Print2Learn™ Member Roadmap
Your January
Teaching Roadmap
Five simple steps. Four powerful weeks. One completely planned month.
How to use your January Drop
Don’t browse.
Follow the roadmap.
Your January drop has 100+ resources but you don’t need them all at once. This roadmap shows you exactly which files belong to each week’s lesson unit, what to print ahead of time, and how each piece fits into your teaching day. Start at Step 1 and let the month unfold.
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Open Start Here
15-min monthly setup
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Read your week
Open that week’s unit below
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Print your files
Use the checklist inside
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Follow the flow
Day-by-day teaching guide
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Grab the bonus
Extras for fast finishers
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Setup
📋 Start Here
✅ Forms
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Step 1 Read First (5 min)
Start HereJanuary Teaching Roadmap read the theme overview & skill focus for the month
Start HereJanuary Supply Checklist gather your materials before Week 1
Step 2 Set Up Your Planner (10 min)
FormsPrint your January Planning Calendar post it somewhere visible
FormsPrint 4 Weekly Lesson Planners one per week
FormsPrint the Weekly Teaching Overview Sheet your at-a-glance reference
Step 3 Set Up Your Classroom (weekend before Month 1)
DecorHang WELCOME WINTER bunting + bulletin board borders
DecorPost Daily Schedule Poster + Class Rules Poster
DecorSet up W-I-N-T-E-R letter cards on bulletin board
CircleAssemble Morning Meeting Board calendar header, days of week, focus cards
CirclePost January Calendar Number Cards 1–31
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✦ Teacher Tip: Once your classroom is set up and your planners are printed, you’re done planning for the month. Each week below tells you exactly what to print and when. You only need to look one week ahead at a time.
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Week 1
5-Day Unit
📄 8 Printables
🍎 2 Recipes
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📦 Print Before Monday
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Winter Discoveries 5-Day Lesson Unit (your main guide)✓
Count & Color Winter Scenes✓
Snowflake Counting Mats✓
Snowman Letter Tracing✓
Trace Winter Lines (fine motor)✓
Winter Vocabulary Cards (post on word wall)✓
No-Bake Snowballs recipe card✓
Winter Weather Scenes printable📅 Daily Teaching Flow
Mon
Introduce winter theme circle discussion, weather chart, post vocabulary cards. Letter of day: W.
Tue
Winter senses exploration snowflake counting mats, count & color winter scenes, letter tracing.
Wed
Winter weather weather scene printables, winter graph activity, circle time weather discussion.
Thu
Fine motor + art trace winter lines, winter paper dolls, snowflake craft templates.
Fri
Kitchen day 🍎 No-Bake Snowballs. Review week with Roll-A-Snowman dice game.
🎯 Supporting Resources This Week
CircleWinter weather discussion prompt cards + movement cards for transitions
GamesRoll-A-Snowman Dice Game Friday wrap-up activity
KitchenNo-Bake Snowballs include counting practice (how many oats? how many scoops?)
ManageArrival routine chart + weather chart routine establish this week, use all month
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✦ Teacher Tip: This is your anchor week use it to establish your morning meeting routine and get vocabulary cards on the wall. Everything you set up this week supports the next three weeks.
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Week 2
5-Day Unit
📄 7 Printables
🎲 3 Games
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📦 Print Before Monday
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Arctic Animals 5-Day Lesson Unit (your main guide)✓
Arctic/Winter Animal Cards (8 animals)✓
Penguin Word Family Mats✓
Penguin Fishing Word Family Game✓
Arctic Animal Memory Match✓
Number 7 Math Sheets✓
Polar Bear Cookies recipe card✓
Doctor Dramatic Play Materials (veterinarian extension)📅 Daily Teaching Flow
Mon
Introduce Arctic region post animal cards, circle discussion on polar habitats. Number of day: 7.
Tue
Literacy focus penguin word family mats, beginning sounds worksheet, word match activity.
Wed
Math + science number 7 math sheets, animal sorting, ten frame counting with animal counters.
