Elementary School Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Printables

Just print & play! Do you need engaging Winter/Christmas/New Year activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the season of snowflakes and wondrous classical music! This bundle includes three listening sets - December, January, and February.

Bundle Benefits:

• Save time! The music selections are already curated for you
• Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies
• Students explore social-emotional themes through listening
• Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students
• Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services
• No musical training is required - just print and play!

What's Included:

1-page Resource Guide

Listening Sheet Star Rating Guide

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

December Listening Sheets Include (two pages per piece:)

1. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky
3. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi
4. Troika, Prokofiev
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky
6. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy
7. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy
8. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff
9. Symphony No. 11, Raff
10. Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev
11. Ice Dance, Elfman
12. Winter Wind, Chopin
13. Alpine Symphony, Strauss
14. Waltz of the Flowers, Tchaikovsky
15. Sinfonia, Vivaldi
16. Winterreise, Schubert
17. Chasse-Neige, Liszt
18. The Snow Maiden, Rimsky-Korsakov
19. String Quartet in F Major, Ravel
20. Etude Op. 25, No. 1, Chopin
21. Sinfonia Antarctic, Williams

January Listening Sheets Include (two pages per piece:)

1. Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne, Ernest Tomlinson
2. Masquerade Suite, Aram Khachaturian
3. The Blue Danube, Johann Strauss
4. Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz,) Émile Waldteufel
5. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, Joseph Haydn
6. Concerto Grosso in C Major, Arcangelo Corelli
7. Piano Concerto in G Major, Maurice Ravel
8. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst
9. Symphony No. 1 (Winter Dreams,) Tchaikovsky
10. Waltz in D, Op. 9, No. 3 ("Country Waltz,) Franz Schubert
11. Suite De Symphonies, No. 1 (Rondeau,) Jean-Joseph Mouret
12. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major, Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, Johann Sebastian Bach

February Listening Sheets Include (two pages per piece:)

1. Liebesträume No. 3, Liszt
2. Piano Concerto No. 21, Mozart
3. Clair De Lune, Debussy
4. Romeo and Juliet Overture, Tchaikovsky
5. Violin Romance No. 2, Beethoven
6. Salut d'Amour, Elgar
7. Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninoff
8. Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Tchaikovsky
9. Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo), Mascagni
10. Fantasia No. 3, Mozart
11. Symphony No. 9, Schubert
12. Piano Sonata No. 3, Brahms
13. Bolero, Ravel
14. "Moonlight Sonata", Beethoven
15. The Moldau, Smetana
16. Serenade, Schubert
17. Romance in F Minor, Dvorak
18. Violin Concerto, Mendelssohn
19. Arabesque No. 1, Debussy

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This bundle has you covered with engaging listening activities, but what about visual learning? Grab this pack of 70 Composer Fact Sheet Posters as a free bonus! These calming rainbow-themed posters can also work as handouts, or resize them in your print settings for colorful flashcards.

Bring the true meaning of Christmas into your classroom with this Christian Nativity Story Writing Prompts pack! Perfect for elementary teachers looking to combine creative writing and faith, this 50+ page resource helps students reflect on the birth of Jesus, His humble beginnings, and how they can share God’s love during the Christmas season.

This versatile product includes engaging writing prompts such as “Why do you think God chose for Jesus to be born in a manger?” and “How can you share God’s love this Christmas?”. Students are encouraged to dive deep into their faith, express gratitude, and think about the impact of Jesus’ birth. With a range of creative pennant templates, teachers can transform students' responses into a stunning classroom bulletin board display.

What’s Included:

• 50+ pages of writing prompts with fully editable options to customize for your classroom needs.
• Colorful and black-and-white templates for easy printing and student choice.
• Digital versions available for online or hybrid learning environments.
• Prompts that inspire critical thinking, reflection, and creativity around the Nativity story.
• A variety of designs to fit multiple grade levels and writing abilities.

