Christmas preschool math and literacy centers that bring a little holiday magic to every December day! The Christmas Math & Literacy Centers for Pre-K/Preschool BUNDLE is packed with over 25 fun and festive activities, so preschool and pre-K learners can count, sort, match letters and build pre-writing skills with bright holiday pictures.

These hands-on, low-prep centers work in the classroom, one-on-one at home and with ELL or special needs learners. Number mats, ten-frame cards, graphing games, beginning sound match-ups and Christmas BINGO keep math and literacy practice playful all season. A ten-frame is a simple grid of ten boxes that helps children see and count numbers.

With this Christmas math and literacy pack, you get

• Over 25 Christmas math and literacy activities
• Counting and number practice to 20 with ten-frames
• Sorting, graphing, shape and AB pattern activities
• Beginning sounds, letter matching and holiday vocabulary
• Pre-writing tracing paths for fine motor practice

Print, laminate and your December centers are ready to go.

What's Included

• Over 25 Christmas math and literacy activities with bright holiday graphics
• Math activities:
  • Christmas Number Mats (2 sets): Practice numbers 1-20 with ten-frames using holiday counters, mini erasers or dry erase markers.
  • Number Matching Puzzles: Match numerals to ten-frames and number words.
  • Counting Line-Up Puzzles: Put the puzzle pieces in the correct order.
  • Ten-Frame Cards: Use Christmas lights, buttons or pom-poms for counting, numeral recognition and number writing.
  • Roll and Count Mats: Roll a die, write the number and show the amount with mini erasers or seasonal manipulatives.
  • Christmas Graphing Games: Collect data and make bar graphs with spinners and dice.
  • Christmas Shape Matching: Tree-themed and gift-themed shape matching games.
  • Sorting Cards: Sort by shape, color or size with Christmas pictures.
  • Roll & Cover Games: Low-prep, dice-based game boards for counting and taking turns.
  • Holiday Pattern Cards: Copy, continue and create AB patterns with holiday pictures like wreaths and candy canes.
• Literacy activities:
  • Beginning Sound Match-Ups: Match Christmas pictures to their beginning sound letters.
  • Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Matching: Matching games for pairing uppercase and lowercase letters.
  • Christmas Vocabulary Writing: Trace, write and draw holiday vocabulary words.
  • Christmas Tracing Strips: Festive tracing paths for pre-writing practice.
  • "Which One is Different?" Clip Cards: Find the picture that does not match.
  • Picture Puzzles (1-10): Holiday picture puzzles for number order and visual matching.
  • Christmas BINGO: A class set of colorful holiday bingo boards.
• More activities shown in the previews, such as color words, spin-and-count searches, counting clip cards, missing numbers, color sorting, gingerbread and stocking matches and write-the-room vocabulary

Why Teachers Love It

• December is covered: With over 25 activities, you have fresh holiday centers ready for the whole month.
• Math and literacy in one pack: Counting, sorting, graphing and patterns sit right alongside letters, beginning sounds and vocabulary.
• Hands-on from start to finish: Children use mini erasers, buttons, pom-poms, dice and dry erase markers as they learn.
• Low prep: Print on card stock, laminate once and reuse the centers all season long.
• Easy to scaffold: Clear visuals, hands-on pieces and repeated practice help ELL learners and children with special needs join right in.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Counting and number recognition: Children count and recognize numbers 1-20 with number mats, ten-frame cards and puzzles.
• Number writing: Roll and count mats and ten-frame cards ask children to write numbers.
• Sorting and graphing: Children sort by shape, color or size and collect data for simple bar graphs.
• Patterns: Holiday pattern cards help children copy, continue and create AB patterns.
• Shape recognition: Tree and gift shape matching games build shape knowledge.
• Alphabet knowledge: Children match uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Beginning sounds: Children match Christmas pictures to the letters that make their first sounds.
• Visual discrimination: "Which One is Different?" clip cards ask children to spot the picture that does not belong.
• Fine motor and pre-writing: Tracing strips, clip cards and small counters build hand strength and control.
• Holiday vocabulary: Children trace, write and talk about Christmas words.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Waiting during group play
• Following directions
• Listening to classmates
• Using mathematical language
• Working independently

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose the centers you want for the week. Print them on card stock and laminate them for reuse all season long.

