Christmas Centers
and Learning Games
These centers
and learning games are worked on throughout the
month of December.
Hope you get some ideas from the ones below.
Addition
- Add sums on Christmas trees. Use the ornament counters to help you. Place
the present under the tree with the correct sum.
Reading
- Read the Christmas rebus sentences on sentence strips. Click below for
example.
Christmas
Rebus Sentence Strips
Beginning
Sounds - Match pictures of toys on a gingerbread cutout to its beginning
sound on the heart.
Gingerbread
Beginning Sounds
Counting
- Identify the number on the wreath. Place the correct number of berries
(red beads) on the wreath.
Wreath
Berry count
Number
Words - Match holly berries with numeral to the holly leaves with dots
and words. Click below to see the photo.
Holly
Number Word Game
Sorting
- Sort Christmas light cutouts by color and size.
Christmas
Lights Sorting
Patterning
- String Christmas light cutouts in a pattern of your choice.
Christmas
Lights Patterning
Find
the Letter - Highlight 5 Cs in the toy sale papers.
Memory
- Find two matching Christmas pictures.
Listening
- Follow directions on tape to color and decorate a house for the
holidays.
ABC
Order - Sequence holiday letters from A to Z.
(Print Shop Deluxe
has really neat alphabet letters in the shape of different Christmas symbols.)
ABC
Sequence
Upper
to Lower - Match the capital letter on the Santa hat to its lowercase
on the bear. See photo below.
Santa
Bear Alphabet Match
Measuring
- Measure wrapped presents with unifix cubes and record your answers. Click
below for the measuring recording sheet.
Present Measuring Recording Sheet Reproducible
Puzzles
- Use pattern blocks to fill in holiday puzzles. Click below for puzzle
reproducibles
Holiday
Pattern Block Puzzles Reproducibles
Rhyming
Words - Color rhyming word pairs on the reindeer antlers. (Teacher's
Helper)
A
Decorated Deer Rhyming Reproducible
Subtraction
- Complete the subtraction problem on Frosty's tummy using tiny elf gifts
(unifix cubes :0). Find his magic hat with the correct answer and place
on his head.
Snowmen
Subtraction
Sequencing
- Sequence Santa or snowman pictures and write about each step 1-4.
Santa
and Snowman Sequence
Phonics
- Blend sounds to read 3 letter words on half of the gingerbread man and
match it to the other half that shows the picture of the word.
Long/Short
Vowels - Sort presents by long and short O. (This game is one students
complete after finishing all the others, because it can be difficult for
some, but right on target for others.)
Long
and Short O Present Game
Number
Sequence - Sequence numbers on wreaths and stockings from 0 to 25.
Wreath
Sequence
Letter
Sounds - Identify letters and use holiday pictionary to write holiday
words beginning with that letter.
Money
- count pennies on ornaments. Match to ornament showing the correct amount.
Ornament
Money Match
Counting
- Match dots on Santa's beard to number on candy cane. (This is a file
folder game in one of the Carson Dellosa books.)
Santa
Candy Cane Number Match
Computer
- Match the presents, create a crazy snowman face, decorate a tree, or
paint a holiday picture. (This is a CD rom. Its called Holdiay by Vroom
Books.)
Color
Words - Read words on the gingerbread's tummy.
Place correct colored buttons on the gingerbread.
Gingerbread
Color Word Game
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