Why Teachers Should Buy It:

1. Faith-Centered Learning: These prompts help students reflect on the deeper meanings of Christmas, focusing on God’s love, Jesus’ birth, and how they can apply Christian values in their lives.
2. Versatile and Editable: With fully editable PowerPoint templates, teachers can adjust the writing prompts and layout to fit their classroom’s needs. Whether you need to shorten or extend activities, this resource provides flexibility.
3. Beautiful Bulletin Board Displays: The pennant-style templates are perfect for creating eye-catching classroom displays that celebrate the Christmas season while showcasing student work. Your bulletin board will highlight the creative and thoughtful responses of your students, making it a great classroom or hallway feature.
4. Multiple Format Options: This product includes both printable and digital options, making it accessible for in-person or online learning. Whether your students prefer coloring or simply writing, they will have the flexibility to make their work unique.
5. Encourages Reflective Thinking: With questions that go beyond surface-level answers, students are encouraged to engage in thoughtful writing that promotes deeper understanding of the Nativity and Christian values.
6. Perfect for All Learning Levels: These writing prompts can be adapted for various grade levels, making them suitable for elementary students, Sunday school classes, and even homeschool settings.

If you’re looking for a meaningful way to celebrate the birth of Jesus in your classroom, these Christian Nativity Story Writing Prompts are the perfect tool. Teachers love the flexibility, creativity, and faith-filled learning this resource provides, helping students embrace the true spirit of Christmas.

The Christmas story captivates children, who will enjoy reenacting its significant moments and portraying various characters. This resource enables children to read and illustrate the Christmas story in a personalized comic format.

Moreover, this activity encourages children to write a letter to Jesus and his family, expressing what they learned from the story. They may also request prayers for those who are most in need.

Imagine the joy of seeing children proudly adorned with manger medals or taking their own manger home to decorate. It is an activity that families truly cherish!

This resource includes:

• Page 1: Nativity Story (comic format)
• Page 2: Nativity Medal
• Page 3: Nativity Medal (empty version)
• Page 4: Nativity Pennant/Banner
• Page 5: Letter to Baby Jesus and Family
• Page 6: Manger Craft
• Page 7: Manger Craft (frame)

Happy Christmas!

Christmas Color by Number Code Addition and Subtraction within 5 Coloring Pages Sheets - Christmas themed Color by Number Code coloring pages are a fun way to practice addition and subtraction within 5 math facts! You'll have 8 Christmas Color by Number Code pages, 4 pages addition to 5, and 4 pages subtraction to 5. No prep, just print and go! PERFECT for your FAST FINISHERS!

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Colour by number code worksheets are included for AUS/UK/CAN Australian, British and Canadian spelling!

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This packet is a fun way to integrate emotional education with the Christmas holiday! Children will learn more about their own feelings, as well as the feelings of others as you use these activities.

This packet includes:

•Activity Guide

•8 posters of Christmas elves. Each elf has a facial expression that matches the emotion word below the picture.

•8 Emotions Cards (with the same pictures and words that are on the posters).

•8 pictures of elves with emotion words, but no facial expressions. You can use these pages as playdough mats or drawing pages.

•2 pictures of elves (one boy and one girl) with no facial expressions. The words “I feel” are below the picture so the children can draw and write about their feelings.

•1 extra page of lined paper for children who want to write more.

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Engaging activities for literature:

"A Christmas Carol" Vocabulary: Students will find the given words within the novel "A Christmas Carol" and record the sentence in which the word can be found. I had the students complete these sheets after reading the section of the book.

Creative activity: Students participate in an activity where they will write and illustrate their stories of Christmas past, present, and yet to come, in a way that is similar to what happens to Scrooge in the novel.

Students loved sharing their stories and hearing the hopes their classmates have for their futures.

As a culminating activity: Students read or watch A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my students read A Christmas Carol and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas, for an engaging activities before the holiday. They will practice comparing and contrasting in three different ways, including an exciting snowball fight.

What's included:

• Worksheets for each of the five staves of "A Christmas Carol".
• Teacher directions.
• Past, present, and yet to come templates.
• A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas worksheets for notes
• Topics include: character, setting, theme, conflict, language, plot, and resolution.
• Answer keys for the students.
• A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas cards for creating paper snowballs.

