Evaluating Expressions Xmas Crystal Ball (KS3/7th Grade)
Engage your students in a fun, festive, and high-impact math activity!
This Christmas-themed worksheet helps 7th grade (or KS3) learners evaluate algebraic expressions using PEMDAS, positive and negative integers, and division inside parentheses, all while building their own Christmas Crystal Ball drawing.
Students solve each expression, check the answer on the included chart, and then draw the matching element on a separate sheet of paper. By the end of the activity, they will create a colourful and personalised Christmas crystal ball design that reflects their correct answers.
Included in this Resource:
✔ 8 Evaluating Expressions Problems (in increasing difficulty)
✔ Positive & negative integers
✔ Division with parentheses
✔ Mixed PEMDAS operations
✔ Student-friendly instructions
✔ Christmas Crystal Ball drawing chart
✔ Full Answer Key
✔ Rubric
Skills Covered:
Substituting values into expressions
Order of operations (PEMDAS)
Evaluating expressions with integers
Following multi-step procedures
Building accuracy and self-checking
Creative application through drawing
Perfect for:
Christmas / December lessons
Maths review
Independent work
Homework
Early finishers
Skills reinforcement
Creative Friday activities
What Makes This Resource Special?
Students LOVE the creative twist!
It does more than practice evaluating expressions, it blends math + art + flow, helping students enter a focused, stress-free state while still engaging deeply with the content.
Format
PDF (print-ready)
Answer key included
Rubric included
No prep required - ready to print & go!
