Maths Christmas Cart Challenge (year 3-4)
Festive maths activity • KS2 Christmas budgeting game • Addition, subtraction, multiplication and discount practice
Bring seasonal excitement into your classroom with the Christmas Cart Challenge — a fun, hands-on maths activity that helps pupils master budgeting, number fluency and problem-solving.
Designed especially for Years 3–4, this resource turns your classroom into a Christmas market, where pupils “shop” for 8 festive items using item cards, a price poster and differentiated worksheets. Learners practise addition, subtraction, multiplication and easy discounts while selecting items, sticking to budgets and working through engaging real-life maths tasks.
What’s Included
Price poster (8 items with whole-pound prices)
3 differentiated worksheet sets (budgeting, choosing items, buying 20 gifts)
Item cards for trading, counting and colouring
8 challenge cards for problem-solving and early finishers
Perfect for whole-class lessons, small-group work or festive maths stations, the Christmas Cart Challenge builds confidence, independence and enthusiasm for maths — all wrapped in a fun Christmas theme!
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