Suitable for KS4 students. Contains a mix of general Christmas knowledge, math ( multiplying, prime numbers, fractions, division) and English skills. Scenario: You are trapped inside of the Grinche’s house! Your only way out is to solve a coded message. Solve it or you will be trapped inside forever! Instructions • There are nine clues hidden around the room. • You need to locate all nine clues and then you will need to solve them in order • Five of the clues will reveal different letters of the alphabet. There are grey boxes on the clue sheet for you to write these down, as well as space on your answer sheet. When you have noted down all of the letters, you will then unscramble the letters to reveal a seasonal related phrase. • The four other clues will reveal four separate numbers. You will add these numbers together to reveal a 5-digit number. This will be the last part of the code. • Once you have ‘cracked’ both codes, you will then be able to escape from the Grinche’s house!

Write down a Christmas related word for each letter from A - Z. Whoever finishes first, wins!

Quiz and answer sheet provided. Students will try to unscramble the letters to reveal Christmas related words.

Directions: Ask your partner to finish each word / phrase on their own game-sheet. Predict what you think they will write and if your answers are the same, then you score points!

When the Teacher says “Go,” the learners fill in the blanks with words that begin with the same letter. When they have finished they will shout “Happy Christmas!” 2X Game sheets.

Directions: Cut out the cards and place them into a hat. Each person picks a card from the hat and acts out what is on the card. You can’t speak, make lip movements or point at objects in the room! 2X Charades sheets provided: 1 charade movie sheet and one general Christmas theme sheet. 48 Different charades.

Pin the elf on the fireplace shelf. An A3 poster and additional sheet with cut-out elves. Get your learners to cut out a elf each and attach blu-tack to the back. Get them to close their eyes and see if they can correctly stick the elf, on the elf shadow, on the fireplace shelf!

Pin the nose on Rudolph. An A3 poster and additional sheet with cut-out Rudolph noses. Get your learners to cut out a nose each and attach blu-tack to the back. Get them to close their eyes and see if they can correctly stick the nose on the reindeer!

This resource has been amended due to errors in the answer. if you have already purchased it please download new version Suitable for KS2 students. Contains a mix of general Christmas knowledge, math ( adding, subtraction and multiplying) and English skills. Scenario: You are trapped inside of the Grinche’s house! Your only way out is to solve a coded message. Solve it or you will be trapped inside forever! Instructions • There are nine clues hidden around the room. • You need to locate all nine clues and then you will need to solve them in order • Five of the clues will reveal different letters of the alphabet. There are grey boxes on the clue sheet for you to write these down, as well as space on your answer sheet. When you have noted down all of the letters, you will then unscramble the letters to reveal a seasonal related phrase. • The four other clues will reveal four separate numbers. You will add these numbers together to reveal a 2-digit number. This will be the last part of the code. • Once you have ‘cracked’ both codes, you will then be able to escape from the Grinche’s house!

A 20 question Christmas movie quiz.

Quiz and answer sheet provided. Students will try to guess the names of each character by looking at the image on the page.

Quiz and answer sheet provided. Students will try to guess the names of each character by looking at the images on the page.

Get your learners to create their own Children in Need themed word search. Instructions: The learner will think of 12 words that are associated with this UK charity. They will write these words in the grid boxes and on the lines below the grid. Following this, the learner will then fill the remaining grid boxes with random letters of the alphabet. Get your learners to swap their completed word search with a peer, who will then complete it.

An English Reading Comprehension Activity plus a Design a Bear Mascot and Logo task. This resource gives the learner an overview of this UK charity. Learners will read the text and then answer a number of skimming and scanning questions based on this document. There is also two extra activities for learners to complete. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark. This would suit KS2 learners.

Get your learners to create their own Squid Game themed word search. Instructions: The learner will think of 12 words that are associated with this TV show. They will write these words in the grid boxes and on the lines below the grid. Following this, the learner will then fill the remaining grid boxes with random letters of the alphabet. Get your learners to swap their completed word search with a peer, who will then complete it.

INSTRUCTIONS: WHEN YOUR HOST SAYS “GO,” FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH THE SAME LETTER. WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, REMEMBER TO SHOUT WINNER!" EACH ANSWER IS WORTH ONE POINT!

5 Jigsaw Puzzle Colouring Sheets. Instructions: Colour in the picture, then cut around the pieces. Ask your peer if they can put your puzzle back together!

Quiz and answer sheet provided. Learners will try to recall and find each game that the contestants played on the show in the word search. They are also asked to unscramble the names of each character by looking at the pictures on the page.

Quiz and answer sheet provided. Learners will try to guess the names of each character by looking at the pictures on the page. Learners will also try to recall each game that the contestants play on the show. *This resource has been updated 29/10/21