Children are always excited about Christmas and sometimes find it difficult to focus their attention on schoolwork. Christmas Activities for KS2 Language and Literacy makes it easy with photocopiable activities and tasks linked to the Term 1 National Literacy Strategy requirements for Years 3-6. The activities address word, sentence and text level objectives. Use the book to plan your literacy work-then enjoy the run-up to Christmas as your pupils' minds are stretched with these innovative and fun photocopiable activities.

Blackline masters for use in the run-up to Christmas include using different punctuation, use of dictionaries, spelling, synonyms, idioms and writing in different genres. Now you can exploit the children's natural enthusiasm for the season and inspire them to create especially good work with this bank of fun, stimulating ideas and activities – so you can all enjoy the run-up to Christmas!

Blackline masters for use in the run-up to Christmas include helping to reinforce children's knowledge of number bonds, increasing their understanding of fractions and percentages, and giving them practise calculating the areas of 2-D shapes. Now you can exploit the children's natural enthusiasm for the season and inspire them to create especially good work with this bank of fun, stimulating ideas and activities – so you can all enjoy the run-up to Christmas!

Children are always excited about Christmas and sometimes find it difficult to focus their attention on schoolwork. Christmas Activities for KS1 Maths makes it easy with photocopiable activities and tasks linked to the Term 1 National Numeracy Strategy requirements for reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Use the book to plan your numeracy work-then enjoy the run-up to Christmas as your pupils' minds are stretched with these innovative and fun photocopiable activities.

Christmas Activities for KS1 Maths contains fun festive mathematical activities, designed harness children's enthusiasm at this exciting time of the year and keep them on task. The activitiesare linked to the National Numeracy Strategy targets, so integrating them into your planning is easy.

Children are always excited about Christmas and sometimes find it difficult to focus their attention on schoolwork. Christmas Activities for KS1 Language and Literacy makes it easy with photocopiable activities and tasks linked to the Term 1 National Literacy Strategy requirements for reception, Year 1 and Year 2. The activities address word, sentence and text level objectives. Use the book to plan your literacy work-then enjoy the run-up to Christmas as your pupils' minds are stretched with these innovative and fun photocopiable activities.

Christmas Activities for KS2 Maths contains fun festive mathematical activities, designed harness children's enthusiasm at this exciting time of the year and keep them on task. The activities are linked to the National Numeracy Strategy targets, so integrating them into your planning is easy.

Snowmen at Night shared with us the magical, slip-sliding adventures of snowmen after dark . . . but have you ever wondered what snowmen do for Christmas? Well, now’s your chance to find out! The snowmen are back, and this time they’re celebrating Christmas—the snowman way! This snappy and entertaining companion to the New York Times bestseller Snowmen at Night depicts all the best parts of the holiday, replete with icy treats and a snowman Kris Kringle. Told in the same bouncy verse as the original, Snowmen at Christmas is perfect for a snowy evening read-aloud.

A #1 New York Times bestseller and Christmas must-read from the creators of the laugh-out-loud bestsellers How to Babysit a Grandpa and How to Babysit a Grandma! After waiting for days and days and days, it’s finally Christmas Eve. And that’s when you can try to catch Santa.... Two sibling narrators give clever tips for “catching” Santa (be crafty! be clever! be gentle!) on Christmas Eve in this delightful and hilarious holiday offering, written in a fun instructional style. Filled with humor and warmth, this is a jolly read-aloud for the whole family to enjoy! And don't miss Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish's How to Raise a Mom and How to Surprise a Dad! “A new hit this year is How to Catch Santa. . . . The picture book offers lighthearted tips on how kids can steal a glimpse of Mr. Elusive, aka Santa. . . .” —USA Today

The bestselling star of No, David! turns Christmas traditions upside down with laugh-aloud humor. Readers of all ages will vividly remember trying to peek at hidden gift packages; writing scrolls of wish lists to Santa; and struggling to behave at formal Christmas dinner parties. Always in the background, we know Santa Claus is watching, soon to decide if David deserves a shiny new fire truck or a lump of coal under the tree. From playing with delicate ornaments to standing in an endlessly long line for Santa, here are common Christmas activities--but with David's naughty trimmings. A surefire hit that is destined to be an annual classic.