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Holiday Math Activities That 2nd Graders LOVE!

The month of December is a busy time of year in elementary classrooms.  There are many extra activities and schedule interruptions that can impact the time you have available for math practice.  In this post, I’m going to share one way that you can use to make the most of your math time in the weeks leading up to the holidays.  Keep reading for a variety of holiday math activities that will keep your students engaged in skill practice all month long!

Benefits of Holiday Math Activities

Holiday math activities are more than just adding fun clipart on a regular math worksheet.  In fact, there are several reasons why holiday-themed learning activities can benefit the students in your classroom.  Here are three of my favorites:

1. Engaging Review

The days leading up to a long break from school are definitely not the time to be teaching brand new math skills!  It’s common for students to have some skill regression over winter break, but it’s much more likely for newly-taught concepts.  

Instead of using holiday activities to teach new math skills right before the holiday, you can focus on reviewing math concepts that your student have already learned.  This refresher will be just what they need before leaving for break.

2. Add to Classroom Festivities

Holiday math worksheets are a simple way to bring a touch of festivity to your regular classroom routine. Rather than feel like you’re competing against the anticipation of the upcoming holiday, you can help students channel their excitement into purposeful learning activities!

These festive activities can also be the perfect addition to a class party!  You can set up a variety of special learning stations with a fun holiday twist.

3. Easily Repeated

Holiday math activities are also great for the busy days of December because your students will want to play them again and again!  This cuts down on prep time because you won’t have to track down quite as many review activities.  

The holiday math activities that I’m going to share with you in this post can be laminated or added to a sheet protector so that you really only have to prep once to use them all month! Students can complete the activities using a dry eraser marker!

7 Holiday Math Activities for 2nd Grade

All of the holiday math activities that I’m going to share with you use a similar spin-and-solve format. Each printable activity can be used to practice and review a different second grade math skill.

Addition Fact Fluency

Your students will love to practice addition facts with this holiday math game!  They will use a paperclip and pencil to spin two different numbers.  After spinning, students can write and solve an addition equation using those numbers. Since students will spin a different combination of numbers each time, this activity is perfect for practicing a wide variety of math facts!

Another great math skill for second graders to practice is counting back from large numbers.  This will help them prepare for subtraction practice as they strengthen their knowledge of place value.  Students will use three different spinners to create a three-digit number. After writing down that number, they can then write the following numbers as they count back.

There are even more ways to use spin and solve activities to practice place value.  Your students will have fun spinning three times to create a three-digit number.  After recording the number they spun, they will color in the correct base ten blocks to model the number. If you put this worksheet in a sheet protector, students can use a dry erase marker to repeat this activity again and again. 

Place Value

By including spinners in these activities, students can practice place value using different numbers each time! After spinning to create a three-digit number, students can model it by drawing base ten blocks on the paper. 

Odd and Even

Another skill that students can review using spinner activities is determining if a number is odd or even.  Students can use the spinners to create a two-digit number.  After writing down the number, they can color the correct gumdrop to show whether the number is even or odd.

Doubles Addition

Festive coloring pages are always a hit in December, so why not bring some coloring fun to math practice?  For this activity, students will choose from one of two spinners.  After landing on a number, they will double the number to find what color they will use. If you would like this activity to take a longer amount of time, students will spin and color just one block at a time.  If time is more limited, students can color all of the blocks of a given number at one time.

Multi-Digit Addition

There are several fun activities to help students practice addition with multiple digits.  For example, this activity uses four spinners that students can use to build two different two-digit numbers.  After modeling each number with base ten blocks, students can use the model to add these two numbers.  

Printable Holiday Math Activities for 2nd Grade

The math skills above (and more) can be practiced in a festive way with these holiday math activities for second grade.  Each of the thirteen math skills come with two page options to use with your students. These printables are meant to help your students review important math skills before leaving for the holiday break.  Since the spinner format is similar for all of the activities, students will have no trouble completing these activities independently. This makes them a great option for independent learning times such as math centers and morning work!  

