Keep your students engaged right up until Christmas with this Year One Curriculum aligned bundle, packed with activities that feel fun, all while continuing to revise curriculum outcomes.
 
Not just another pack of 'busy work', this resource includes high-quality activities across Maths, English, Science, and HASS. Feel confident knowing your students will stay motivated, all while mastering key skills; even during the busy end-of-year season.
 
What’s Included:
Maths:
Ordering Numbers: Arrange reindeer numbers from smallest to largest, practising number order and comparisons.
Place Value: Solve solve each cracker using place value, helping them understand tens and ones in a fun, festive way.
Addition to10: Explore friendly facts by arranging Mrs. Claus’ 10 cookies on two trays in different ways.
Subtraction from 20: Use penguins and snowballs to practise subtraction from 20, making maths playful and engaging.
Addition and Subtraction: Solve addition and subtraction problems to correctly place the right decorations, reinforcing both operations
Sharing: Share 12 presents equally into sacks, learning about equal groups and early division concepts.
2D Shapes: Match the toys to the correct gift box shape, cut, and label – a hands-on way to learn 2D shapes.
Mass: Balance Santa’s sleigh by sorting heavy and light presents, exploring the concept of mass.
Location: Practise directions by guiding Mrs. Claus around the village or following her shopping path.
Graphing: Decorate a Christmas tree, then record the ornaments on a graph – an easy introduction to data collection.
 
English:
Decoding: Help Santa by decoding words and matching pictures, reinforcing phonological knowledge and decoding skills.
Digraphs: Santa needs help with missing digraphs! Students fill in words, building phonics skills while saving Christmas.
Rhyming: Find rhyming words to reveal a hidden Christmas picture, practising phonics in a fun, colourful way.
Procedural Text: Students learn sequencing by arranging and writing the steps to build a snowman (or sandman) in this fun procedural writing activity.
Procedural Text (Recipe Writing): Create a magical recipe! Students write the ingredients and steps to make a cookie with special powers, practising procedural writing.
Narrative Text: Spin to create a Christmas story! Students practise narrative writing by choosing a setting, character, and problem for their own unique story.
Letter Writing: Students write a letter from the perspective of a lost toy asking Santa for help. A creative way to practise descriptive and letter writing.
Persuasive Text: Apply for an elf job! Students use persuasive writing to explain why they’d be great for their chosen elf role.
Persuasive Text: Students choose a Christmas character they’d like to be and give reasons, applying persuasive writing skills.
Fictional Information Report: Students introduce their own pet reindeer with fun facts. A descriptive writing activity with plenty of Christmas creativity!
 
Science and HASS:
Science: Become an elf and design a new toy with a special movement, such as rolling, sliding, or bouncing. List materials, draw a diagram, and explain how it moves.
Science: Students choose a polar animal, write three facts about it, and create a diorama to showcase its habitat.
Science: Imagine you’re in a snow globe! Students describe the habitat, draw it, and make a 3D snow globe of their chosen setting.
Science & HASS: Help Santa pack for his vacation by checking the weather in each country he’ll visit and drawing suitable clothes for him to bring.
HASS: Show Santa what Christmas is like in Australia! Students describe the weather, food and traditions, and draw their favourite part of Christmas. Option for other locations.
HASS: Students decorate family members as gingerbread biscuits, place them in a gingerbread house, and write about a favourite Christmas tradition.
 
Make this Christmas memorable in the classroom while keeping learning at the heart of every lesson! This Year 1 Christmas bundle is ideal for teachers looking to add a festive touch to their curriculum-based learning without the hassle.