Christmas Kindergarten Math Activities: FREE Gingerbread Math Game
December can be a crazy time! Keep the learning going strong with Christmas kindergarten math activities like this gingerbread-themed number sense game.
This FREE download includes 2 versions – Make 5 AND Make a Ten! You also get spinners, differentiated recording sheets, and two independent practice pages. It is easy to prep, and engaging for kids! Read on and get the FREE download today to make tomorrow’s math class easy!
- Keep Math Learning Strong in December (with Christmas Kindergarten Math Activities!)
- A Closer Look at this Gingerbread Number Sense Activity
- What's Included with this Math Activity?
- Are You Ready for your FREE Christmas Kindergarten Math Activities?
- Do You Want MORE Gingerbread Fun?
- Curious about the Science of Reading?
- Let’s Connect!
Keep Math Learning Strong in December (with Christmas Kindergarten Math Activities!)
December brings elves and concerts and assemblies and….. the list goes on and on! The only way to engage students during this hectic time is to grab their attention with a themed math activity. And gingerbread is ALWAYS a favorite! When your students are distracted by all the festive fun, engage them and improve their number sense at the same time. This activity feels more like a celebration than math practice!
Not only will this engage your students, it takes almost no time to prep, making life easy for you too! All you need to do is print and laminate if you want to. It’s that easy!
A Closer Look at this Gingerbread Number Sense Activity
This hands-on Christmas Kindergarten Math activity helps students build strong number sense, practice composing and decomposing numbers, and develop fluency with Make 5 and Make 10 math strategies. You get two versions of the game to meet the needs of YOUR learners!
To play the game, students spin a number, add that many buttons or gingerbread pieces to a ten-frame or five-frame, and then determine how many more they need to make 5 or 10. They record their equations on the Recording sheet. This predictable routine makes it perfect for math centers, small groups, early finishers, partner work, or holiday-themed learning days.
To make the activity accessible for all learners, this resource includes four differentiated recording sheets for each version of the game:
- Tracing numbers for early learners
- Plus and equal sign support
- Tracing + symbol support
- Challenge sheet with no supports for students ready for independence
What’s Included with this Math Activity?
This FREE download includes everything you need for both of these Christmas Kindergarten Math Activities.
✔ Gingerbread Make 5 Spinner
✔ Gingerbread Make a 10 Spinner
✔ Gingerbread-themed Five Frame
✔ Gingerbread-themed Ten Frame
✔ 4 differentiated Recording Sheets for each game
✔ Black-and-white and color versions
✔ 2 Gingerbread-themed Independent Practice Sheets
✔ Easy prep!
Are You Ready for your FREE Christmas Kindergarten Math Activities?
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Do You Want MORE Gingerbread Fun?
Check out this Science of Reading-aligned companion to the book “How to Catch a Gingerbread Man.” You will love the awesome, research-backed learning, and your students will love the engaging theme and fun activities!
Curious about the Science of Reading?
Everyone is talking about the Science of Reading these days, but what does that really mean? Is it systematic phonics? Phonemic Awareness? Well, it’s that and so much more! I’ve written a lot about Science of Reading. If you want to learn more, check out some of my other blog posts.
Kindergarten Read Aloud Unit – Snowmen at Christmas
What IS Science of Reading, Anyway?
Science of Reading is MORE than Systematic Phonics
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