Blackline masters for use in the run-up to Christmas. Activities include using will practising counting from left to right and adding one on to help Santa load his sleigh, sorting toys into pairs and estimating the number of stars. 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!

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.

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.

One Christmas, things don’t quite go to plan for Orla and her family. ‘The screen went blank, the lights on the tree went out and the oven stopped humming.’ Will Orla get the special Christmas that she has been hoping for? Download the full eBook and explore supporting teaching materials at www.twinkl.com/originals Join Twinkl Book Club to receive printed story books every half-term at www.twinkl.co.uk/book-club (UK only).

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. Activities include using clues when reading a Christmas pictogram, writing a letter to Santa, reading simple instructions to make Christmas decorations, word searches to identify new phonemes, designing stationery and organizing instructions sequentially. 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!

On Christmas Eve, Mila and Lumi find something special sparkling in the snow. “Mila popped the collar around Lumi’s neck to keep it safe until they could find the owner.” But is there more to the Christmas collar than meets the eye? Will Lumi find the real owner on her magical Christmas adventure? Download the full eBook and explore supporting teaching materials at www.twinkl.com/originals Join Twinkl Book Club to receive printed story books every half-term at www.twinkl.co.uk/book-club (UK only).

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

A write-in activity book that is packed full of colouring, doodling, puzzles, recipes, fun facts, jokes, games, and ideas for Christmas things to make and do. Featuring Christmas themes and traditions from around the world, it includes activities such as code, word and number-puzzles, things to spot, pictures to complete, and over 200 stickers.