A simple activity for teachers looking to engage children in festive activities while developing their fine motor skills and word recognition. Theme: Christmas Structure: 10 pages, each with 6 Christmas-themed pictures. Content: o Each page includes images such as a reindeer, a snowman, a turkey, baby Jesus, the 3 Kings, a cracker, decorations, etc. o Above each picture is the word for children to trace over, helping them practice their fine motor skills. o After tracing, children can colour the pictures. This resource helps develop early writing skills, hand-eye coordination, and festive vocabulary, making it a fun activity during the Christmas season.

4 recount sheets for children to write and draw about their Christmas experience. There are 2 in colour and 2 in black and white. Each of the 4 sheets contains a drawing and a writing option.

These Christmas tracing cards are perfect for EYFS and KS1! The set includes 10 festive designs, with the first card already coloured in as an example. Children can trace the outlines, colour them in, and use them as a starting point for writing or drawing. They can also be used to create personalized Christmas cards, encouraging creativity and fine motor skills.

Santa and Rudolph are on their way to deliver presents when their sleigh gets stuck in the snow! The toy robots—Red and Blue—come to the rescue. The robots use their clever skills to free the sleigh, and Christmas is once again a magical time for everyone. The story highlights kindness, problem-solving, and teamwork, making it perfect for Early Years children. Start with a shared reading of the story. Use the 3 worksheets as follow-up activities for group work or independent learning. Extend learning by discussing how children can help others, like the robots helped Santa. Worksheets Overview: Colouring Sheet o The red and blue robots o Santa and Rudolph o The sleigh o Presents and snowy weather Picture Labelling Write / match the words to pictures from the story: Picture Writing Activity Each picture has lines for children to write a few words or a simple sentence about the pictures or what is happening in the story.

This EYFS resource includes 5 Christmas-themed writing frames designed to support early reading and writing skills. Each frame encourages children to fill in missing words or complete short phrases and sentences with a festive focus: What is in My Stocking? - Children list or draw items they imagine finding in their stocking. Dear Santa Letter - A simple letter template for children to express their Christmas wishes. If I Were a Reindeer/Elf, I Would… - Prompts children to imagine and describe their roles as part of Santa’s team. My Christmas Wishes - A space for children to write or draw their Christmas hopes and wishes. My Christmas Day - A simple sequence to describe their morning, afternoon, and night on Christmas Day.

A complete set of characters for this Christmas family starting with the grandparents, parents, children and pet. The flashcards can be duplicated, cut out and laminated, added to lollipop sticks to make puppets. There are 2 activity sheets included where children can write the names of the characters and draw or paste the family members to match the words. Page 4 is a sheet with 12 cross - curricular activity ideas for you to use along side the characters.

Children can cut out the letters that make up the words Happy Christmas, put them in the write order to spell the words. This makes a nice classroom banner or could be used on a display or for making Christmas cards. Duplicate and cut out the letters and laminate for children to play matching and spelling games. There are 2 versions of the banner to make with different colours.

20 sheets that can be laminated and added to your writing corner each with a Christmas theme. Children can use dry markers to trace over the Christmas words. Alternatively, use as the basis for children to make their own posters or Christmas cards. Supports handwriting and fine motor control.

Link these activity sheets to your phonics work. Each sheet shows a different letter of the alphabet for children to sound, colour, trace and locate on the alphabet line. Children could think of gifts for Christmas or associated things beginning with each letter and write or draw them on the sheets. Once all the sheets are completed you could laminate them and use as a lovely Christmas display or alphabet frieze.

A differentiated resource for EYFS and KS1 children at Christmas. There are 3 worksheets where children match the pictures and colour in the black and white ones. They can read and trace over the words and match these to the pictures. Each sheet also has a differentiated version where children write in their own words. Links to Seasons, Celebrations, reading, writing, labelling, handwriting and phonics.

