter the sunlight. 4 letters, all short.
  • snowball Snow packs best when it is close to melting and a little wet. Dry powder will not stick to itself. 8 letters. Tall: b, l, l. Double l.
  • snowflake Its 6 arms grow from the 6 corners of a tiny crystal. Two snowflakes are unlikely ever to match, and very few are perfectly even. 9 letters. Tall: f, l, k.
  • snowman In North America it is usually built from 3 balls of snow, in the United Kingdom from 2. Sticks for arms, stones or coal for eyes. 7 letters, all short.
  • thaw When frozen ground, ponds and snowbanks warm up and soften. 4 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • white The color snow appears, although the ice in it is clear. 5 letters. Tall: h, t.

Cold air and the winter sky 11

  • breath On a cold morning you can see your own, like a small cloud. 6 letters. Tall: b, t, h.
  • cold Winter is the coldest season of the year. Cover the c and the word left is old. 4 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • gray The color of a sky that is full of snow. Grey is the same word with another spelling. 4 letters. Tail: g, y.
  • north The Arctic is at the far north of the world. Polar bears, walruses and snowy owls live there. 5 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • south Nearly all penguins live in the southern half of the world, where June, July and August are the winter months. 5 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • storm Put snow on the front and it becomes snowstorm. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • sun On the shortest day of the year the Sun makes its lowest arc across the sky. 3 letters, all short.
  • sunset It comes early in winter, the darkest season of the year. 6 letters. Tall: t.
  • tilt Earth leans on its axis. Winter comes to the half of the world that is tilted away from the Sun. 4 letters. Tall: t, l, t.
  • wind It turns a snowstorm into a blizzard and piles the snow into drifts. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • zero Water freezes at zero on the Celsius scale. The same point is 32 on the Fahrenheit scale. 4 letters, all short.

Hats, mittens and other winter clothes 14

  • boots Tall, lined and dry inside. Leave them on the mat by the door. 5 letters. Tall: b, t. Double o.
  • coat Zip it all the way to the chin. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • earmuffs Two soft pads on a band, one for each ear. Two words pushed together: ear plus muffs. 8 letters. Tall: f, f. Double f.
  • fleece The woolly coat of a sheep, and the soft warm cloth that is named after it. 6 letters. Tall: f, l. Double e.
  • gloves A separate place for every finger. Not as warm as mittens, but easier to pick things up in. 6 letters. Tall: l. Tail: g.
  • hat The last thing on before the door opens. Pull it down over both ears. 3 letters. Tall: h, t.
  • knit To turn yarn into cloth by pulling loops through loops. The k is silent, so it sounds just like nit. 4 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • mitten The fingers share one space and the thumb has its own. Less of a mitten faces the cold, so it keeps a hand warmer than a glove does. 6 letters. Tall: t, t. Double t.
  • parka A warm winter coat with a hood. 5 letters. Tall: k. Tail: p.
  • scarf One scarf, two scarves: the f turns into v. 5 letters. Tall: f.
  • snowsuit A padded suit for playing in the snow. Two words pushed together: snow plus suit. 8 letters. Tall: t.
  • thumb The one finger with a place of its own in a mitten. The b is silent. 5 letters. Tall: t, h, b.
  • wool Fiber from the coat of a sheep. Cloth made of wool holds air, and the air keeps the heat in. 4 letters. Tall: l. Double o.
  • yarn Thick, soft thread for knitting hats, scarves and mittens. 4 letters. Tail: y.

