It’s Christmas Eve and Santa’s sleigh is trapped behind five padlocks! Your class crack each code by answering times-tables questions and using the decoders to spell a four-letter Christmas word. Made for the end of the autumn term, when Year 4 classes following White Rose Maths are working on Multiplication and division A. WHAT’S INCLUDED • 14-page printable PDF: briefing, code sheet, 5 padlock challenges at 3 levels, answers and teacher notes • Three levels, same five code words: ★ Elf Apprentice (multiplication facts), ★★ Elf Expert (division and missing numbers), ★★★ Master Elf (word problems and reasoning) CURRICULUM COVERAGE Padlock 1: 3 and 6 times-tables Padlock 2: 9 times-table Padlock 3: 7 times-table Padlock 4: 11 and 12 times-tables Padlock 5: ×1, ×0, dividing by 1 and by itself, multiplying three numbers BUILT-IN SELF-CHECK Each decoder includes near-miss numbers, so a careless answer gives a letter that doesn’t make a word. TEACHER-FRIENDLY • Two padlocks per page: cut in half to hand out one at a time • Answers for every level on one page • 40–60 minutes, pairs or small groups • Useful practice ahead of the Year 4 multiplication tables check Made with the help of AI tools and checked by a Year 5 teacher. Follows the White Rose Maths small steps; not affiliated with or endorsed by White Rose Education. Tags: Christmas maths, Year 4 times tables, escape room, multiplication, division, multiplication tables check, KS2 Christmas, end of term

Christmas maths for the whole of KS2. Five activities, each matched to the White Rose Maths block that year group is teaching at the end of the autumn term, and each with three levels and full answers. WHAT’S INCLUDED • Year 3: Reindeer Times-Tables Code Breaker (3, 4 and 8 times-tables) • Year 4: Santa’s Sleigh Times-Tables Escape Room (Multiplication and division A) • Year 5: The Elf Workshop Fractions Mystery (Fractions A), with slides • Year 5: Christmas Factors and Primes Code Breaker (Multiplication and division A) • Year 6: The Christmas Dinner Maths Mystery (Fractions B and Converting units), with slides WHY TEACHERS LIKE THEM • Three levels in every activity: ★ Elf Apprentice, ★★ Elf Expert, ★★★ Master Elf • Every level reaches the same answer, so mixed-ability groups can work together • Built-in self-checks: wrong answers lead to the wrong elf, a nonsense word or a letter that doesn’t fit • Printable PDFs with teacher notes and full answers • One set of characters across the whole range, so your school gets a shared Christmas maths week Made with the help of AI tools and checked by a Year 5 teacher. Follows the White Rose Maths small steps; not affiliated with or endorsed by White Rose Education. Tags: Christmas maths bundle, KS2 Christmas maths, maths mystery, escape room, code breaker, times tables, fractions, end of term, White Rose Upload the five resources individually first, then create the bundle from your Tes author dashboard.

On Christmas Eve, a storm knocks out the power at the Elf Workshop just four hours before Santa leaves. Can Ivy Gumdrop, the quietest elf in the Wrapping Room, find the courage to share her idea and save Christmas? An original 541-word story with 15 questions in the style of the KS2 reading paper. WHAT’S INCLUDED • 7-page printable PDF: teacher notes, the story with numbered paragraphs, 15 questions (20 marks) and a full mark scheme showing what to accept QUESTION TYPES Vocabulary, retrieval, inference, explaining the author’s choices, sequencing, summarising and prediction. Marks are shown next to every question. TEACHER-FRIENDLY • Ready to print, with answer lines • 40–50 minutes • Set in the same Elf Workshop as our Christmas maths mysteries Made with the help of AI tools and checked by a Year 5 teacher. Tags: Christmas reading comprehension, Year 5 reading, Year 6 reading, KS2 reading, inference, retrieval, SATs reading practice, Christmas story

A ready-to-run Christmas quiz for the last week of term. Five festive rounds, 30 questions and a tiebreak, with everything you need to run it for a class or the whole of KS2. THE ROUNDS Christmas around the world Christmas maths Festive science and nature Word wizards (anagrams and word puzzles) True or false? Plus a tiebreak question WHAT’S INCLUDED • Editable 21-slide PowerPoint: a title slide for each round, the questions, answer slides for every round and the tiebreak • Printable PDF: team answer sheet and a one-page answer key for the teacher TEACHER-FRIENDLY • Teams swap sheets and mark each other’s answers from the answer slides • Suitable for Years 3 to 6 • About 45 minutes Made with the help of AI tools and checked by a Year 5 teacher. Tags: Christmas quiz, KS2 quiz, end of term quiz, Christmas activities, team quiz, primary quiz, Christmas 2026

