Tes Maths: Christmas collection

Keep secondary maths students motivated right up to the end of term with fun, Christmas maths games and festive activities

Tes Resources Team

Santa looking at a whiteboard with math equations on it

A selection box of festively fun Christmas maths games and activities to see you through to the winter break

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but with just a few weeks left until the winter break, keeping your students' minds on the maths can be a challenge. Before long, your secondary maths classes will be hinting for a festive twist to their lessons. With this in mind, we’ve gathered a mathematical selection box of Christmas maths activities and festive games designed to spread some seasonal cheer with your classes.

Christmas maths games

Maths Relay Races (Problem-solving Puzzles)
aap03102

Maths Relay Races (Problem-solving Puzzles)

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My classes love these: -I get relays printed in sets+laminated. -Pupils work in pairs,run out to my desk,get Q1,attempt to solve it+use a whiteboard pen to write the answer on the card. -They bring the answer to me.If it's right, they get Q2. If not I might give them another shot. ...
What Was The Question? Christmas Theme
Andy Lutwyche

What Was The Question? Christmas Theme

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The students are given the answer and asked to fill in the gaps in the question. Topics used involve probability, equations, simultaneous equations, fractions, percentages, ratio, speed, distance, time and many others. Some of the questions allow for multiple answers so discussion could be had. Desi...
Christmas Pirate Game!
Jamie Smart

Christmas Pirate Game!

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Thanks and credit to Paul Collins for the original format. In Christmas Pirate Game, students are on the hunt for the most presents! With slightly adapted rules, including a "mystery box" to generate random prizes / forfeits, the kids should love this version at Christmas!
Year 8 Christmas team competition
Crootie2

Year 8 Christmas team competition

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Pupils need to have covered sequences and area of a triangle. I like to score on a whiteboard using a spreadsheet. 50 points for the first team correct answers, 45 for second etc.
Advanced Higher, Higher  and N5 Maths - Advent Calendars
jcalderwood

Advanced Higher, Higher and N5 Maths - Advent Calendars

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I made these advent calendars for my Advanced Higher and Higher Maths pupils. Idea is that they are doing at least one question a day in the run up to the Christmas holiday. The H questions are from topics we have covered so far so: coordinate geometry, polynomials & quadratics, functions a...

Christmas maths activities

Christmas Maths Circles Activities KS3 Geometry
MathsByHeart

Christmas Maths Circles Activities KS3 Geometry

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Looking for a creative way to reinforce key maths concepts during the holidays? This Christmas bauble craft activity is the perfect solution! Your students will complete engaging tasks that strengthen their understanding of circles (including parts, area, and circumference), parabolas, cartoids, ...
Christmas maths - surds colour by number
MissEHoney

Christmas maths - surds colour by number

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This Christmas maths colour by number activity will give students lots of practice of simplifying surds. A fun seasonal activity to engage students before Christmas AND they are still doing work! Great for a starter/plenary or early finishers. Especially if you want students to practice and consoli...
Christmas maths - Averages
MissEHoney

Christmas maths - Averages

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This Christmas maths colour by number activity will give students lots of practice of finding the mean, median, mode or range. A fun seasonal activity to engage students before Christmas AND they are still doing work! Great for a starter/plenary or early finishers. Especially if you want students t...
Christmas maths Codebreaker on bidmas / order of operations
TomTeachesMaths

Christmas maths Codebreaker on bidmas / order of operations

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An engaging codebreaker activity worksheet useful for GCSE revision lessons this christmas season. This worksheet covers **BIDMAS / Order of operations** including some square and cube roots and come complete with answers. Try a free christmas codebreaker:[Linear equations](https://www.tes.com/tea...
Christmas Worksheets: Order of Operations with Integers
MathIsEasyStore

Christmas Worksheets: Order of Operations with Integers

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This product contains **2 worksheets**. Perfect for independent practice, small group instruction or homework. A student should solve the problem and color the ball or gift with the correct answer in the color indicated on the right. An extra ball /gift should remain white. **The answers are in...
Christmas Coordinates
DNewley

Christmas Coordinates

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Christmas Coordinates: 4 Quadrant - Elf (5x5mm) 1 Quadrant - Rudolf (5x5mm) 1 Quadrant - Santa (5x5mm) 1 Quadrant (SEN Friendly) - Rudolf (1x1cm) 1 Quadrant (SEN Friendly) - Frosty (1x1cm) 1 Quadrant (SEN Friendly) - Holly (1x1cm) Enjoy!!! When i get a chance will make the following. ...
Christmas Transformations
dave789

Christmas Transformations

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Here is another set of transformation pictures that will create a lovely Christmas scene. There is a reindeer and Christmas tree which only require multiple translations to create, the other snow man and reindeer involve a mixture of rotations, reflections and translations. All the worksheets a...
Christmaths Baubles
fionaryan88

Christmaths Baubles

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A Christmas maths activity. Students design baubles and decorate with mathematic measurements. They can cut out the individual pieces to make a 3D bauble :) The instructions describe decorating using circles, sectors and segments, but these could be adapted.