66 FREE January Worksheets for Your ESL Classes

FREE January Worksheets

Welcome to our January worksheets category where every ESL teacher will find tons of free printable January worksheets. Everything you see here is free and can be downloaded and used in your English lesson. Whether you're looking for a simple crossword or something more complex for a higher level learners - we got everything! Please let us know about your experience using our worksheets by coming back and leaving a comment, or simply rathing the worksheets you have tried with your classes. We would also appreciate if you could contribute, too - by submitting your own January worksheets!

66 January Worksheets!

Our focus in the January worksheets section is primarily on winter, winter vacation, New Year’s Day and the Chinese New Year. We have 66 free January worksheets that can be used in ESL classrooms around the world. Here is a simple worksheet for elementary learners on winter vocabulary. You can use it to introduce or practice new words and then conduct a related practice activity afterwards. Some busy teachers have had success combining this worksheet with the dominoes game also available in this section. Weather obviously varies a great deal from place to place but you can also adapt this worksheet to talk about the January weather in your location in order to make it more suitable for your students.
In January it may be hard to keep students focused especially if they have had a long winter holiday so remember to be patient and allow their enthusiasm to structure some of your activities. Give them the opportunity to talk about the things they are interested in during your class period so that they are not whispering about them whenever you turn your back. Do not underestimate the importance of sharing information about holidays, vacations, or traditions. These things have a very meaningful place in your students’ lives so they would get a lot from being able to discuss them. It is also interesting to see how various families observe holidays differently. You can even share your experiences if students are calm enough to listen.
Happy Teaching in January!

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New Year Worksheet

New Year Worksheet

•, January
This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as classroom poster on New Year related vocabulary: midnight, fireworks, confetti, balloons, noise makers, resolution, celebration, and more. T ...
29 Views 78,292 BegElem
Why We Have Winter: Ancient Greek Legend

Why We Have Winter: Ancient Greek Legend

The Ancient Greek legend on why we have winter, involving Persephone, Hades and Demeter. students will read the story and answer comprehension questions about it. Finally, they will have to write ...
43 Views 36,525 ElemPre-Int
Winter Worksheet

Winter Worksheet

A 2-page worksheet for teaching winter related vocabulary. The first page is basically just a picture dictionary, which can also be be used as a study sheet and the second page has a pretty simp ...
22 Views 28,301 BegElem
Winter Flashcards

Winter Flashcards

Here´s a set of high quality flashcards for teaching vocabulary related to winter. Each of the flashcards contains full colour illustrations and the corresponding word: snowman, snow-angels ...
29 Views 55,571 BegElem
Christmas Activity Sheet

Christmas Activity Sheet

•, January,
This is a fun activity sheet for students to do before Christmas. 1. They decorate the Christmas tree with the Christmas related objects and color it. 2. They read and circle the true information ...
33 Views 24,912 Elem
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My Favourite Month

My Favourite Month

A simple cloze exercise focused on describing your favourite month. This one is about January. I use it as a pre-writing activity, later on my students write their own text on their favourite mont ...
11 Views 17,271 Elem
Christmas Project (Arts and Crafts)

Christmas Project (Arts and Crafts)

Two funny and useful worksheets! Children practise co-ordination and kin-aesthetic skills through art and crafts activities. Help them to express themselves creatively by making Christmas decoract ...
11 Views 10,339 All
Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 3

Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 3

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 3', with a sub-title 'Billy and Maria learn about Winter Storms', was originally provided by National W ...
16 Views 23,837 BegElem
Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 2

Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 2

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 2', with a sub-title 'Billy, Maria and the Snowflake', was originally provided by National Weather Serv ...
5 Views 12,847 BegElem
Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 1

Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 1

This worksheet, called 'Weather Worksheet: Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather - Part 1', was kindly provided by National Weather Service, in cooperation with National Oceanic and Atmospher ...
8 Views 20,159 BegElemPre-Int
Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Winter Storms Ahead!

Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Winter Storms Ahead!

