Christmas Learning Resources for the classroom with Printables
Today we share our educational Christmas Learning Resources Printables. A fantastic set of Christmas Paper Crafts perfect to support teachers in the classroom – with kids of all ages. Though the core age group for these printable Christmas resource are probably elementary school students (primary school kids in KS1 and KS2 if teaching in the UK)!
This is a set of Christmas Activities with Printables that we have developed over the years, specifically to include an educational element or two. Obviously, ALL crafts are educational as they encourage fine motor skills and cognitive learning, but these all have an extra little something. Making them suitable to tick that “STEAM” project box at Christmas time (usually complimenting math skills when looking at shapes, but also some simple mechanics are included)!
The best bit.. all these educational Christmas resources are either completely free (as I have partner with Learning Resources as a sponsor) or have a free element to the resource (enabling you to still enjoy the resource!). So. I hope you enjoy today’s list of Paper Christmas Crafts for students of all ages and have a go at these Fun Christmas Activities this year.
Christmas Theme Printables for Preschoolers & Elementary
As mentioned we have LOTS of wonderful Christmas crafts for you to explore – we have a fantastic Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers and toddlers that you simply have to check out. SOmetimes, however, we do appreciate a little time saving Christmas printable though.. and this is where this collection of activities and projects comes in..
Christmas Lacing Card Printable – Christmas Tree Ornament
Free Christmas Lacing Cards these are fabulous for your little learner! This is one our most popular free Christmas Printables on the blog. Lacing cards made to explore shapes and colours this Christmas, whilst developing your toddler’s or preschooler’s fine motor skills and introducting the basic sewing skills concepts! The lacing cards, can be used as part of a Christmas Card, can be used as a Christmas Garland or added to the Christmas tree as ornaments. Such a lovely free printable Christmas project that makes lovely decorations too! The shapes compliment any math shapes lesson plans. Grab your PDF file today.
3d Ornaments exploring shapes
Next step up from the shape lacing cards, are these 3d Christmas Ornaments to print and assemble – an educational resource exploring, circles, squares and triangles to create 3d shapes. FREE resources with our partners Learning Resources! The students will love to make their own ornaments to take home and give to loved ones. BONUS: the ornaments are designed, so you can use this 3d shape exploration all year round, simply by switching out colour themes to make them more suitable say to Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day!
Nutcracker Coloring Pages as Suncatchers
Talking of shapes… are our special SHAPES Nutcracker coloring pages for Christmas. These come in two sizes – medium and big. The medium nutcracker printables make great bookmarks or greeting cards. The large nutcracker printables, are wonderful as printable Christams suncatchers! A perfect addition to your Christmas crafting! Be sure to have a stash of these cute Nutcrackers handy to hand out to early finishers during the Christmas season.
Pop Up Surprise Cards
Pop Up Christmas Gift Card – this is a fun little interactive Christmas printable that can be used in lost of ways – either as cute printable gift tags to print, color and assemble, as a printable Christmas card to make and send, as a little christmas decoration (e.g. pop them into a plant pot) or as a fun simple Christmas toy. There are three designs to choose from – the elf, the snowman or Rudolph. Alternatively…..
Pop Up Photo Surprise
… glue in a photo of your child and turn it into a Pop Up Surprise Photo Card too! LOVE the photo version. A super fun pritnable to send and surprise someone!
Christmas Science with Balancing Elves
Explore a little bit of Christmas Science with this Balancing Elf paper toy. A great way to show centre of gravity and the Earth’s forces! A super fun Christmas activity to include in your classroom Christmas celebration! So fun.
SEL Resources – Emotional Snowman
Lovely Christmas coloring pages – SEL Snowman (SEL – Social and Emotional Learning) – Emotions Snowman Printable is a wonderful printable Chirstmas (or Winter activity) to help work through big emotions. This is perfect for some one 1 on 1 time, be it at school or at home. A lovely addition to any feelinsg related Christmas worksheets.
