Christmas 2024 Teaching Resources
Bring Christmas to your classroom with printable colouring pages, holiday craft templates, fun games and more Christmas activities for your class — created by teachers, for teachers!
The end of the year is a busy time, but the teachers on the Teach Starter team have created an extensive collection of teaching resources to help you get your classroom Christmas-ready! Each resource in this collection has undergone our rigorous review process to ensure it's ready for your classroom too.
Not feeling Christmas-ready yourself? Our teacher team has put together some ideas to help make this holiday the best one yet in your classroom!
When Is Christmas 2024?
You probably don't need us to tell you that Christmas is celebrated on 25 December yearly! In 2024, Christmas will be observed on a Wednesday.
Of course, schools will be closed for school holidays on that date.
How Can I Decorate My Classroom For Christmas?
Want to bring Christmas into your classroom but already have so much to do? Here are some simple ideas you can try:
- Display your favourite Christmas picture books as classroom decor. They'll be easy to access for your read-aloud!
- Make paper Christmas tree ornaments with your students and display them in the classroom. Students can take them home to give as gifts to their parents.
- Plan a Christmas random acts of kindness challenge for your students, and display the challenges on your classroom wall.
What Should I Do With My Class for Christmas?
Get your students ready to make gifts to take home or explore fun activities for assembly.
Many of these Christmas activities can be completed with simple materials from around the classroom. From whole-class Christmas challenges to individual Christmas mindfulness activities, we have everything you need to get into the festive spirit this holiday season.
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Let's Research! Reindeer Facts for Lower KS2 – PowerPoint
Use this instructional Google Slide or PowerPoint to guide your pupils through a reindeer research project!
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Reindeer Research Guide - Mini Workbook
Research all about reindeer with this guided research template.
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Christmas Modeling Clay Mats
Print a set of Christmas modeling clay mats to help children develop their fine motor skills.
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Merry Christmas Activity Book
Have some holiday fun with a printable Christmas-themed activity book for Key Stage 1 pupils.
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Christmas Spot the Difference Interactive
Put on your Christmas goggles and spot the difference between Christmas scenes with an exciting Spot the Difference Christmas Game!
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Santa Hat Templates
Create easy Christmas crafts with a set of free printable Santa Hat outlines.
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Funky Christmas Gnome Template
Get ready for Christmas with this popular, customisable Funky Christmas Gnome with cool glasses and holiday accessories.
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Christmas Around the World – Brazil Mini Book
Introduce your KS2 pupils to Brazil’s Christmas traditions and decorations with a printable Christmas Around the World Mini Book.
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Brazilian Tinsel Tail Bird Ornament Craft
Introduce your pupils to Christmas in Brazil with a printable tinsel-tailed bird Christmas ornament template.
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Grid Drawing Christmas Worksheets
Bring a bit of art into the KS2 classroom this season with easy Christmas drawing activities.
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How to Draw a Reindeer Directed Drawing
Create the perfect reindeer drawing with a fun How to Draw a Reindeer guided drawing worksheet for Key Stage 2 pupils.
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Christmas Around the World Mini Book – Sweden
Introduce your pupils to Christmas in Sweden with a printable mini book and graphic organiser.
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Christmas Gnome Craft Template – Sweden
Introduce your pupils to one of Sweden’s most popular Christmas figures with a printable 'tomte' or gnome craft template.
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Colour By Shape Christmas Worksheets
Use knowledge of 2D shapes to colour in these Christmas-themed colour by shape worksheets.
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Santa Colouring Page - Mindful Colouring
Use a Santa colouring page as a fun art activity with your pupils.
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Christmas Worksheet - Sentence Editing for Lower KS2
Edit and correct capitalisation, punctuation, spelling and spacing errors with a set of Christmas Fix the Sentence worksheets.
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Dear Santa Letter Templates
Use a printable Dear Santa Letter template to write fun letters to Santa during your writing classes.
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Christmas Colouring – Simple Multiplication Colour by Number
Boost multiplication skills and celebrate the holiday season with this colour-by-number multiplication worksheet set.
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Christmas Around the World Mini Book - Mexico
Introduce your pupils to Mexico's Christmas traditions and decorations with a printable Christmas Around the World Mini Book.
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Christmas STEM – Tallest Tree Challenge
Experience hands-on STEM concepts with your pupils with this Christmas Tree Building project.
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Candy Cane Activity – 2 Digit Subtraction Tarsia Puzzle
Practise two-digit subtraction with regrouping with a Tarsia Puzzle candy cane activity.
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Funky Gingerbread Craft Template
Craft a batch of cute cookies with a funky gingerbread man template.
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Connect the Dots Christmas Worksheets
Practise ordering the alphabet by connecting the dots on these Christmas dot-to-dot worksheets.
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Christmas Maths Mazes – Addition and Subtraction
Navigate these Christmas maze worksheets with some simple addition and subtraction to keep those KS1 minds active!