December in the upper elementary classroom hits differently. The energy is high, the days are packed, and your students are more focused on candy canes and class parties than multi-digit division. That’s why now is the perfect time to bring in engaging, standards-based Christmas math pages that keep your math block running, even when your schedule is anything but typical.
If you’re looking for meaningful, low-prep activities that blend math skills with holiday fun, this post has you covered. These Christmas and winter holiday-themed resources are easy to prep, fun for students, and perfect for everything from spiral review to sub plans. Plus, I’ve included a free Winter Holidays math picture download to help lighten your December planning load even more!
Why low-prep?
A low-prep activity requires minimal time, materials, and effort to get started—usually just printing and going (or assigning digitally). In December, when schedules are packed with assemblies, crafts, and holiday chaos, low-prep activities are a lifesaver. They allow you to keep students engaged in meaningful math practice without spending hours planning or prepping. Because let’s be honest, your energy is already being pulled in a dozen directions.
Looking for festive, standards-based math ideas that won’t leave you buried under a pile of prep? Keep reading to explore a sleigh-full of Christmas math pages that are fun, focused, and super easy to use. These low-prep activities will help you survive (and even enjoy!) the countdown to winter break, without sacrificing learning along the way! 🎅📚✨
Christmas Math Pages: Winter Holidays Around the World Math Passports
Looking for a seasonal math project that aligns with grade-level standards? These Winter Holidays Around the World Math Passports combine real-world math with cultural learning, and they’re a hit year after year.
Students “travel” the globe by completing math activities related to different winter holidays. Along the way, they practice skills such as multi-digit multiplication, long division, place value, and decimals, depending on their grade level.
Perfect for:
- Christmas math pages sub plans
- Project-based learning
- A fun way to integrate social studies into math
Includes:
- Passport cover and stamps for each country
- Word problems and computation aligned to each grade
- Zero-prep required—just print and go!
Grab the version for your grade:
Want to learn more? Take a closer look at this activity with this post.
Christmas Math Pages: December Math Art Projects (Decimals + Fact Fluency)
If you’re searching for an engaging way to keep students focused while still reinforcing key math concepts, math art is a game-changer. These Christmas math pages combine computation with creativity, giving your students a chance to review essential skills while creating festive, display-worthy masterpieces.
What’s Included:
Decimal Operations Math Art
In this set, students solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals. Each correct answer reveals part of a hidden holiday picture. It’s a perfect way to practice rigorous standards while incorporating a little seasonal fun.
🔗 View the Decimal Operations Math Art
Multiplication & Division Fact Fluency Math Art
This version is designed to help students master multiplication and division facts while completing vibrant holiday images. It’s great for spiral review, fast finishers, and building confidence with math facts.
🔗 View the Fact Fluency Math Art
Why Teachers Love These Christmas Math Pages:
- Keeps students calm and engaged during a hectic month
- Perfect for hallway or bulletin board displays
- No prep required—just print and go!
- Ideal for independent work, centers, or early finishers
- Includes four different math pictures, so you can use them throughout the month
Want to see how this type of activity works before diving in? You can try a free Winter Holidays Math Passport activity that includes a taste of real-world math and festive fun—just like these art pages.
🎁 Grab your freebie here → Free Winter Holidays Math Picture
Christmas Math Pages: Color-by-Number Holidays
Color-by-number is the ultimate low-prep win for December: it’s quiet, self-checking, and still packed with real learning. These Christmas math pages are themed around global holidays, place value, and fluency—and they’re way more than just busywork.
- Christmas Around the World: Place Value. Students practice identifying place value, comparing numbers, and rounding—all while learning about Christmas traditions in various countries.
- Includes four festive color-by-number worksheets
- 3 levels of place value activities (comparing, rounding numbers, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division)
- Perfect for 3rd-5th grade
- Winter Holidays Around the World: This version zooms out to cover a broader range of winter celebrations from around the world.
- Includes four festive winter holidays (not Christmas), color-by-number worksheets
- 3 levels of place value activities (comparing, rounding numbers, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division)
- Perfect for 3rd-5th grade
- Christmas: Need a fun way to keep fluency skills fresh? These Christmas math pages focus on basic multiplication and division facts while students complete holiday-themed pictures.
- Includes three festive color-by-number worksheets
- 3 levels of multiplication and division activities
- Perfect for 3rd-5th grade
Not sure about using color by numbers in your upper-grade classroom? Check out this post to see why I think they are must-have activities for big kids, too!
Bring the holiday spirit into your classroom without sacrificing standards! This Gingerbread House Math Craft is a festive, low-preparation activity that provides your students with meaningful practice on multi-step word problems—all while they design their own gingerbread house.
Christmas Math Pages: Gingerbread House Math Craft (Multi-Step Word Problems)
In this activity, students work through six multi-step word problems using all four operations. Each problem challenges them to think critically, plan strategically, and solve with accuracy. As they solve, they earn materials to “build” their gingerbread house, turning their math work into a creative and colorful final product.
Skills Covered:
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
- Multi-step problem solving
- Real-world application
Why Teachers Love It:
- It’s both academic and creative—students are highly engaged the entire time
- It makes an adorable bulletin board display you can leave up all winter
- Everything you need is included—just print and go!
- Includes 4 house variations, ensuring that students can’t copy one design
- Consists of both a worksheet and a task card version for various classroom uses
This is the perfect project to use in the week before winter break when attention spans are short but you still want your students solving, justifying, and having fun with math.
🔗 Grab the Gingerbread House Math Craft here
Christmas Math Pages: Christmas Logic Puzzles (Whole Numbers + Decimals)
These Christmas-themed logic puzzles are ideal for small-group work or independent challenges. Students practice problem solving, logical reasoning, and operations as they work through these fun holiday brain teasers.
Available in:
Use them:
- In math centers
- As early finisher activities
- As a brain break that’s still academic
Whether you’re prepping for a sub, filling that awkward week before break, or just trying to keep your class calm and productive, these Christmas math pages have your back. They’re low-prep, high-engagement, and aligned with the standards your students still need to practice.
🎁 Don’t forget to grab your freebie!
👉 Download the Free Winter Holidays Math Picutre
You’ve got enough on your plate this month. Let these resources do some of the heavy lifting, so you can enjoy the season without letting math fall behind. ❤️
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