Christmas Calm | 40 SEND Activities

40 festive SEND activity sheets, ready to print: colour cosy scenes, spot hidden details, solve patterns and routes, and create something personal. Four access bands for Early KS1-KS3, with Teacher / TA guidance and answer keys.

Use for soft starts, quiet table work, waiting time and creative breaks.

40 complete pupil sheets

COLOUR - 11 activities: mugs, cosy reading spaces, a festive cafe table, a market and a Christmas street. Colour a little or a lot.

NOTICE - 11 activities: matching, hidden baubles and bows, odd one out, counting, ten differences and a photographic detail search.

COMPLETE - 9 activities: patterns, garlands, symmetry, festive borders, a missing picture tile and a Christmas market route.

CREATE - 9 activities: design a mug, card, window, postcard, cosy corner, gift bag, cafe menu, winter outfit or playlist cover.

Four access bands - ten activities in each

START: large-picture choices, matching and short repeats.
SUPPORTED: small searches, short patterns and supported design choices.
DEVELOPING: wider searches, classification, counting, symmetry and planned compositions.
EXTENDING: detailed comparisons, routes, picture joins and personal choices with a reason.

Choose by access needs and task demand. Move between bands as helpful. These are access bands, not curriculum attainment levels. This activity bank contains different tasks, rather than four versions of every worksheet.

What you download

A 64-page MASTER PDF: cover and guide on pages 1-10, pupil sheets on pages 11-50, and staff notes and answer keys on pages 51-64.

A ZIP containing the same MASTER, a 40-page pupil-only PDF, a 24-page guide and answer-key PDF, and START_HERE instructions. These files provide alternative ways to use the same 40 activities. The guide includes a Learning Map, four Sheet Finders, written answers and visual keys.

Flexible ways to take part

Designed for primary and secondary SEND settings, from Early KS1-KS3. Read instructions aloud; accept pointing, eye gaze, spoken answers, dictation or adult scribing. Drawing is optional. No cutting, sticking or assembly is required.

Main pupil instructions are 17-18 pt; pupil support text is at least 14 pt. Small brand and activity-code text is separate from pupil instructions.

Printing

Print A4 portrait at Actual size / 100%, one pupil page per sheet. Print photographic, matching, search and colour-sequence tasks in colour. Line-art colouring pages can be printed in black and white. Keep staff answer pages separate.

Try four complete activities for free

Download the FREE Christmas Calm sample: one task from each band. The full pack includes those four tasks plus 36 more.

Browse Mrs Nadal SEN Resources for the matching seasonal collection.

Photographic-style images and line art are AI-generated.