How is this bundle useful:

• Print and go worksheets are easy for teachers.
• Seasonal work which helps practice essential language skills.
• Answer key provided.
• Directions included.
• Students enjoy an indoor snowball fight.
• The nature of the activity causes random topics for discussion each round.
• Easy prep for teacher.
• Festive display for the holiday.
• Students use creativity to illustrate.
• Great writing practice.
• Page numbers guide students to finding the words within the text on vocabulary worksheets.

A fun poetry activity. Have your students write an acrostic poems about the different holidays they celebrate. You can have the students choose the holiday they celebrate and write their acrostic poem or you can have your students research the different holidays and write an acrostic poem for each based off what they learned.

There are 4 different acrostics; Christmas, Las Posadas, Kwanza, & Hannukkah.

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This Fun Penguin Craft Bundle is the ultimate winter activity pack for your students ! It includes a variety of fun and educational crafts:

• Penguin Hat Crown Craft,
• Editable Winter Penguin Name puzzles,
• Penguin Craft Activity

Perfect for preschool and kindergarten, these activities encourage creativity, fine motor skills, and early literacy and math practice. Great for Ideal for winter-themed lessons, bulletin boards, or a festive classroom display, this bundle offers everything you need to bring the spirit of winter into your classroom!

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Dive into a world of discovery with this I Spy Activity Bundle! Each activity page features 6 themed images or shapes for students to search for and count. As they find each shape, they'll record the quantity at the bottom of the page, enhancing their counting skills. Once they've tallied everything, students can transfer their findings to one of the two included graphing sheets. One graph helps with basic counting, while the other is designed for more diverse number practice. This bundle covers a wide range of fun themes like camping, apple shapes, American flag shapes, bee shapes, and many more—perfect for keeping young learners engaged and excited. Plus, more themes will be added to the bundle as they're created!

Why You'll Love This Product: Teachers will adore this bundle for its versatility and the way it effortlessly combines counting, graphing, and theme-based learning. These activities provide an engaging way for students to practice math skills while having fun with themes that capture their imaginations. Whether it's counting apples, spotting bees, or finding shapes in a camping scene, students will be eager to complete these tasks. The bundle offers both color and black-and-white options, making it easy to print and use in various classroom settings.

Who This Product Is For:

• Preschool Teachers: Perfect for introducing counting and graphing in a fun, themed way.
• Kindergarten Teachers: Ideal for reinforcing number recognition and basic graphing skills.
• Homeschooling Parents: A great tool for adding a thematic, hands-on element to math lessons.
• Daycare Centers: Engaging activities that support early math skills development in a group setting.
• Summer School Programs: A creative way to keep math skills sharp while incorporating fun, seasonal themes.

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This is a set of 5 December Holidays Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions. The resources are a perfect blend of learning and fun, designed to keep your students engaged during the winter season.

The comprehensive passages explore different holidays celebrated in December, providing a global perspective on holiday traditions.

The holidays covered include:

• Christmas: Help the students learn about the history, traditions, and significance of this widely celebrated holiday.
• Christmas Around the World: Allow the students to discover how Christmas is celebrated in different cultures and countries.
• Hanukkah: Let the students dive into the story, customs, and symbolism of this Jewish festival of lights.
• Kwanzaa: Help the students understand the principles, practices, and importance of this African-American and Pan-African holiday.
• St. Nicholas Day: Let the students explore the legend of St. Nicholas and how his day is commemorated in various parts of the world.

Each passage is followed by multiple-choice questions that test comprehension and encourage critical thinking.

To support educators, we’ve also included answer keys for all the passages, making it easy to assess student understanding.

This resource is ideal for reinforcing reading skills, improving comprehension, and broadening cultural awareness.

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Kids will love getting into the holiday spirit with this Christmas Activity Flip Book designed for early learners in Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade! Engage your students in festive, skill-building activities from ornament letter recognition to counting letters and artistically decorating gingerbread cookies!