Sleds, skates and snow play 18

  • fort A wall of packed snow to duck behind. 4 letters. Tall: f, t.
  • glide To move smoothly without seeming to try, as a good skater does. 5 letters. Tall: l, d. Tail: g.
  • hill Where the sled goes. Walk up, slide down, walk up again. 4 letters. Tall: h, l, l. Double l.
  • hockey Ice hockey is played on skates, with sticks and a puck. Each team has 6 players on the ice, and one of them guards the goal. 6 letters. Tall: h, k. Tail: y.
  • igloo A house built of snow, traditional in the Central Arctic of Canada and in part of Greenland. Air trapped in the snow holds the warmth in. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tail: g. Double o.
  • puck The flat disc of hard rubber that ice hockey uses where other games use a ball. 4 letters. Tall: k. Tail: p.
  • rink A sheet of ice made for skating and for ice hockey. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • shovel For clearing the path and for filling a bucket to build with. 6 letters. Tall: h, l.
  • skate A boot with a metal blade for moving over ice. 5 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • ski Say it skee. The word came from Norwegian, and goes back to an Old Norse word for a stick of wood. 3 letters. Tall: k.
  • skis More than one ski. Just add s. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • sled It slides over snow on runners or on a smooth underside. Sledge and sleigh are names for the same kind of thing. 4 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • slide To move smoothly over something slippery. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • snow angel Lie back in fresh snow and sweep your arms and legs. The shape left behind has wings and a long skirt. 2 words, 9 letters. Tall: l. Tail: g.
  • snowshoe Its large footprint spreads your weight, so you walk on top of deep snow rather than through it. 8 letters. Tall: h.
  • toboggan A simple sled with no runners: its flat bottom rides right on the snow. It is a traditional way of carrying loads for the Innu, Cree and Ojibwe of North America. 8 letters. Tall: t, b. Tail: g, g. Double g.
  • tracks Marks left in fresh snow. They show who walked by: a bird, a rabbit, a dog or you. 6 letters. Tall: t, k.
  • zoom How a sled feels on a steep hill. 4 letters, all short. Double o.

Animals of the cold 14

  • Arctic The cold region around the North Pole. Polar bears, walruses, snowy owls and Arctic foxes live there. Penguins do not. 6 letters. Tall: capital A, t.
  • cardinal The male northern cardinal is bright red with a black mask on his face. The female is fawn colored, with touches of red. 8 letters. Tall: d, l.
  • flipper A flat limb for swimming. A penguin has 2 where other birds have wings. 7 letters. Tall: f, l. Tail: p, p. Double p.
  • fox The white kind of Arctic fox is brown in summer and white all over in winter. It has fur even on the soles of its feet. 3 letters. Tall: f.
  • fur A thick coat of hair. The long hairs of a polar bear are clear, not white, and scatter the light the way snow does. 3 letters. Tall: f.
  • hare The snowshoe hare is brown in summer and white in winter. Its big back feet keep it on top of soft snow. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • hedgehog In Europe it sleeps the winter away, breathing slowly with a slow heartbeat. Two words pushed together: hedge plus hog. 8 letters. Tall: h, d, h. Tail: g, g.
  • moose The largest deer there is. One moose, two moose: the word does not change. A male drops his antlers before winter and grows a new set in spring. 5 letters, all short. Double o.
  • penguin A sea bird that cannot fly: its wings work as flippers. Nearly all penguins live in the southern half of the world, so a penguin and a polar bear never meet in the wild. 7 letters. Tail: p, g.
  • polar bear The largest bear alive, at home in the Arctic. Its fur looks white, but the skin underneath, nose and lips included, is black. 2 words, 9 letters. Tall: l, b. Tail: p.
  • seal A sea mammal with flippers. Seals are the main food of polar bears. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • snowy owl A big white owl from the Arctic. Most owls hunt at night, but this one is often out by day. 2 words, 8 letters. Tall: l. Tail: y.
  • tusk A very long tooth that grows out past the mouth. A walrus has 2. 4 letters. Tall: t, k.
  • walrus A sea mammal of the Arctic. Males and females both grow tusks, and use them to keep holes open in the ice and to climb out of the water. 6 letters. Tall: l.