Step 2: Introduce each activity in a small group. Add dry erase markers, dice and mini erasers or other small counters, then move the activity into your math or literacy centers.

Step 3: Store small activities in baggies, folders or photo boxes for easy access and cleanup. Rotate in new centers and bring out Christmas BINGO for a whole-class game.

Materials You'll Need

• Card stock
• Laminating pouches and a laminator (for reuse)
• Dry erase markers
• Dice
• Mini erasers, buttons, pom-poms or other small counters
• Baggies, folders or photo boxes for storage

Easy Differentiation

Preschoolers come to December centers with a wide range of skills. These activities are easy to adjust for each child.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the Picture Puzzles (1-10) and smaller numbers on the number mats
• Count together while touching each counter on the ten-frame
• Offer only two colors or two shapes on the sorting cards
• Model the first AB pattern before children try one
• Use fewer letter pairs in the letter matching game

For On-Level Practice

• Work through the number mats and ten-frame cards to 20
• Copy and continue the AB holiday pattern cards
• Play the graphing games and Roll & Cover games with a partner
• Match all of the uppercase and lowercase letter pairs

For an Extra Challenge

• Create new AB patterns with holiday pictures or counters
• Write each number on the roll and count mats without a model
• Tell which group on the graph has more and which has fewer
• Write holiday vocabulary words independently and draw a picture for each one

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Name each holiday picture together to build vocabulary
• Practice target sounds with the beginning sound match-ups
• Use the tracing strips and clip cards for fine motor work
• Offer larger counters such as pom-poms for children building hand control
• Repeat favorite activities often and give extra processing time

Perfect For

• Preschool and pre-K classrooms
• Holiday centers
• Small groups
• RTI and intervention
• Special education classrooms
• ELL support
• Homeschool
• Early finishers
• Whole-class BINGO

Standards

These Christmas centers support the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021), and they build toward kindergarten skills in Common Core, the TEKS and the Virginia SOL (Math 2023, English 2024):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS K.CC.A.3: Write numbers 0-20 and represent a number of objects with a written numeral on the roll and count mats.
• CCSS K.CC.B.4.a: Say number names in order while pairing each object with one number.
• CCSS K.MD.B.3: Classify objects into categories and count how many are in each, as in the sorting cards and graphing games.
• CCSS K.G.A.2: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientation or size.
• CCSS RF.K.1.d: Recognize and name uppercase and lowercase letters.

Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.2: Count up to 10 objects, touching one object for each number, while filling ten-frame cards and number mats.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.5: Recognize numerals 0-10 on number matching puzzles and picture puzzles.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.C.1: Name and describe common 2D shapes during the tree and gift shape matching games.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.1: Sort objects that are the same and different, such as Christmas pictures sorted by shape, color or size.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.2: Collect data and organize it in a graph with the Christmas graphing games.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.3: Recognize, copy, extend and create patterns with the AB holiday pattern cards.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.III.C.1: Recognize and name letters while matching uppercase and lowercase pairs.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.III.C.2: Recognize letter-sound correspondences with the beginning sound match-ups.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.B.2: Show growing control in tasks that need eye-hand coordination, such as following the tracing strip paths.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS Math K.2.B: Read, write and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20 with and without objects or pictures.
• TEKS Math K.2.C: Count a set of objects and show that the last number said tells how many.

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards

• Virginia ELDS CD3.1: Compare numbers, count and recognize quantities with number mats, ten-frame cards and line-up puzzles.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.4: Sort, classify and pattern with holiday sorting cards and pattern cards.
• Virginia ELDS CLLD2.4: Learn how letters work by matching uppercase and lowercase letters.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL Math K.NS.2.a: Read, write and identify numerals on the number mats and ten-frame cards.
• VA SOL Math K.PS.1.a: Sort and classify objects by one attribute, such as size, shape or color.
• VA SOL Math K.PFA.1.b: Extend a repeating pattern by adding at least two more repetitions of the core.
• VA SOL English K.FFR.3.A: Identify capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Add the Christmas Math & Literacy Centers for Pre-K/Preschool BUNDLE to your cart and have over 25 festive centers ready for December. Print, laminate and watch your preschoolers count, sort, match letters and celebrate the season while they learn!

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