If you’d like to take a closer look at these Christmas math practice pages, you can find this resource on my website shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers .

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Free pdf holiday math worksheets for k–6 (winter & christmas), by: jeff todd.

As the holidays approach it’s always nice to come up with some themed problems for your students to solve in math class. I’m excited to offer these sets of holiday math worksheets organized by grade level. These are great problems from the Sadlier archives that contain strong math content. While they are organized by grade level, you could use these printable holiday math worksheets across grades to differentiate for the various ability levels in your math class.

Holiday & Christmas Math Worksheets

The problems represent a number of themes from the holiday season: snowmen, reindeer, decorations, holiday snacks, jingle bells and sleigh rides, bells, mistletoe, garland, bows, ornaments, poinsettias, toy workshops and even football!

Please find below a brief description of each of the free downloads .

Holiday & Christmas Math Problems for Grades K–2

Kindergarten: Addition and subtraction within ten is the subject using snowmen, reindeer, gingerbread men and bells.

Grade 1: Counting on and the relationship between addition and subtraction within 100 including comparing numbers are used to solve problems about a sleigh ride, decorating the tree with ornaments and jingle bells. A great opportunity to sing the song!

Grade 2: Of course we are starting to get into bigger numbers here and using more than one operation in a problem. Arrays using addition set a foundation for multiplication concepts. Students can discuss Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker , gingerbread cookies and a holiday train ride.

Holiday & Christmas Math Problems for Grades 3 and 4

Grade 3: Students are using, arrays, multiplication patterns to solve problems about mistletoe, garland, bows and poinsettias.

Grade 4: Students take a trip to the holiday museum and solve problems about reindeer and ornaments using the topics of multiplicative comparisons, equations with a variable, and estimation.

Holiday & Christmas Math Problems for Grades 5 and 6

Grade 5: Peppermint cookies and gingerbread houses provide the backdrop for problems about multi-digit multiplication, single digit division, and decimals.

Grade 6: A toy workshop and holiday football are the context for multi-step problems with fractions, decimals, common multiples as well as equations and inequalities.

These free holiday downloads are great for students at each grade level or can be used to differentiate for the different ability levels of students within your class. Download them all to use in the classroom and then spread some holiday cheer and share with co-workers at each grade level!

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2nd Grade Christmas Math Worksheets

Welcome to our 2nd Grade Christmas Math Worksheets page.

Here you will find our range of free printable Christmas Math worksheets designed for second graders.

There are a range of different worksheets including puzzles, word problems, color-in, coordinates and more Christmas worksheets.

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Here you will find a range of math Christmas Worksheets for second graders.

We have a range of different challenges, games and activities to enjoy which mainly focus on addition and subtraction skills.

Christmas Count and Graph Worksheets 2nd Grade

We have several count and graph worksheets where you have to count the number of each Christmas picture and record the results in the graph.

• Christmas Count and Graph Sheet 2a
• PDF version
• Christmas Count and Graph Sheet 2b

2nd Grade Christmas Math Worksheets Color By Number

These sheets all involve using adding or subtracting skills to color the numbers on the grid to make the Chrismas picture.

The image shown is the image that will be made when the sheet is colored in.

• Color By Number Reindeer Addition Facts to 10
• Color By Number Reindeer Subtraction Facts to 10
• PDF version (all sheets)
• Color By Number Santa Addition Facts to 10
• Color By Number Santa Subtraction Facts to 10
• Color By Number Santa Addition & Subtraction to 10
• Color By Number Penguin Addition Facts to 12
• Color By Number Penguin Subtraction Facts to 10
• Color By Number Snowman Addition Facts to 12
• Color By Number Snowman Subtraction Facts to 12

2nd Grade Christmas Math Worksheets Addition and Subtraction Puzzles

Christmas square adding puzzles.

