Christmas counting for EYFS and Reception: children decorate a watercolour Christmas tree with cut-out baubles, stars and bells, counting each one onto the tree or a ten frame.

What children will explore

• Counting to 10 - one-to-one correspondence, matching a card to a set of pieces
• The ten frame - one decoration in each square, so children see how many and how many more
• Numerals - number tiles 1 to 10, and a written total at the top level
• Fine motor control - cutting out and placing pieces just over 4 cm across
• Understanding the world - four true facts about Christmas trees and a hunt for real Christmas things at home

Meet the decorations

• Bauble - red glass, round and shining
• Star - gold, for the very top
• Candy cane - peppermint stripes, red and white
• Bell - silver, ready to jingle
• Bow - a red ribbon
• Holly leaf - common holly, glossy and green
• Gingerbread man - a spiced biscuit on a ribbon
• Orange slice - dried, the old-fashioned way

What’s inside - 23 pages

• A Christmas Tree mat and a Counting Frame (ten frame) mat
• 40 decoration pieces and 10 number tiles to cut out
• 18 tree cards in three levels: Twinkle (to 5), Glitter (to 8) and Glow (to 10, with a written total)
• Two blank cards for children to invent their own tree
• Find It For Real: eight Christmas things to look for at home, with safety notes for adults
• Four true facts about Christmas trees, from the first glass baubles to the red squirrel’s winter store
• Answer key for all 18 cards

Why teachers and parents love this pack

• Counting children can hold: pieces to pick up, move and count again
• Three levels in one kit, so it works across Nursery, Reception and Year 1
• Laminate once and add hook-and-loop dots (both optional) for a maths area or tuff tray activity that lasts all December
• Scissors are all you need to start
• Safety lines for glass baubles, pine needles and fairy lights on the find-it page
• Botanical watercolour illustrations, not clip art

Instant PDF download, 23 pages. Fits A4 and US Letter. Print as many copies as you need for your class or family.

Created by Lex & Fox Press using a mix of human and AI techniques.