This is a Christmas maths resource, using coordinates. The coordinates are given for the figure of Father Christmas, but I have not given the coordinates for the background, suggesting that children can have their own choice of colour to fill in the grid. I have included a colour answer sheet.

This is a reading comprehension activity based on the Elizabethan festival of Twelfth Night. I have used this as an activity to complete a unit of study on the Tudors which comes to a conclusion in December. It can also be used as part of a short historical project on Christmas and how it was celebrated in different historical periods.

This is a simple idea for a Christmas card with pop-up figures. It could be adapted and used for other celebrations. It only requires card and some imagination.

This is a series of ideas for creative writing at Christmas time in primary classes. They can be adapted for different age groups.

This is a maths activity based on the song The 12 Days of Christmas. The children need to find the total number of presents given each day and the total number over the 12 days.

This is a puzzle for children to solve. Santa has to deliver the presents to each house, but he must not use the same road twice.

This is a problem-solving activity in which children have to put the correct numbers onto the train carriages, making sure that each carriage weighs 11kg.

This is a path-finding maths puzzle using the 3 times table. Once the puzzle is finished, you can use a mirror to show a symmetrical figure. It is not a perfect picture, but you should be able to see a snowman!

This sheet contains several different puzzles based on magic squares. In each bauble the number is given which each line must add up to and the numbers which can be used are written next to the baubles. The second sheet contains the answers.

This activity can be used to make a Christmas heart-shaped basket or a container for Valentine's Day treats. It can be quite fiddly, but the finished baskets look great and can be filled with sweets or small cookies.

This is a nice art activity to do with children in the run-up to Christmas. The final stage is a bit fiddly, but the children really enjoy making their Santas dance.

This is a simple, but effective Christmas card for children to make, requiring minimal resources.

These are two wordsearches with a Christmas theme. Wordsearch 1 contains secular words to do with Christmas, whilst Wordsearch 2 has words relating to the nativity.

This is just a Christmas picture for children to colour in. It makes a nice activity to do at the end of the Autumn term.

This sheet has some ideas for experiments which children can do to test their sense of smell. I have done these as part of a unit of study based on the senses.

I have used this resource as part of a study on Victorian times and the Industrial Revolution. It contains some information about lighting in the past with follow-up questions. The children are then encouraged to carry out their own research on this subject.

This is a simple powerpoint about the development of the telephone from Alexander Graham Bell's first phone to modern day mobiles. It was quite scary to find that I could remember so many that are now historical artefacts!

This is an eye-catching card to make for any occasion. I have included full instructions, including a photograph of the finished card and a template for the balloon shapes. These cards could be made for Christmas or any celebration. You could add more details depending upon the context.