Christmas Activities

Christmas activities can be valuable learning or assessment tasks. I like to make special times of the year memorable for children by altering the program slightly while continuing to strengthen literacy and numeracy skills. The worksheets available here can be put together to form a Christmas workbook that can be picked up each day for short periods. Add pages from other sources to make a variety of enjoyable tasks that will appeal to all. I have added dot to dots, word finds, puzzles, mazes, symmetry activities etc. to my students' workbooks and they have kept even very young children on task while small groups are working on Christmas crafts or other activities.

Games with Christmas words

Christmas Words Card Game

This set comes with instructions for 3 different games to use with the 18 words on 36 cards.

Nativity Words Card Game

This set comes with instructions for 3 different games to use with the 18 words on 36 cards.

Christmas Words Card Game (with extra instruction cards)

This set comes with 18 words on 36 cards with 9 extra instruction cards to add interest - have an extra go; miss a go; take a card.

Nativity Words Card Game (with extra instructions)

This set comes with 18 words on 36 cards with 9 extra instruction cards to add interest - have an extra turn; miss a go; take a card.

Games with numeracy concepts

2 Digit Numbers Card Game - Christmas Theme

45 2-digit numbers and 15 instruction cards are included

Simple Number Facts Card Game - Christmas Theme

45 simple number facts and 15 instruction cards are included

Class Surveys

Get everybody into the Christmas season with a daily class survey about different cultural aspects of Christmas. Share how different families celebrate, eat and decorate for Christmas. Have fun with some simple personal choice questions. Each child is given a counter (or sometimes they will need more than 1), and take it in turns to put their counter under the most appropriate answer. Choose a child to count the totals for each choice and discuss which is the 'most' popular or 'least' popular choice. This is a great chance to model counting by 2s when the votes get up to higher numbers past 10. This activity could be done on the mat with children sitting in a circle, or on a whiteboard with magnets for the counters. It could also be set up as an activity for children to complete on the way into class and then discussed once everyone is together.

Following Instructions

These worksheets can be used with pre-readers by reading the instructions aloud to the class or a small group, or they can be given to younger readers as an independent task. This activity does not need to be marked, as it a worthwhile task to simply observe as students complete it. To save paper, copy these worksheets back to back and cut so that each child has the picture on one side and the instructions on the back. This way, when it is sent home, parents can see what instructions were followed and how accurate their child's responses were.

Christmas Activities

Christmas Tasks - creative thinking

Christmas Maths

Christmas Resources

Online Resources For Teachers

NorthPole.com Things for kids to do online as well as a site for teachers and parents to access fun activities for the kids.

External Links to
Online Games and Activities

Countdown to Track Santa (NORAD - a new game each day is made available on the countdown to Christmas)

Dress Up Santa

Design Your Own Gingerbread House

Email Santa (get an instant reply that can be printed - no email address needed)

Decorate a Christmas tree (then flick the switch to see it light up)

Reindeer Orchestra (play the notes shown for 3 Christmas songs or have a free play)

Light up the Christmas tree (spatial awareness game)

Present pile up (use speed and co-ordination to put the toys in the right present boxes)