Expandable Christmas Cards to color and send
These have less of an obvious “educational” element to the resources. But I am including it for a bit of mindfulness time, during Christmas Story Time. Or maybe you would like to put on some calm Christmas music whilst the students have a chance to color away and have some fun with free printable. They can be part of any writing letters activity in the classroom! So…
Expandable cards are always fun to work on and make and a lovely Christmas card to send to family and friends. Children can explore working with crayons, pens or watercolors and practice writing some simple Christmas messages like “Merry Christmas” or add them to other Christmas letters the children have written. Be sure to add this to any Christmas printable pack you are putting together for use in the classroom (note: these printables are not for resale and for personal use at hom eor in the classroom only).
3d Cone Nativity Scene to print and color
A full set of 3d Nativity Coloring Pages – build your own nativity with this wonderful free resource! This is a fun resource, as it demonstrate how you can quickly turn 2d shapes (paper!) into a 3d cone. So, if you are looking at cone shapes in maths right now.. this is a fun activity fro Christmas. And at the time of writing, 100% free! Grab them today.
More Christmas Printables for Kids
I separted this section out, as I felt that the printables where a tiny bit more involved and therefore maybe a little harder for preschoolers per se to have a go at. But this shouldn’t stop you from working on these projects together! The first couple of projects are still free printables, whilst the final two, do have a small download fee – to help pay for the upkeep of this website! I Hope that that is ok!
Emotions Santa Fidget Toy – SEL resource
Exploring feelings with our Emotions Santa Paper Toy! This make not only a fun way to explore feelings (I do think feelings at Christmas can be VERY overwhelming), but it also makes for a cute fidget toy. This is a free download Santa Claus! You can either make this paper toy for use WITH your students, or if working with older students, they can make these themselves. It does take some careful folding and sticking!
Dancing Paper Elf Puppet – STEAM Christmas resource
One for the whole family to enjoy.. Why not elf yourself with our fantastic free elf puppet. This is an articulated puppet that dances away and makes for great simple STEAM Project exploring the basis of mechanics/ cause and effect – pull here, move there – etc. You can make this elf puppet with your child’s or student’s face, as shown in this example or use the designed elf face (one of which is free to download, the full set is available on Teachers Pay Teachers – but you only need the one free one to make your photo elf puppet!).
3d Paper Gnomes
Another CONE shape to explore! A simple but quirky and fun maths project this Christmas and maek some adorable paper cone gnomes! Complete with free paper gnome template… These certainly make for colorful Christmas decor, and are a MUST for any Christmas gnome fan. Love love love. These are great for homeschool to explore 3d shapes when doing a math unit. Or maybe even turn them into an advent calendar/ Christmas countdown? Hide a treat under each one! Follow our simple instructions today!
3d Gingerbread House Printable
Another fabulous 3d shapre to make. This time we are creating a gingerbread house, which includes a freebie as part of the Gingerbread House printables? Grab your scissors and carefully cut out these Gingerbread House shapes. They would make lovely little paper Christmas decorations, or could be used as a gift box, or even as an advent calendar. So fun!
A couple of bonus Printable Christmas Projects
Though these Christmas craft ideas aren’t free to download, I wanted to share the makes with you anyway! As you may be tempted to grab the printables anyway. The great thing about the Christmas Tree pop up card, is that you can make it from scratch, without the need for printables. But printables and worksheets are available for those interested!
Learn how to make a basic pop up card with this simple pop up mechanism. The Christmas tree paper chain pop up make a great cutting skills. Then encourage the children to explore shapes when decorating the card with DIY paper Christmas gift cut outs.
Pop Up Ted Christmas Bear Card with full set of printables. Celebrating our special Christmas Ted! Isn’t he cute? A simple tutorial to follow in order to make this cute pop up card!
I hope you find these Christmas Classroom Ideas helpful and that you and your kiddos have a fantastic festive holiday season!
We have many more wonderful Christmas Crafts for Kids to explore here, as well as many fantastic 3d Christmas Cards to make in the classroom:
