Christmas Activities - 12 Days of Christmas Countdown - 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade
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- These are the original 12 Days of Christmas Countdown activities for the classroom! This HUGE DIGITAL and PRINTABLE 12 Days of Christmas bundle includes Christmas activities that will save your sanity during the weeks leading up to Christmas Break.This bundle is packed full of Christmas-themed digitPrice $19.99Original Price $49.00Save $29.01
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These are the original 12 Days of Christmas Countdown activities for the classroom! These Christmas activities will save your sanity during the weeks leading up to Winter Break. Our TPT best-seller is packed full of Christmas themed reading, writing, and math activities along with themed craftivities. If you are looking for digital activities to compliment this pack, we offer a Digital and Printable 12 Days of Christmas in the Classroom Bundle.
Impress your principal, parents, and even yourself as students engage in both fun and learning right up until the last bell rings before the holiday break! Make the most of those 12 days, and give yourself a break from the planning and prep work. We’ve got you covered! Download the preview to see a sample of what each of the 12 days has to offer.
Our "12 Days of Christmas in the Classroom" countdown is available for other grade levels:
AND NOW (by popular demand)
If you are looking for digital options for grades 1-3:
If you plan to teach other Holidays around the World, you will want to grab our very popular Holidays Around the World Bundle.
All teachers know the school days between Thanksgiving and the Winter Break are difficult to fill. Students want to be engaged in holiday fun, but teachers want activities to be educational. This year you can do both! With these 12 Days of Christmas Lesson Plans, students will be racing to school, excited for what each new day has to offer.
Here’s what you will find in our 12 Days of Christmas Bundle:
- Candy Cane Day
- Christmas Carol Day
- Christmas Tree Day
- Christmas Cookie Day
- Elf Day
- Gingerbread Day
- Kindness Day
- Polar Express Day
- Reindeer Day
- Santa Claus Day
- Snow Day
- Stocking Day
Each day’s lesson plan includes:
- a reading and writing activity with differentiated pages
- a math activity with differentiated pages
- a variety of other fun and educational suggestions that match the theme.
To prepare for the 12 Days of Christmas you will need some type of container to store each day’s materials. We purchased 12 gift bags from our local dollar store. They were 2 for $1. You can staple or glue the daily labels onto the bags.
The suggested read-aloud books are not included. Check out your school or local library. Most can also be purchased online or in Scholastic’s book club orders, though you can also choose your own books that go along with the daily themes.
★★We also have our 10 Days Until Summer Survival Kit which is similar to this pack. Kits are available for grades grades 1-2, grades 3-4 and grades 5-6.
Love this idea but need non-holiday, secular themes? Try our 5 Day Countdown to Winter Break for grades 1-3 or 5 Day Countdown to Winter Break for grades 4-6
(If you already own the 12 Days of Christmas Activities in the Classroom, please know that the 5 Day Countdown activities overlap with this resource so you do not need to purchase both!)
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Candy Cane Day
Candy Cane Legend Text and Writing
Candy Cane Graphing and Measurement
Candy Cane Exchange
Literature Read Aloud and Story Map
Candy Cane Predictions
Candy Cane Crafts
Christmas Carol Day
History of Carols Informational Text
Sing Along Songbook
Favorite Carol Opinion Writing Prompt
Caroler Craft
A Christmas Carol Book or Movie
Write your Own Carol Writing Prompt
12 Days of Christmas Graphing
Christmas Carol Crossword Puzzle
Christmas Tree Day
Christmas Tree Then and Now Text
Then and Now Writing Page
Literature Read Aloud and Events Sequence Graphic Organizer
Christmas Tree Story Problems
Math Fact Card Games
Christmas Tree Crafts
Then and Now Color by Number page
Christmas Cookie Day
Literature Read Aloud Story and Graphic Organizer
Mrs. Claus’ Cookie Recipe Writing Activity
Cookie Games and Activities
Cookie Cutter Arts and Crafts: Stamping and Ornaments
Math Sharing Cookies- Dividing into Equal Groups
Catch the Cookie Word Search
Elf Day
Miniature Elf Food Suggestions
Elf Name Creator
Literature Read Aloud and Story Mountain
Elves and the Shoemaker Reader’s Theater
Elf Writing Prompt
Elf Craftivity
Math Patterns, Symmetry, Sorting, and Rounding
Gingerbread Day
Literature Read Aloud and Story Map or Compare/Contrast Organizer
Opinion Writing Prompt
Create your Own Gingerbread Story and Craftivity
Scavenger Hunt
Roll-a-Gingerbread Man
Math Symmetry, Place Value, and Guess My Number Game
Class Gingerbread-making Project
Kindness Day
Read Aloud and Lessons Learned or Sequencing Graphic Organizers
Brainstorming Acts of Kindness
Acts of Kindness Color Sheet and Certificate
Acts of Kindness Pass-Along Cards
Kind Hands Craft
Kindness Alphabet book
Math Kindness Subtraction Game and Skill Pages
Polar Express Day
Polar Express Read Aloud and Sequence of Events Organizer
Math Ordering Numbers or Fractions
Hot Chocolate Recipe Writing
Design Your Ticket
Compare and Contrast Book vs. Movie
Bell Still Rings for Those Who Believe
Reindeer Day
Draw-to-Learn Activity
Literature Read-Aloud and Story Retelling Graphic Organizer
Read Informational Reindeer Text and Note Taking
Write Informational Reindeer Text
Reindeer ABC Order
Math Addition or Multiplication 4 in a Row
Reindeer Cup Craft
Thumbprint Postcard
Santa Claus Day
Santa Claus Around Europe Informational Text & Passport
Santa Claus Sing Along
Read Aloud ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Santa Claus Character Traits
Dear Santa, Letter Writing
Math Roll and Color Number Operations Game and Practice Pages
Torn-Paper Santa Craft
Snow Day
Snowflakes Facts Research
My Snowflake Report Writing
Math Snowman Fractions
Paper Snowball Fight
Snowflake Crafts
Literature or Informational Read Aloud and Graphic Organizer
Snowman Glyph
Stocking Day
Literature Read Aloud and Story Map
Math Telling Time Search the Room
Stocking Acrostic Poem
Stocking Craft and Kind Words Stocking Stuffers
Wants and Needs Graphic Organizer
Wants and Needs Santa Letter
Looking for our other Holiday Countdown options? Try these
5 Day Winter-themed DIGITAL Countdown
5 Day Winter-themed PRINTABLE Countdown
5 Day Winter-themed PRINT/DIGITAL Countdown
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