Thu
Games day 🎲 Penguin Fishing game, Arctic Animal Memory Match, word family matching.
Fri
Kitchen day 🍎 Polar Bear Cookies. Dramatic play: animal hospital/veterinarian center.
🎯 Supporting Resources This Week
CirclePolar animals discussion prompt cards use for morning meeting Monday & Tuesday
GamesPenguin Fishing Word Family Game great literacy center all week long
DecorArctic animal cards pull double duty vocabulary display AND memory match game pieces
KitchenPolar Bear Cookies count ingredients, practice one-to-one correspondence while decorating
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✦ Teacher Tip: Your Arctic animal cards work in 3 different ways this week as vocabulary cards, as a sorting activity, and as memory match game pieces. Print one set and use them all week.
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Week 3
2 Units This Week
📄 9 Printables
🎲 2 Games
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📦 Print Before Monday
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Winter Changes 5-Day Lesson Unit✓
Opposites 5-Day Lesson Unit✓
Winter Word Search✓
Beginning Sounds Winter Worksheet✓
Number Puzzles✓
Winter Word Bingo cards✓
Snowflake Number Match Game✓
Cut and Glue Snowman (fine motor)✓
Triangle Snacks recipe card📅 Daily Teaching Flow
Mon
Winter Changes intro how seasons change, what animals do in winter, observation walk if possible.
Tue
Opposites introduction big/small, hot/cold, fast/slow. Circle discussion, word pair cards.
Wed
Literacy + math winter word search, snowflake number match, beginning sounds worksheet.
Thu
Games + fine motor 🎲 Winter Word Bingo, number puzzles, cut & glue snowman art.
Fri
Kitchen day 🍎 Triangle Snacks (tie in to shape learning). Week review circle.
🎯 Supporting Resources This Week
CircleOpposites discussion prompt cards for morning meeting Tue & Wed
GamesWinter Word Bingo whole group game, great for Thursday literacy center
GamesSnowflake Number Match perfect math center pairing with number puzzles
KitchenTriangle Snacks connect to shape recognition, hot/cold opposites with food temps
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✦ Teacher Tip: Running two units in one week is easier than it sounds Winter Changes covers Mon/Tue science content, while Opposites threads naturally through Wed/Thu language arts. The themes complement each other beautifully.
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Week 4
1-Day Lesson + Wrap-Up
🎁 Bonus Week
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📦 Print Before Monday
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Martin Luther King Jr. 1-Day Lesson Unit✓
Letter N Word Cards + Writing Sheets✓
Sentence Building Story / Word Blocks✓
Word Family Matching Games✓
Winter Winter Wrap-Up Graph (month review)✓
MLK Equality Egg Activity recipe card✓
Egg Salad Sandwiches recipe card✓
BONUS: Winter Activity Jar cards pull any 5 for enrichment this week📅 Daily Teaching Flow
Mon
MLK Day lesson 🕊️ circle discussion, “I Have a Dream” bulletin piece, kindness activities.
Tue
Literacy wrap-up Letter N word cards, sentence building, word family matching games.
Wed
Math wrap-up winter graph review, Snowman Number Matching, Humpty Dumpty Puzzle.
Thu
Bonus day 🎁 Winter Activity Jar enrichment cards, Snow Day Survival Kit activities, free choice centers.
Fri
Celebration + Kitchen 🍎 MLK Equality Egg Activity + Egg Salad Sandwiches. Celebrate January! 🎉
🎁 Your Member Bonus Use This Week
BonusWinter Activity Jar 30 cards, pull 5 for Thursday enrichment centers
BonusSnow Day Survival Kit backup activities if plans need to shift
BonusArctic Animal Mini Unit extension for advanced learners who want more
BonusPenguin Phonics Game fast finisher activity for literacy centers
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✦ Teacher Tip: Thursday is intentionally a free-choice bonus day. Your learners have worked hard all month let them lead. Pull Activity Jar cards and watch what they gravitate toward. It’s also a perfect low-prep day for you. You’ve earned it. 💛