This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Watch Out... Winter Storms Ahead!', was first presented by the American Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation with U ...
9 Views 15,780 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Silent Night [WITH VIDEO]

Song Worksheet: Silent Night [WITH VIDEO]

This worksheet is based on the famous Christmas carol “Silent Night” that all students simply adore. All the adjectives are removed from the lyrics and students will have to put them i ...
14 Views 22,978 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Winter Vacation Find Someone Who

Winter Vacation Find Someone Who

A find someone who activity for those returning to school after winter vacation. Always popular with my Korean elementary school students and gives everyone a chance to speak in English. The quest ...
14 Views 27,186 ElemPre-Int
January 2011 Classroom Calendar

January 2011 Classroom Calendar

• » January
Here's the long-awaited Classroom Calendar for January 2011 - it was kindly provided by Hallmark (also available for free download from their website) and features their Hoops and Yoyo characters. ...
3 Views 8,401 All
Chinese New Year: 13 Coloring Pages

Chinese New Year: 13 Coloring Pages

Here's a collection of 13 Chinese New year coloring pages that can also be used as flashcards. You'll find cards for the symbols of the Chinese calendar. A quick and simple instructions on finding ...
5 Views 33,855 BegElem
Winter Vocabulary Domino

Winter Vocabulary Domino

Simple winter vocabulary domino for elementary children.You can cut the activity sheet and give them to your students. Or you can just copy it and tell you students to cut it and match the picture ...
20 Views 28,874 BegElem
Winter Vocabulary Worksheet

Winter Vocabulary Worksheet

There are two exercises with simple winter vocabulary for elementary children.You can cut the activity sheet into two parts. First give your students the part with matching the word with the pictu ...
31 Views 34,334 Elem
January Calendar and January Symbols

January Calendar and January Symbols

•, January
This is a collection of January materials: seasonal symbols and clipart, January calendar, and an achievement award. This worksheet was kindly provided by Evan-Moor Corp and is also available for ...
9 Views 15,145 BegElemPre-Int
Christmas Stationary: Letter To Santa

Christmas Stationary: Letter To Santa

This is another great worksheet kindly provided by Hallmark - on the bright and 'Christmasy' paper with pictures of their favorite Hoops and Yoyo characters your learners will write a letter to Sa ...
15 Views 20,256 BegElem
New Year's Resolution Pledge

New Year's Resolution Pledge

•January,
Use this fun template to write a new year's Resolution Pledge with your class! Most of the information has already been filled in to make it easier for the learners. Also, the famous Hoops and Yoy ...
15 Views 16,130 ElemPre-Int
7 New Year Coloring Pages

7 New Year Coloring Pages

This is a collection of 7 New Year coloring pages that will help make your New Year lesson filled with magic of the season and the holiday spirit! These New Year coloring pages were kindly provid ...
10 Views 15,191 BegElem
Kwanzaa Bingo and Coloring Pages

Kwanzaa Bingo and Coloring Pages

Kwanzaa begins December 26th and lasts until the first day of January. Kwanzaa is a time when people come together to celebrate their African heritage. During Kwanzaa families decorate their homes ...
3 Views 11,102 BegElemPre-Int
New Year Around The World

New Year Around The World

This worksheet introduces different ways to celebrate New Year in some countries all over the world. This task especially focuses on Chinese culture because of the wide range of superstitious bel ...
15 Views 19,698 ElemPre-Int
Happy New Year: Reading Passage

Happy New Year: Reading Passage

•January,
This is a short reading comprehension passage that uses only simple present and future tenses. It helps ESL students to understand our American culture, while also reinforcing tenses already intr ...
27 Views 42,351 Elem
On a winter's day I put on my coat, hat, ...

On a winter's day I put on my coat, hat, ...

Printable worksheet with colour flashcards to practice the vocabulary about winter clothes. Enlarge to A3 Photocopy back to back Cut in half Fold into zigzag books Children to select their i ...
28 Views 34,954 Beg

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