30 colour gift tag outlines for children to cut out and make into Christmas gift tags. There are 5 pages with 6 different tags on each page. There is a blank template for children to design their own tags. The final page shows the tags with written greetings on. Cut out the greetings and these can be used on the back of the colour tags. Print or glue onto thin card for best results. Punch out the holes with a hole punch or sharp pencil. Thread with ribbon or string.

A fun way to encourage reading at Christmas. Each of the 6 worksheets shows a collection of simple riddles for children to read and solve. They then find the correct pictures, colour them in, cut them out and stick onto the riddle outlines. The finished sheets could be used as the basis for Christmas cards.

12 different designs of bookmarks for children to cut out and make. Print or stick on thin card. Double side. Children can colour in the pictures and write the greetings. The bookmarks can then be laminated. Add Christmas ribbon or yarn.

15 Christmas character cards which can be duplicated, cut out and used for matching games. There are 5 worksheets each showing 3 of the colour characters. Children can read and write the sentences. They can copy the sentences or write another sentence of their own to describe the characters. The characters can also be cut out and used for decorating or making Christmas cards.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. A simple activity for Christmas linked to your phonics work. The sheet shows a symbol for each letter of the alphabet for children to sound and colour in. There is a word box included. Children could cut out and order the picture symbols and write the words beneath.

A set of 10 Christmas Story Starter templates designed to spark imagination and develop writing skills for your EYFS and KS1 children.

This resource is designed to combine the fundamentals of phonics with the festive spirit of Christmas, emphasizing the letter ‘T’. It offers six activity ideas ranging from visual recognition tasks like labeling and colouring pictures to more kinaesthetic tasks such as the ‘T Dance’. Planning comes together with objectives, a list of required resources, and a step-by-step approach. There are: 8 Christmas themed Colour and black and white flash cards A labelling and a writing sheet The letter ‘T’ template outlines Pictures and Symbols are included. Suitable for SEND/EYFS and KS1. The resource can be used as a unit of work or stand alone activities and worksheets. Boardmaker licenced.

This resource is designed to combine the fundamentals of phonics with the festive spirit of Christmas, emphasizing the letter ‘P’. It offers six activity ideas ranging from visual recognition tasks like labelling and colouring pictures to more kinaesthetic tasks such as the ‘P’ shape Dance’. Planning comes together with objectives, a list of required resources, and a step-by-step approach. There are: 8 Christmas themed Colour and black and white flash cards A labelling and a writing sheet The letter ‘P’ template outlines Pictures and Symbols are included. Suitable for SEND/EYFS and KS1. The resource can be used as a unit of work or stand alone activities and worksheets. Boardmaker licenced.

This resource is designed to combine the fundamentals of phonics with the festive spirit of Christmas, emphasizing the letter ‘S’. It offers six activity ideas ranging from visual recognition tasks like labeling and colouring pictures to more kinaesthetic tasks such as the ‘S Snow Dance’. Planning comes together with objectives, a list of required resources, and a step-by-step approach. There are: 8 Christmas themed Colour and black and white flash cards A labelling and a writing sheet The letter S template outlines Pictures and Symbols are included. Suitable for SEND/EYFS and KS1. The resource can be used as a unit of work or stand alone activities and worksheets. Boardmaker licenced.

This Christmas-themed lesson plan for EYFS and KS1 uses alphabet cards to blend learning with festive fun. The resource includes a planning sheet with activities, objectives, materials needed, step by step instructions and assessment. There is a card for each letter of the alphabet related to Christmas in black and white. Activities include: Initial Sounds Discussion: Children identify letters and initial sounds on each card, enhancing phonemic awareness. Colouring and Cutting: Develops fine motor skills through colouring and cutting. Group Card Matching: Promotes teamwork and letter recognition as children match alphabet cards in small groups. Alphabetical Order Game: Encourages understanding of alphabetical sequence through a collaborative sorting activity. Create a Story: Fosters creativity and language skills as each child contributes to a story based on their card.