Somebody has nibbled Santa’s Christmas pudding! Your class solve six maths clues to find out which of eight elves did it, and where they hid the rest, before Santa sits down for dinner. Made for the end of the autumn term, when Year 6 classes following White Rose Maths are on Fractions B and Converting units. WHAT’S INCLUDED • 18-page printable PDF: mission briefing, suspect file, evidence sheet, 18 clue cards, answer keys and teacher notes • Editable 16-slide PowerPoint: story, suspects, every clue at all three levels, a class vote, the big reveal and answers • Three levels, one mystery: ★ Elf Apprentice (working towards), ★★ Elf Expert (expected), ★★★ Master Elf (greater depth). Every level leads to the same culprit. CURRICULUM COVERAGE Clue 1: Multiply fractions by integers Clue 2: Multiply fractions, divide fractions by integers Clue 3: Fractions of amounts, find the whole Clue 4: Converting metric units Clue 5: Mixed fraction questions Clue 6: Miles and kilometres, imperial units BUILT-IN ERROR CHECK Each clue ends with a decoder. The wrong options are common misconceptions, and they lead to the wrong elf (or no elf at all), so a group’s answer shows you which clue to revisit. TEACHER-FRIENDLY • Two clues per page, with working-out space • Full answers, with the misconception behind every wrong answer • 45–60 minutes, pairs or small groups Made with the help of AI tools and checked by a Year 5 teacher. Follows the White Rose Maths small steps; not affiliated with or endorsed by White Rose Education. Tags: Christmas maths, Year 6 fractions, maths mystery, multiplying fractions, dividing fractions, converting units, miles and kilometres, KS2 Christmas, end of term

What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations? Your class crack the code to find out! Each answer matches a letter in the code key, and the letters spell the punchlines to two Christmas jokes. Made for Year 5 classes following White Rose Maths, covering the Multiplication and division A block. WHAT’S INCLUDED • 11-page printable PDF: 20 questions per level, code keys, teacher notes and full answers • Three levels, same jokes: ★ Elf Apprentice, ★★ Elf Expert, ★★★ Master Elf CURRICULUM COVERAGE Multiples, factors, common multiples and factors, prime numbers, square and cube numbers, and multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000. ★ Multiples, square numbers, factors of small numbers, × and ÷ by 10 and 100 ★★ Common multiples and factors, cube numbers, counting primes, × and ÷ by 10, 100 and 1,000 ★★★ Squares and cubes combined, prime factors, prime puzzles, multi-step word problems BUILT-IN SELF-CHECK The code key includes near-miss numbers, so a wrong answer gives a letter that doesn’t fit. TEACHER-FRIENDLY • Two pages per level • Mixed-ability classes all reach the same punchlines • 30–45 minutes Made with the help of AI tools and checked by a Year 5 teacher. Follows the White Rose Maths small steps; not affiliated with or endorsed by White Rose Education. Tags: Christmas maths, Year 5, factors, multiples, prime numbers, square numbers, cube numbers, code breaker, KS2 Christmas

What do you call a reindeer with no eyes? Your class find out by cracking the code! Each answer matches a letter in the code key, and the letters spell the punchlines to two Christmas jokes. Made for the end of the autumn term, when Year 3 classes following White Rose Maths are working on Multiplication and division A. WHAT’S INCLUDED • 11-page printable PDF: 19 questions per level, code keys, teacher notes and full answers • Three levels, same jokes: ★ Elf Apprentice (3, 4 and 8 times-table facts), ★★ Elf Expert (division facts and missing numbers), ★★★ Master Elf (word problems and two-step calculations) CURRICULUM COVERAGE The 3, 4 and 8 times-tables and their division facts, from the Year 3 Multiplication and division A block. BUILT-IN SELF-CHECK The code key includes near-miss numbers, so a wrong answer gives a letter that doesn’t fit and pupils know to check their work. TEACHER-FRIENDLY • Print one level per pupil or pair: just two pages each • Every level spells the same jokes, so the whole class can share the punchlines • 30–45 minutes Made with the help of AI tools and checked by a Year 5 teacher. Follows the White Rose Maths small steps; not affiliated with or endorsed by White Rose Education. Tags: Christmas maths, Year 3 times tables, code breaker, 3 times table, 4 times table, 8 times table, multiplication, KS2 Christmas

It’s Christmas Eve and the Golden Sleigh Bell has vanished from the Elf Workshop! Your class solve six fraction clues to find out which of eight elves hid it, and where, before Santa’s sleigh leaves at midnight. Made for the end of the autumn term, when Year 5 classes following White Rose Maths are working on Fractions A. WHAT’S INCLUDED • 18-page printable PDF: mission briefing, suspect file, evidence sheet, 18 clue cards, answer keys and teacher notes • Editable 16-slide PowerPoint: story, suspects, every clue at all three levels, a class vote, the big reveal and answers • Three levels, one mystery: ★ Elf Apprentice (working towards), ★★ Elf Expert (expected), ★★★ Master Elf (greater depth). Every level leads to the same culprit, so mixed-ability groups can compare evidence. CURRICULUM COVERAGE (Year 5 Autumn Block 4, Fractions A, small steps 1–17) Clue 1: Equivalent fractions Clue 2: Improper fractions and mixed numbers Clue 3: Compare and order fractions Clue 4: Add and subtract fractions Clue 5: Add mixed numbers Clue 6: Subtract mixed numbers BUILT-IN ERROR CHECK Each clue ends with a decoder. The wrong options are common misconceptions, such as adding instead of multiplying to find equivalent fractions. Each one leads to a different wrong elf, so the elf a group accuses shows you which clue to revisit. TEACHER-FRIENDLY • Two clues per page to save printing • Working-out space on every clue • Full answers, with the misconception behind every wrong answer • 40-60 minutes, pairs or small groups Made with the help of AI tools and checked by a Year 5 teacher. Follows the White Rose Maths small steps; not affiliated with or endorsed by White Rose Education. Tags: Christmas maths, Year 5 fractions, maths mystery, equivalent fractions, mixed numbers, improper fractions, adding fractions, KS2 Christmas, end of term