Christmas Maths Stations with Ace the dog: 10 active maths tasks for Year 2 (KS1), 14 pages, 1-2 lessons, no prep.

Ace the corgi has lost a reindeer, miscounted the presents and let the naughty elves into the house. Your class helps him through 10 Christmas maths stations placed around the classroom or hall. Pupils move from station to station, solve the task and write their answers on the answer sheet.

What’s inside (14 A4 pages):

• 10 station cards: reindeer maze with adding, count the presents by colour, cookies on the baking sheet, how long to decorate the tree, measure the paper decorations with a ruler, chase out the elves, buy cheap Christmas presents, Christmas guests (count tails, legs and ears), what is left on the plates, how many minutes until Santa comes
• Pupil answer sheets

Maths covered in the Year 2 version: counting, addition and subtraction within 20, repeated addition, measuring in centimetres, simple money sums and time in minutes.

How to use: Print the station cards, place them around the room and let pupils work in pairs with the answer sheet. Takes 1-2 lessons. Also works as a December maths circuit, a PE-hall activity or a last-day-of-term treat.

Good to know: This is the Year 2 version. The same 10 stations also exist for Year 3, Year 4-5 and Year 6-7, so a whole school can run the circuit at different levels. Prices on the shopping station are in dollars and the pages use American spelling. Written by a Danish primary teacher.