What’s Inside this Christmas Activity Flip Book:

*Ugly Christmas Sweater Design: Children will work on fine motor skills and tap into their inner artists as they draw and color their winning design for the Ugly Christmas Sweater contest!

*Christmas Joke Tracing: Combine laughter and learning as students trace a silly snowman joke that introduces early literacy elements through letter tracing.

*Ornament Spelling and Counting: Children will trace the word "Christmas" and then embark on a delightful journey to find and color ornaments that spell out the festive word. Counting the letters adds a fun twist, reinforcing numeracy skills.

*Gingerbread Maze & Cookie Decorating: Guide the gingerbread man through the maze and then let imaginations run wild as students decorate their own gingerbread cookie! This activity fosters problem-solving skills and allows for creative expression.

*Color by Number Up to 5: Wind down the holiday fun with a cheerful "What Am I?" color-by-number activity, reinforcing number recognition and color identification up to 5. There are 2 options for print for this activity - either black and white, or a colored option showing the 5 crayon colors.

Skills Targeted:

• Fine Motor Skills
• Letter Tracing
• Counting and Numeracy
• Problem-Solving
• Creative Expression

Perfect for:

• Classroom Activities
• Holiday Parties
• Homeschooling
• Early Finisher Tasks

Transform your classroom into a festive learning hub with this Christmas Activity Flip Book, sure to get kids into the Christmas holiday spirit!

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Hanukkah Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plans

Overview: Dive into the world of hanukkah with this engaging and educational unit designed for GA Pre-K, but adaptable for any preschool setting. This comprehensive set of lesson plans includes various activities to foster phonological awareness, literacy, and creativity, all centered around the fun and familiar theme of hanukkah. Perfect for young learners, this unit provides a rich, interactive experience that will keep kids excited and motivated.

Key Features:

• Adaptable for Various Settings: Designed for GA Pre-K but versatile enough to fit into any preschool curriculum.
• Interactive and Engaging: Each activity encourages active participation, helping children stay focused and engaged.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Addresses multiple areas of early childhood education including literacy, phonological awareness, social skills, and physical development.
• Easy-to-Follow Plans: Clearly laid-out lesson plans make implementation straightforward for teachers, with step-by-step instructions and materials lists.

Benefits for Students:

• Enhanced Literacy Skills: Through storytime, phonological activities, and interactive discussions.
• Improved Social Skills: Collaborative activities and group discussions foster teamwork and communication.
• Development of Fine Motor Skills: Through craft projects and hands-on activities.
• Physical Activity: Music and movement sessions promote physical health and coordination.

Hanukkah Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plans Thanksgiving adventure with this Thanksgiving Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plan, and watch your students thrive through fun and engaging educational experiences!

Add a touch of holiday excitement to your classroom with this activity- Christmas Mystery Game! Ideal for use in homeroom, classroom parties, or as a fun brain-boosting break, this game will have students working together to solve clues and uncover the mystery.

Ready-to-Use Ready-to-Print / Printable Black and White Worksheet

What’s Included:

• Christmas Mystery PDF: A festive logic puzzle game that challenges students to think critically and collaborate to solve the mystery.
• Answer Key

Bring holiday magic to your classroom with this Christmas Mystery Game! Download now and watch your students immerse themselves in this joyful, brain-teasing activity!

Can be used in any grade level and any subject, especially math for cryptography lesson, encrypting, decrypting messages.

OTHER CHRISTMAS CLASSROOM GAMES:

• Math Escape Room
• It's a Match (like Spot It / Dobble)
• Christmas Mystery: Crack the Code Worksheet
• Memory Game
• This or That
• OOPS Taboo-Like Game

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❤️Looking for engaging, differentiated reading activities? Your students will love reading, learning new vocabulary words, and practicing writing skills with this growing bundle!

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✏️ These reading activities are perfect for building literacy skills and confidence!

✏️ Great for your kindergarten 1st, or 2nd grade students!

✏️ Use for literacy centers, guided reading groups, homework, intervention programs and more!

