Today's Classroom Activities :

Santa Themed Activities

Santa Says
Directionality Cut a large Christmas tree shape from green poster board. Cut out a number of different ornaments and invite the children to decorate them. On the back of each ornament, write "Santa says" directions that tell where to put the ornament on the tree, such as, Santa says put me up high, Santa says put me east of a red ornament, etc. Have the children follow the directions to decorate the tree.

Go Santa!
Poetry/Geography Enjoy the following poem together, taking note of the rhythm, the rhyming and the geography included within it. After reading the poem, give groups of students maps or atlases and challenge the class to find all the places mentioned in the poem. Then rewrite the poem together, substituting different destinations. Try to choose destinations that will rhyme with other words in the poem.

Hip! Hip! Hooray!

by Beverly McLoughland

Hip! Hip! Hooray!
For Santa C.
He knows the way
To you and me.

No matter where
On earth we are –
From Paris, France
To Zanzibar,

From New York City
To Santa Fe,
He never, ever
Goes astray

Or has to stop
On Christmas night
To ask if it's
A left or right

To Montreal
Or Tokyo –
At longitude
He is a pro.

Hip! Hip! Hooray! For Santa C.
Good thing he aced
Geography.

Santa Claus and Newton's Three Laws of Motion
Students will describe and state Newton's three laws of motion and learn how to apply one of the three laws to each of three scenarios listed that involve Santa Claus.

Santa in Cyprus
Read this charming story about how every year, Alexis looks forward to New Year's Eve and the arrival of Ayios Vassilis, or Saint Basil.

Santa Claus Activity Early Reader Book
Students can print out the following pages to make a Santa Claus Activity early reader book for beginning readers and practice cutting, coloring, reading, and writing.