Math Magic in Santa's Workshop: 10 Free Christmas-Themed Activities for Your Kindergarten and 1st Grade Students
Unwrap the magic of learning this holiday season with these Christmas-themed math activities specially designed for kindergarten and 1st-grade students! I've curated a collection of 10 festive and educational math activities that seamlessly integrate essential standards into the joyous spirit of the holidays. From counting candy canes to exploring shapes through gingerbread cookies, each activity is crafted to captivate young minds while reinforcing fundamental math skills. Dive into this blog post to discover hands-on, engaging activities that will make math merry and bright for your young learners!
Here's a list of 10 Christmas-themed math activities for kindergarten and 1st-grade students that align with essential math standards:
Objective: Counting and Number Recognition
4. Patterned Stockings:
5. Reindeer Measurement:
7. Elf Subtraction Stories:
9. Santa's Sleigh Measurement:
10. Holiday Graphing:
Activity: Provide students with candy cane cutouts or small candy cane decorations. Ask them to count and place the correct number of candy canes on a Christmas tree or a designated area.
2. Santa's Workshop Addition:
Objective: Addition within 10
Activity: Create a Santa's Workshop-themed worksheet with simple addition problems. Use pictures of toys or elves to make it engaging. Students solve the problems and color the corresponding pictures.
3. Snowman Number Bonds:
Activity: Create a Santa's Workshop-themed worksheet with simple addition problems. Use pictures of toys or elves to make it engaging. Students solve the problems and color the corresponding pictures.
3. Snowman Number Bonds:
Objective: Number Bonds (Part-Part-Whole)
Activity: Draw snowmen on paper and write a number in the center. Have students complete the number bond by filling in the parts that add up to the given number, using buttons or snowflake stickers.
Activity: Draw snowmen on paper and write a number in the center. Have students complete the number bond by filling in the parts that add up to the given number, using buttons or snowflake stickers.
4. Patterned Stockings:
Objective: Patterning
Activity: Provide students with stocking cutouts in different colors and sizes. Ask them to create and extend patterns using various decorations like sequins, stickers, or pom-poms.
Activity: Provide students with stocking cutouts in different colors and sizes. Ask them to create and extend patterns using various decorations like sequins, stickers, or pom-poms.
5. Reindeer Measurement:
Objective: Measurement (Non-standard)
Activity: Provide students with pictures of reindeer in different sizes. Have them measure the reindeer using non-standard units like paperclips or holiday-themed counters.
6. Gingerbread Shape Sort:
Activity: Provide students with pictures of reindeer in different sizes. Have them measure the reindeer using non-standard units like paperclips or holiday-themed counters.
6. Gingerbread Shape Sort:
Objective: 2D Shapes
Activity: Cut out gingerbread cookies in various shapes (circle, square, triangle, etc.). Students sort the cookies onto different plates labeled with the corresponding shapes.
Activity: Cut out gingerbread cookies in various shapes (circle, square, triangle, etc.). Students sort the cookies onto different plates labeled with the corresponding shapes.
7. Elf Subtraction Stories:
Objective: Subtraction within 10
Activity: Create a set of elf-themed subtraction word problems. Students can use counters or drawings to represent the problems and solve them.
8. Christmas Tree Ten Frames:
Activity: Create a set of elf-themed subtraction word problems. Students can use counters or drawings to represent the problems and solve them.
8. Christmas Tree Ten Frames:
Objective: Number Sense and Ten Frames
Activity: Draw Christmas trees on paper with ten frames. Students add ornaments (dots or drawings) to represent numbers within 10 on the ten frames.
Activity: Draw Christmas trees on paper with ten frames. Students add ornaments (dots or drawings) to represent numbers within 10 on the ten frames.
9. Santa's Sleigh Measurement:
Objective: Measurement (Comparing lengths)
Activity: Provide students with pictures of Santa's sleigh and various objects. Ask them to compare and order the objects based on their length, using terms like shorter, longer, or the same length.
Activity: Provide students with pictures of Santa's sleigh and various objects. Ask them to compare and order the objects based on their length, using terms like shorter, longer, or the same length.
10. Holiday Graphing:
Objective: Data Representation
Activity: Create a graph with holiday-related pictures (gifts, ornaments, stockings). Students survey their classmates and graph the results, learning to interpret and discuss the data.
Activity: Create a graph with holiday-related pictures (gifts, ornaments, stockings). Students survey their classmates and graph the results, learning to interpret and discuss the data.
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If you prefer some easy to use and fun Christmas math printable activities, please check out these free PDF downloads:
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Christmas Math: Here are 30 task cards with lots of fun Christmas graphics. Students will view the Christmas math pictures, create an equation, and solve. A student response form and answer key are also provided.
There are so many uses for these Christmas math task cards, including math centers, group work, with board games, SCOOT, SCATTER, or a scavenger hunt! Task cards are a great alternative to worksheets.
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Christmas Math: Christmas Math Subtraction - Here are 30 task cards with lots of fun Christmas graphics. Students will view the Christmas pictures, create an equation, and solve. A student response form and answer key are also provided.
There are so many uses for these task cards, including math centers, group work, with board games, SCOOT, SCATTER, or a scavenger hunt! Task cards are a great alternative to worksheets.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.OA.A.1
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