Christmas Classroom Activities and Lesson Ideas
Christmas - celebrated on December 25 each year - is a time for sharing, singing, decorating, and enjoying the holiday season. Spread festive cheer in your classroom with Christmas-themed lesson plans, Christmas crafts, art activities, printables, and worksheets. Read on for holiday teaching ideas or explore our Christmas resources below!
Christmas Activities to Bring Holiday Cheer
looking for some Christmas classroom activity ideas to keep students engaged before the Christmas break? Our Christmas activities for school incorporate reading, writing, and math.
Browse TeacherVision’s full library of Christmas and winter-themed resources below.
Read a Christmas Classic
One of our favorite Christmas classroom activities is reading a classic Christmas poem or story.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas is a great festive poem to read with elementary grades. Download the printable version of the text and choose from poetry, reading, writing, and even math activities to accompany the poem in our collection of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Resources!
Create Christmas-Themed Learning Centers
Learning centers are a great way for students to choose their own Christmas classroom activities. Our Christmas-themed choice boards are great for learning centers, as well as for early-finisher, extension, and take-home activities.
Our math choice boards, for either elementary or middle school, are great for math centers. Browse more choice boards below to enhance your Christmas activities for school.
Make Time for Christmas Arts and Crafts
We all know that Christmas crafts and art activities are popular during the holiday. Try setting up an early-finisher craft station, or set aside quiet time for mindful coloring.
Early elementary students will love our Christmas Coloring Pages, Printables and Crafts, and we have plenty of other arts, crafts, and coloring printables to choose from.
More Christmas Classroom Activities
Experience the joy of Christmas activities for school using Christmas lesson plans, activities, and printables. Browse our collection of teaching resources, curated to help incorporate the holidays into your curriculum— from language arts to math and science, social studies and art. There is so much for your students to enjoy this holiday season!
Christmas Choice Boards
These choice boards for elementary and middle school feature fun Christmas classroom activities and printables that are perfect for learning centers, or for extension and early-finisher activities.- Christmas Choice Board and Activities for Elementary Students
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Choice Board for Elementary Grades
- Christmas Math Choice Board for Elementary Grades
- Christmas Math Choice Board for Middle School
Christmas Printables
Browse printables to help your students learn more about Christmas, including reading activities, guided discussion questions, word games, and word scrambles, as well as reading warm-ups and teaching guides.- Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: 1890s Christmas
- Santa's Christmas Route
- Reading Warm-Up for Gr. 1 & 2: Christmas Tamales
- The Polar Express Teacher's Guide
- Epiphany Word Scramble
- Events in the Life of Jesus
- Christmas Word Games
- More Christmas Printables
Holiday-Themed Lesson Plans
Our holiday lesson plans are great for helping students learn about Christmas and other winter holidays with activities including creating acrostic poems, making paper chains with symbols, and more.- Winter Holidays
- Holiday Poems
- Potato Print Wrapping Paper
- Holiday Paper Chains
- Candle Decoration
- Hands-On Christmas Tree or Wreath
- Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads
Literature & Christmas Connected
Christmas stories, books, and poems are a great way to expand students’ knowledge, vocabulary, and reading skills. Track their reading progress or combine reading activities with story writing to improve their creative writing skills.- O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- "Twas the Night Before Christmas": Full Text
- Holiday Poems
- Christmas Stories
- "The Little Match Seller"
- The Polar Express Train Track Reading Log
- More Christmas Literature Resources
Social Studies & Christmas Connected
Explore Christmas and winter holiday connections using these social studies resources. Includes a slideshow with the origins of Christmas traditions, writing acrostic poems, and a geography activity.- Winter Holidays
- Ho! Ho! Ho! The History of Christmas
- Holiday Poems
- Santa's Christmas Route
- Happy Holidays
- More Social Studies Resources
Slideshows
Browse our collection of slideshows to find resources to enhance your curriculum with the Christmas holidays. Includes reading passages as well as fun art activities.Christmas-Themed Packets and Projects
Rich and comprehensive cross-curricular projects and themed packets that connect Christmas and subjects like math, reading, writing, and poetry. Perfect for 1-2 class periods to reinforce the subjects you're teaching while spreading some holiday cheer.- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Mini-Project
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading and Writing Activity Packet
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Poetry Study Activity Packet
Christmas Crafts and Art Activities
Bring some festive fun into art class with Christmas coloring pages, craft activities like potato print wrapping paper or holiday paper chains, and Christmas art activities.- Christmas Coloring Pages, Printables and Crafts
- Potato Print Wrapping Paper
- Holiday Paper Chains
- Candle Decoration
- Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads
- Rudolph: An American Christmas Character
- The Polar Express Drawing Sheet: What's inside Santa's gift bag?
- The Polar Express Drawing Sheet: Draw your perfect Christmas tree
- More Christmas Art Activities
Christmas Math Activities
Interconnect math skills with these Christmas activities. Includes printables to help students practice multiplication, solving word problems, and calculations.- Christmas Math Choice Board for Elementary Grades
- Christmas Math Choice Board for Middle School
- The Elves' Chocolates
- Christmas Concerns
- My Christmas Wish List
- More Christmas Math Activities
Language Arts & Christmas Connected
These festive activities are great for helping students develop reading comprehension, practice writing skills and use creative thinking skills by reviewing synonyms and reading stories.- Christmas Word Games
- Holiday Poems
- Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: The Christmas Gift
- Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: 1890s Christmas
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Project Ideas
- Synonym Bells
- Stationery for a Letter to Santa
- The Polar Express Pajama Reading Kit
- The Polar Express Stationery
- More Christmas Activities for Reading & Language Arts
Winter Activities & Printables
Winter is a great time to extend your students' knowledge of weather with activities such as making a thermometer, creating a weather station to predict the weather, and learning about the winter solstice.- How Can You Make a Thermometer?
- Weather Station
- Winter Solstice Videos & Activities
- Types of Snow
- Seasons Printables Slideshow
- Tree Pattern
- Winter Holidays
- More Winter Teacher Resources