These Christmas adding worksheets involve adding the values of the pictures together.

Challenge 2A involves adding up to 4 values within 20.

Challenge 2B involves adding up to 4 values within 25.

Challenge 2C and 2D involves using the totals of the rows and reasoning about numbers to work out the values of the four pictures. These sheets are at a more advanced level and require more reasoning skills.

• Christmas Square Adding Puzzle 2A
• Christmas Square Adding Puzzle 2B
• Christmas Square Adding Puzzle 2C
• Christmas Square Adding Puzzle 2D

Snowflake Adding Maze

The challenge is to find the path through the maze that makes the correct total.

As you go through the maze, you add up the numbers in each snowflake.

Each maze has a different target total to try to make.

• Snowflake Adding Maze 2A
• Snowflake Adding Maze 2B
• Snowflake Adding Maze 2C

Christmas Tree Adding Challenge

These 2nd grade Christmas math worksheets are all about adding pairs of numbers.

Each 'leaf' of the Christmas tree is equal to the sum of the two leaves under it.

So you have to add up each pair of leaves underneath to find the totals above.

Puzzle 2A involves adding pairs of numbers within 18.

Puzzle 2B involves adding pairs of numbers within 28.

Puzzle 2C involves adding pairs of numbers within 34.

If you want children to challenge themselves, then get them to use our Christmas Tree Challenge template and choose their own numbers to put on the bases of the trees and then fill them in with their own values.

• Christmas Tree Adding Challenge 2A
• Christmas Tree Adding Challenge 2B
• Christmas Tree Adding Challenge 2C
• Christmas Trees Challenge template

Christmas Tree Adding and Subtracting Puzzle

This puzzle is all about counting on and back in different size steps.

Each time you move in one direction in the puzzle, you have to add or subtract a certain number.

Each time you move in a different direction, you add or subtract a different number.

Puzzle 2A involves counting on in 10s and back in ones.

Puzzle 2B involves counting on in 5s and counting back in 2s.

• Christmas Tree Addition and Subtraction Sheet 2A
• Christmas Tree Addition and Subtraction Sheet 2B

2nd Grade Christmas Math Games

Mission Rudolf

Mission Rudolf is a strategy game for two players.

The aim of the game is for one player to try to get Rudolf across the Arctic ice to the North Pole.

The other player controls the abominable snowmen who have to try to stop and capture Rudolf.

• Mission Rudolf Game
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Looking for something easier?

If you are looking for some slightly simpler Christmas worksheets, then take a look at our 1st Grade Christmas sheets.

Looking for something harder?

If you are looking for some trickier Christmas worksheets, then take a look at our 3rd Grade Christmas sheets.

Looking for more Christmas themed worksheets

We have a wide selection of Christmas worksheets suitable for kids of all ages.

Printable Christmas Crafts

We have created a few Christmas nets for craft activities around Christmas time.

It is best if you can print them out on card as they are a bit fiddly to do on paper.

Great for developing cutting and sticking skills and a fun activitiy to do around Christmas time.

• Printable Christmas Crafts (nets)

Free Christmas Worksheets

We also have a selection of Christmas worksheets for kids that have less of a math-focus.

On this page you will find a range of different Christmas worksheets such as:

• write and coloring sheets for kindergarten;
• Christmas color-in sheets
• Christmas and nativity wordsearches.
• Free Christmas Worksheets for kids

Christmas Math Worksheets & Challenges

Here is our selection of Christmas Math Challenges for 2nd and 3rd graders.

There are a range of challenges including code breaking, word problems, and word finding Christmas Math Challenges.

Each challenge is carefully graded and comes complete with answers.

• Christmas Math Worksheets (Intermediate)
• Christmas Math Games

Take a look at our selection of Christmas math games...

There is something for everyone - from kindergarten to grade 5 and beyond.

Many of the strategy games, though they can be played by young children, are often appreciated more by older children who can really get thinking on the best ways to win!

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