Warm indoors 14

  • blanket A warm cover for a bed or a lap. 7 letters. Tall: b, l, k, t.
  • book A long dark evening is a good time for one. 4 letters. Tall: b, k. Double o.
  • cocoa A sweet hot drink for cold hands. It has 2 of the letter c and 2 of the letter o. 5 letters, all short.
  • cozy Warm, snug and comfortable. 4 letters. Tail: y.
  • fire Fir with an e on the end. The e is silent, and it changes the sound of the i. 4 letters. Tall: f.
  • log A thick piece of a tree trunk, for the fire. 3 letters. Tall: l. Tail: g.
  • mug For something hot. Hold it in both hands. 3 letters. Tail: g.
  • nap A short sleep. The same 3 letters as pan, in another order. 3 letters. Tail: p.
  • puzzle Something for the table on a snowy afternoon. 6 letters. Tall: l. Tail: p. Double z.
  • quilt A padded bed cover, stitched through all of its layers. The q brings its u along, as it nearly always does. 5 letters. Tall: l, t. Tail: q.
  • slippers Soft shoes that stay indoors. 8 letters. Tall: l. Tail: p, p. Double p.
  • snow day A day when school is closed because of the snow. 2 words, 7 letters. Tall: d. Tail: y.
  • soup Hot, in a bowl, with a spoon. 4 letters. Tail: p.
  • window Where you stand to watch the snow come down. 6 letters. Tall: d.

The winter months 9

  • December In the northern half of the world it is the first of the 3 winter months. The year's shortest day falls in it. 8 letters. Tall: capital D, b.
  • evergreen A plant that keeps green leaves all year round. Pine, spruce, fir and holly are evergreens. 9 letters. Tail: g. Double e.
  • February The second month: 28 days, and 29 in a leap year. Many people do not sound the first r, so look for it when you spell the word. 8 letters. Tall: capital F, b. Tail: y.
  • groundhog February 2 is Groundhog Day in the United States and Canada. The story says a groundhog that sees its shadow brings 6 more weeks of winter. Studies find it right no more often than chance. 9 letters. Tall: d, h. Tail: g, g.
  • January The year's first month, with 31 days. It is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, and across most of the north it is on average the coldest month. 7 letters. Tall: capital J. Tail: y.
  • June In the southern half of the world June, July and August are the winter months. 4 letters. Tall: capital J.
  • solstice The shortest day and the longest night of the year: December 21 or 22 in the northern half of the world. After it the days grow longer again. 8 letters. Tall: l, t.
  • spruce An evergreen tree with needles. It stays green all winter while leafy trees stand bare. 6 letters. Tail: p.
  • winter The coldest and darkest season, after fall and before spring. 6 letters. Tall: t.

How this list was compiled: These winter words and pattern rows were written for this site and sorted by topic, from snow and ice to winter clothes, animals of the cold and the winter months. No list was copied and no named character is on it. The facts in the notes were checked in September 2026 against English Wikipedia, among them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igloo and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear, and spellings against Wiktionary. Licence: own work

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Word rows 6

  • cold fold hold The ending old stays put and the first letter changes.
  • hat coat boots What goes on before the door opens. Each word has a tall t.
  • ice icy icicle One word growing longer: ice, then icy, then icicle.
  • melt freeze Opposites. Zero on the Celsius scale is the line between them.
  • ski skis One, then more than one. Just add s.
  • snow sled ski Three words that start with s and a second consonant: sn, sl and sk.
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Pattern lines 4

  • 6 8 6 8 6 8 The snowflake number, then the snowman number. One loop, then two.
  • l j l j l j An icicle, then a hockey stick. Only the j hangs under the line and gets a dot.
  • o 8 o 8 o 8 A snowball, then a snowman made of 2.
  • x X x X x X A small flake, then a big one. Both are 2 slants that cross.

