Golden Time ideas and activities - Christmas

Upper Ks1 & KS2

age 6-11years

Bethlehem silhouette card - KS2

3d Christmas tree - KS1 and lower KS2

Concertina paper chain - age 6-9*New December 2008*

Cone Xmas tree - a jolly tree made from paper cones, KS1 & lower KS2

Crib model - Little stable scene to stand up or hang up, lower KS2 *New December 2008*

Dancing snowmen card - KS2

Felt Tree - easily differentiated activity

Holly tealight - simple clay activity KS1 and lower KS2

"I saw 3 ships" card - 7-9yrs

Log tealight holder - make a clay yule log

Lantern decoration*New December 2008*

Origami Xmas tree - freestanding tree KS2

Paper candle - freestanding decoration age 6+*New December 2008*

Paper snowflake- age 6-9

Paper angel model uses quilling techniques KS2

Paper weaving Christmas tree card - KS2

Pompom snowman -age 8+ suitable for a club as it takes several sessions

Pop-up tree card - upper KS1 and KS2

Quilled card - KS2 candle and holly leaves

Quilled tree card - upper KS1 & lower KS2, print out this snowflake backing paper for the background

Simple stitched tree - sew on card or paper - age 6-8

Snowball -pompom tree ornament KS2

Snow globe - just like the ones you buy and involves a little recycling KS1 and 2

Stained glass windows KS1 &2, makes very effective cards or stick on windows

Star mobile - KS2

Star placeholder - KS1 and 2

Symmetrical trees card - age 6-9

Woolly angel and Woolly Santa -cute tree decoration lower KS2*New December 2008*

Xmas pencil pals- make a Santa and snowman to sit on your pencil

Christmas Activity sheets

Adding trees - maths worksheet

upperKS1*New December 2008*

Celebrating Christmas crossword KS2 *New December 2008*

Christmas Code fun - lower KS2

Christmas songs wordsearch - solve the clues then find the answers KS2 *New December 2008*

Count to 5, Count to ten - worksheets

Decorate the tree- 3 differentiated IW (smart notebook) screens. Mental maths activity KS1 and lower KS2*New December 2008*

Letter to Santa - portrait, wide lines with Christmas motif border

Match the present to the tree - maths worksheet, place value*New December 2008*

Mental maths - hang stars on the tree to make a total of 23, IW screen - Smart Notebook

More Christmas code fun - upper KS2

Nativity crossword - KS2

Nativity story cloze procedure KS2*New December 2008*

Nativity wordsearch - KS1 & 2

Read and draw - Christmas reading comprehension - Upper KS1 lower KS2

Secret message - use your knowledge of the 5 and 2 times table to work out the hidden message

Shape lesson and card - KS1 2d shapes, lesson plan (IW Smart notebook) and card making instructions*New December 2008*

Stocking to colour number bonds to 10*New December 2008*

Foundation & lower KS1

age 2-6yrs

3d Christmas scene - really quick and simple age 4-9 yrs

Build a snowman - IW screens (smart notebook), colours and counting to 5 - foundation stage

Candy cane - tree decoration 3yrs+, possibly the easiest, quickest thing you'll ever make! *New December 2008*

Christmas tree ornament air drying playdough

Count to 5, Count to ten - worksheets

Edible Christmas Tree - for little ones with strong stomachs!

Fingerprints card - a souvenir of tiny fingers age 2-4

Fingerprinted tree card - age 3-5

Gingerbread men - biscuit recipe

Glittery Star - to hang up- Foundation stage

Handprinted wreath - age 2-5

Handprinted Santa - for very little ones

Paint spattered tree card - age 4-7

Press Printed card - Bethlehem skyline KS1

Pulp paper Star card - recycle paper to make this 3d star on a night sky background

Quick and easy Rudolph - from foot to deer!! Foundation stage

Recycled paper star decoration - KS1

Snow globe - recycle jars to make this traditional Christmas object age 4+

Spiral decoration*New December 2008*

Sock snowman - recycle old white socks 3+

Wax resist card - KS1, very simple