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⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and select the differentiated levels that are most appropriate for your student's needs.

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Animals:

☑ Winter Animals - Reading Comprehension

☑ Winter Animals - Research Reports

☑ Ocean Animals - Reading Comprehension

☑ Ocean Animals - Research Reports

Arab Heritage

☑ Arab Heritage Reading Comprehension

Asian American Heritage:

☑ Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Reading Comprehension

Back to School:

☑ Back to School - Worksheets & Mini Readers

Black History:

☑ Black History - Leaders Readers

☑ Black History - Reading Comprehension: Set 1

☑ Black History - Reading Comprehension: Set 2

☑ Harriet Tubman - Readers

☑ Martin Luther King Jr. - Readers

☑ Kwanzaa - Activities Pack (Crafts, Vocabulary, Writing, Reading, Math)

Caribbean American Heritage:

☑ Caribbean American Heritage - Reading Comprehension

Community Helpers:

☑ Community Helpers - Mini Readers

☑ Community Helpers - Reading Comprehension: Set 1

☑ Community Helpers - Reading Comprehension: Set 2

☑ Community Helpers - Reading Comprehension: Set 3

☑ Community Helpers - Reading Comprehension: Set 4

Hispanic Heritage:

☑ Day of the Dead - Mini Readers

☑ Historical Leaders Readers (Set 1)

☑ Historical Leaders Readers (Set 2)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Month - Reading Comprehension (Set 1)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Month - Reading Comprehension (Set 2)

Native American Heritage:

☑ Native American Leaders - Reading Comprehension

☑ Native American Tribes - Reading Comprehension

☑ Native American Culture - Reading Comprehension

New Years:

☑ New Years - Worksheets (Math, Emergent Reader, Writing)

Opposites:

☑ Opposites - Mini Readers

St. Patrick's Day

☑ St. Patrick's Day - Reading Comprehension

Winter:

☑ Winter - Worksheets (Math, Emergent Reader, Writing)

Women's History:

☑ Women's History - Reading Comprehension: Set 1

☑ Women's History - Reading Comprehension: Set 2

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Dive into the whimsical world of "The Grinch" with this engaging and comprehensive literary analysis toolkit! Perfect for Christmas or winter classroom activities, this resource is designed to captivate and challenge students in grades 4-8. Your students will embark on a festive journey of language, literature, and film analysis, all while celebrating the holiday season, Grinch Day, Centers, or before Winter Break!

What’s Included:

• "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" Lyrics Analysis: A full copy of the song lyrics for students to read and annotate. They will identify, classify, and draw instances of figurative language, diving deep into the clever and creative wordplay of this iconic song.
• Positive & Negative Connotations Activity: Students will sort words from the lyrics into lists of positive or negative connotations, enhancing their understanding of language nuances.
• Stanza Rewrite Exercise: A creative writing task where students rewrite a stanza from the Grinch's point of view, fostering empathy and perspective-taking.
• Vocabulary Enrichment: An activity focused on finding synonyms and antonyms for the word "mean," aimed at expanding students' vocabulary and encouraging stronger word choice.
• 10 Engaging Movie Clips: Carefully selected 3-minute clips from the 2018 Grinch movie, each serving as a basis for analyzing various literary elements such as setting, character development, and inferencing.
• Comprehensive PDF Worksheets: Easy-to-use worksheets for each activity, designed to facilitate student learning and engagement.
• Interactive Google Slides Presentation: A dynamic and visually appealing presentation that complements the PDF activities, perfect for both in-person and virtual classrooms.

Educational Benefits:

• High Engagement: Students will love exploring the colorful world of the Grinch, keeping them motivated and interested.
• High Rigor: Each activity is crafted to challenge students and deepen their understanding of literary concepts.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for whole-class instruction, small groups, literacy centers, or as part of a holiday-themed unit.
• Skill Development: Enhances skills in reading comprehension, literary analysis, creative writing, vocabulary development, and critical thinking.
• Aligned with Standards: Designed to align with Common Core standards for grades 4-8.

