Christmas Worksheets for Kindergarten: Counting, Tracing and Puzzles for Ages 5–6

December in a kindergarten classroom is wonderful and a little wild: rehearsals, parties and children who can talk about nothing but presents. If you teach a reception or kindergarten class, good Christmas worksheets for kindergarten help you keep real learning going while the festive mood stays high. Here is what 5- and 6-year-olds can typically manage, which worksheet types support which skills, and a two-week plan you can drop straight into your timetable.

Christmas worksheets for kindergarten: what ages 5–6 can do

By the middle of the school year, most children in this age group can:

• count objects reliably to 10 and are working towards 20;
• recognise most capital letters and copy short words;
• hold a pencil with growing control and follow a path without lifting it;
• focus on a single sheet for around 10–15 minutes.

That makes this a great age for short, clear worksheets with one task per page and a picture to colour as a reward. Expect a wide range: some children will race through a word search, others will need you to point to the first letter.

Christmas maths for kindergarten: counting to 20

Counting pages ask children to count Christmas pictures and write the number in a box. To make them work in class:

• Cross off as you count. Show children how to tick each star or bell once so they don’t count it twice.
• Use real objects first. Count pine cones, buttons or bells on the carpet before handing out the sheet.
• Talk about “more” and “fewer”. Which group has more presents? How many more?
• Check number formation. Watch for reversed 2s, 5s and 7s and model them on the board.

Early reading: tracing words and word searches

Tracing pages build letter formation and sight vocabulary at the same time. In our English edition, children trace and then write eight Christmas words: STAR, TREE, GIFT, BELL, SNOWMAN, CANDLE, MITTEN and SLEIGH. Before tracing, say each word, clap the syllables and find its first sound.

Word searches are a natural next step. Start with a short list of familiar words that only run across or down – STAR, TREE, GIFT, BELL, SNOW and ELF are perfect for a first try. Show children how to find the first letter, then look to the right or downwards for the second. Pair a confident reader with a beginner for the longer search.

Fine motor: mazes, dot-to-dots and spot the difference

• Mazes train pencil control and planning. Encourage children to trace the route with a finger first, then with a pencil.
• Dot-to-dots combine number order with a steady hand. Move from 1–10 to 1–15 and then 1–18 as confidence grows.
• Spot the difference builds careful looking and concentration. Five differences is a manageable number for this age; ask children to circle each one and say what changed.
• Colouring afterwards is the calm reward – and good grip practice too.

A two-week December plan for the classroom

One worksheet a day at table time, about 15 minutes, with the rest of the session for stories, songs and play.

1. Week 1, Monday: counting page 1 with real objects first.
2. Tuesday: the easy maze.
3. Wednesday: the first tracing page.
4. Thursday: dot-to-dot 1–10.
5. Friday: a colouring page and the shadow-matching game.
6. Week 2, Monday: counting page 2.
7. Tuesday: the second tracing page.
8. Wednesday: the short word search, in pairs.
9. Thursday: spot the difference and a harder maze.
10. Friday: “My Christmas wish” drawing page – children dictate or write a sentence about their picture.

Fast finishers can try the third counting page, the longer word search or a colour-by-number picture.

Printing for your class (A4 or US Letter) and the free sample

All the worksheets above come from My Christmas Activity Book, a 32-page PDF for ages 3–7. The English edition includes both A4 and US Letter, everything prints in black and white, and the answers are at the back. Teachers may print it for their own class or group. Try the free sample first: a nutcracker colouring page, an easy maze, a dot-to-dot from 1 to 10 and a counting page – enough for your first week’s warm-up. For home ideas by age, see our guide to printable Christmas worksheets.

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