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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, Iโm 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!
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:
The days leading up to a long break from school are definitely not the time to be teaching brand new math skills! Itโs common for students to have some skill regression over winter break, but itโs 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.
Holiday math worksheets are a simple way to bring a touch of festivity to your regular classroom routine. Rather than feel like youโre 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.
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 wonโt have to track down quite as many review activities.
The holiday math activities that Iโm 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!
All of the holiday math activities that Iโm 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 youโd 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.
Be sure to add this pin to your favorite teaching board on Pinterest! Youโll be able to quickly find these holiday math ideas when youโre looking for some festive math activities for your 2nd graders.
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