Short sentences 8

  • Hot soup is good. 4 words, and the letter o 4 times.
  • I see my breath. 4 words. Draw the little cloud in the empty row.
  • Look, it is snowing! A comma after Look and an exclamation mark to finish.
  • My sled is fast. 4 short words, so 3 spaces to keep even.
  • Snow is cold. 3 words. Two of them are on the first sheet. It fits on one row at Large.
  • We made a snowman. 4 words. Draw yours in the empty row, with 2 balls of snow or 3.
  • Where is my hat? 4 words and a question mark, which is traced like a letter.
  • Zip up your coat. 4 words. The capital Z is the same zigzag as the small one, only bigger.

Counting lines 5

  • 2 skis, 2 poles A comma in the middle. Numerals are traced like letters.
  • 3 snowballs, 1 snowman The North American recipe. In the United Kingdom it takes 2.
  • 6 arms on a flake Look for them on the next snowflake that lands on a dark mitten.
  • 10 fingers, 2 mittens A mitten keeps the 4 fingers of a hand together, and that is what makes it warmer than a glove.
  • 28 days in February 29 in a leap year.

True facts to copy 8

  • A blizzard needs wind. Strong wind for hours. The amount of snow is not what makes it a blizzard.
  • A moose drops his antlers. After the mating season, which saves him energy for winter. A new set grows in spring.
  • Ice floats on water. Ice is less dense than water, so it stays on top of a pond.
  • January has 31 days. It is the first month and, across most of the north, on average the coldest.
  • Penguins live in the south. Nearly all of them. Polar bears live in the far north, so the two never meet in the wild.
  • Polar bears have black skin. Even the nose and lips are black. The fur only looks white.
  • Snow is made of clear ice. It only looks white, because the crystals scatter the light.
  • Snowflakes have 6 arms. They grow from the 6 corners of a tiny crystal. Real flakes are rarely perfect.

Lines for a card, a sign or the classroom door 4

  • Boots go here A sign for the mat by the classroom door.
  • Happy New Year Three capitals. For a card on January 1.
  • Stay warm Two words for a card to someone far away.
  • Warm wishes Two words that start with W. For a winter card that suits any holiday, or none.

How this list was compiled: These practice lines were written for this site to go with the winter word list: word rows, pattern lines, short sentences, counting lines, facts, and lines for a card, a sign or the classroom door. No line was copied from another list. The facts to copy were checked in September 2026 against English Wikipedia, among them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin. Licence: own work

How it works

These winter tracing worksheets start on snow, sled, ice and cold in dotted letters, an empty row under each. None of the four has a tail, so every letter sits on the line. The list has 100 winter words.

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How snow, sled, ice and cold fit

At Large (19 mm) sled and ice are traced 3 times across and snow twice. Cold goes 3 times on Letter, twice on A4. With the Name and Date line that makes 8 rows, a full page, so swap words rather than add a fifth. Under snow, draw a flake: an x with one more line through its middle has 6 arms.

Short letters first, tails last

Snow, ice, sun, zero and moose use short letters only. Sled, cold, hat and melt add tall letters. Tails arrive with penguin, igloo, hockey and puzzle. February brings a capital and an r that many people never say. The 9 pattern rows need no spelling: 8 8 8 8 is a line of two-ball snowmen.

  • Put polar bear and penguin on one sheet and ask where each lives. They never meet in the wild.

Questions and answers

Is there a snowman or snowflake picture on the sheet?

No. Only letters and guide lines print. Snowman, mitten, hat, icicle and igloo are quick to draw in the empty rows, and paths with no letters are on the line tracing worksheets.

We never get snow. Are these sheets still useful?

Yes. Three of the seven groups need no snow. Clothes has 14 words, such as hat, wool and knit. Warm indoors has soup, mug and quilt. Animals of the cold brings penguin, walrus and moose. South of the equator, winter means June, July and August.

Can I make a New Year card or a sign for the boot tray?

Yes. Open More options and set What to practice to Words or sentences. Happy New Year runs onto a second row at Large and sits on one at Medium (14 mm). Boots go here and Stay warm each fit one row at Large.

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