Make learning fun this holiday season with our "The Grinch 2018: A Comprehensive Literary Analysis Toolkit." Your students will not only review key literary skills but also engage in a joyful, meaningful exploration of language and film. Perfect for adding a festive twist to your curriculum! ✨

This Santa's beard craft is a fun way for students to put their geometry knowledge to practice during the holiday season!

What's Included?

1. Option 1: Cut and build your Santa.
2. Option 2: Print and fill your Santa.

Students will write each shape's name and describe how many sides and edges it has.

Shapes included:

1. Oval
2. Circle
3. Square
4. Rectangle
5. Triangle
6. Trapezoid
7. Pentagon
8. Hexagon
9. Heptagon
10. Octagon
11. Nonagon

Could be used as:

- wonderful bulletin board

- hallway display, and families will love this keepsake from their child.

Coloring 2D Ornaments - color by code!

Geometry Booklet - change geometry shapes into Christmas shapes!

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These holiday art projects have everything to make your last days of classes before winter break run smoothly!  2 cross-curricular holiday art projects to engage your students and highlight their creativity, a variety of ornament activities & assessments to use as simple 1 day projects, a huge variety of templates, & even sub activities & instructions.  

Perfect for creating seasonal art that is not specific to Christmas, these engaging ornament projects are designed for K - 5th grade. Resource includes instructions for simple 1 day art projects, assessment (with assessment ideas), & for a sub activity plus 2 traditional art projects.  

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 41 pages. It includes: 

✅ Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions & photos for 2 projects

✅ Suggestions for project and material variations

✅ 8 ornament templates in different sizes, some designed to be used for assessment

✅ Cross-curricular and literacy connections

✅ Instructions to use as a sub plan

✅ Note to sub & Note to teacher

✅ Behavior reflection for off-task students 

✅ National Core Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas) for K-5th grades

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Let students choose their own project, assign projects based on materials on hand, or create an array of projects.  This project is perfect for creating seasonal holiday artwork displays that are not specifically Christmas-themed. 

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Looking for a fun way to learn while celebrating the Christmas season?

This Christmas I Spy Game is perfect for classroom activities or at-home fun! This printable seek-and-find worksheet is filled with seasonal designs that challenge kids to find and count objects, making learning feel like play.

Here’s how you can make the most of this I Spy Game in your classroom:

Morning Warm-Up Activity: Start the day with a fun, low-prep task by using it as a “bell ringer.” It’s a great way to help students settle in and get focused right from the start.

Counting & Math Practice: Let students count and record the objects they find, naturally building their basic counting and early math skills. You can even extend the activity by having students create simple addition or subtraction problems based on their findings.

Focus and Observation Exercise: Use it as a calm-down activity to help students practice visual discrimination and focus on details. This makes it ideal for students who need a bit of extra help sharpening their observation skills.

Group or Partner Activity: Have students work in pairs or small groups to complete the I Spy game. It’s a fun way to build teamwork and communication skills while keeping students engaged.

Seasonal Brain Break: Use it as a quick “brain break” or reward activity. It provides a structured yet fun break that keeps kids focused and excited without disrupting your classroom flow.

This Christmas Seek and Find Printable worksheet is a flexible, engaging resource to add to your seasonal toolkit, perfect for mixing fun with learning!

Want more I Spy seasonal games? Check out the I Spy Game bundle!

What’s included:

1 file with 2 PDf pages

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This is a digital download. You will not receive anything in the mail.

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I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.

Thank you! :)

-Jennifer

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Introduce the magic of letter writing to your little ones with this enchanting activity! Perfect for Pre-K and Kindergarten students, this Writing Letters To Santa postcard provides an early exposure to the art of letter writing. While it doesn't teach the steps, it is a wonderful way to cultivate important literacy skills in your child. Aligned with the EYLF, this activity also nurtures social skills and sets a solid foundation for early literacy. Watch as your kids immerse themselves in the joy of communication and creativity with this educational and delightful set.

What's included: 10 Christmas Postcards in PDF file and Powerpoint file

It would be best if you had these programs to open up the files:

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