{"id":15627769,"date":"2026-02-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=15627769"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:05:03","slug":"no-prep-fun-christmas-activities-packet-fill-in-blanks-santa-letter-crossword","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/product\/no-prep-fun-christmas-activities-packet-fill-in-blanks-santa-letter-crossword\/","title":{"rendered":"NO PREP Fun Christmas Activities Packet: Fill in Blanks Santa Letter, Crossword"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><em>NO PREP Christmas packet worksheets for December including a word search, word scramble, crossword, code puzzles, coloring pages, and math &#038; literacy skill-building activities like 2D shapes, telling time to the hour and half hour, addition and subtraction, patterning, sight words, beginning &#038; end sounds, writing prompts, and so much more!<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Perfect for morning work, early finishers, centers, sub plans, or the week before winter break!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>\u2665\ufe0f\u2733\ufe0f<\/span><strong><strong> SAVE BIG with the <\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/NO-PREP-worksheet-BUNDLE-Math-FUN-Crossword-Puzzles-Word-Search-Coloring-15594861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>BUNDLE<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><span> \u2733\ufe0f\u2665\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Students will think they&#8217;re just having fun, but you&#8217;ll secretly be celebrating the jam-packed skill-building NO PREP activities. \u2603\ufe0f Best Teacher Ever award goes to you \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>\u2744\ufe0f\u2728<\/span><strong><strong> download the preview to see what&#8217;s included <\/strong><\/strong><span>\u2728\u2744\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><ins><span>INCLUDED:<\/span><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Cover Page<\/strong><\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><em><em>4 options<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>use if you&#8217;d like to compile worksheets into a booklet!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><em>options: Christmas icons, Christmas house with boy &#038; girl, title only with present boy and carolling girl, title only for students to draw their own artwork!<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Coloring Page &#038; Writing Prompt<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>color the picture then list things you love about the holiday season<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Christmas Crossword <\/strong><\/strong><span>&#8211;<\/span><em><em> 2 options<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>use the picture clues to solve the puzzle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><em>option: with or without a word bank<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Reindeer Name Games<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>put the reindeer names &#038; words in alphabetical order, then play 6 games of mini Tic Tac Toe with a friend<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Can You Crack This XMAS Code?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>use the picture\/letter code to solve the puzzle (HINT: it&#8217;s a Christmas joke!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Christmastime!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>a Christmas-themed crossword puzzle<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Dear Santa,<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>a thoughtful letter-to-santa template to use just for fun&#8230;or send it out!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Write ON Santa<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>use any word (from a custom heart word list, word wall, sight words, seasonal vocabulary words, etc.) &#038; follow the directions to write the directed number of words where described<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Beginning &#038; enD sounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>complete each word pictured by writing the beginning and end sounds and tracing the middle part<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>ABC Order <\/strong><\/strong><em><em>&#8211; 2 options<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>cut &#038; paste the words to put them in alphabetical order on the trees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><em>option: tracing the words or not<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Christmas COLOR Words<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>read the simple sentences to color each picture correctly<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Gifts Galore!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>write the correct lowercase letter in each present<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Fluency Trees <\/strong><\/strong><em><em>&#8211; 2 activities<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><em>activity #1:<\/em><\/em><span> Roll a die. Read the words on the matching tree as smoothly as you can from top to bottom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><em>activity #2: <\/em><\/em><span>Pick 12 words to build your own fluency trees. Read your words smoothly then swap with a friend.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Writing Prompts <\/strong><\/strong><em><em>&#8211; 2 activities<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><em>activity #1: <\/em><\/em><span>open-ended &#8220;Official Elf Application&#8221; letter to Santa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><em>activity #2: <\/em><\/em><span>open-ended &#8220;The Day My Gingerbread Man Came to Life&#8221; creative writing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Merry Math!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>fill in the missing numbers from 1-36, draw 7 ornaments on a tree, color the presents to make a pattern<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Baking SHAPES &#038; Counting ATTRIBUTES<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>count &#038; record the number of sides and corners on each cookie shape<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>T&#8217;was the Night BEFORE&#8230;and AFTER!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>write the numbers that come before and after each number indicated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Trim the Tree<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>color the ornament in each set with the smaller number<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Holiday How Many&#8221;<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>use the pictures &#038; number line to help you write simple addition sentences<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Trim the Tree: Addition<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>trace to begin each addition sentence, then draw ornaments on the trees help to solve each one<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Christmas Eve RUSH<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>find the missing number in each number bond<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Mail Room Mayhem<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>draw a line to match the envelopes that show the same number in different ways<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>TIME to Trim the Tree! <\/strong><\/strong><span>&#8211;<\/span><em><em> 2 options<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>read the time on each analog clock and write the digital time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><em>options: time to the hour only (o&#8217;clock) or time to the hour and half hour combined<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>What&#8217;s in Your Stocking?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>count &#038; graph each of the 7 items<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Base 10 Treats<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>add up the base 10 blocks (10 sticks and unit cubes) then cut &#038; paste the correct candy number beside each set<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>The 12 Days of Christmas<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>use basic number order or <\/span><strong><strong>listen to the song<\/strong><\/strong><span> to help you complete the cut &#038; paste activity!<\/span><em><em> (I love this as a whole-group activity as we listen to the song altogether)<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 _______<\/span><strong><strong>&#8216;s<\/strong><\/strong><span> <\/span><strong><strong>12 Days of Christmas<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>If YOU wrote The Twelve Days of Christmas, what would the 12 gifts be? Draw your ideas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Color &#038; Count<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>color each Christmas graphic, count, and record how many of each there are<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Design Your Own Ugly Christmas Sweater<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>students can color &#038; add detail to a sweater template, inspired by the &#8220;ugly&#8221; sweaters pictured on the side<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>Design Your Own Christmas Cookies<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>students can color &#038; add detail to a tray of 12 gingerbread, tree- and circle-shaped Christmas cookies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u2744 ALL APPLICABLE WORKSHEETS with the <\/span><strong><strong>Canadian spelling <\/strong><\/strong><span>for &#8220;colour&#8221; and \u201cfavourite\u201d (x4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2744 <\/span><strong><strong>ANSWER KEYS <\/strong><\/strong><span>for all applicable worksheets (x22)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2744<\/span><strong><strong> BONUS resources!!!!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Descriptive Writing Activity: <\/strong><\/strong><span>students decorate their own Christmas tree using the template provided, then write a detailed description on the writing page. Display all of the trees, then read each description one at a time for students to guess which tree matches the description.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>The Greatest Gift NO PREP Craft:<\/strong><\/strong><span> <\/span><em><em>2 craft options. <\/em><\/em><span>Read the suggested story (optional), then choose one of the two options for creating the interactive writing craft <\/span><em><strong><strong>(&#8220;View Preview&#8221; for a peek at completed samples)<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span>\u2665\ufe0f <\/span><strong><strong>SO much CHRISTMAS FUN:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2728 Find your favorite <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/store\/sam-nowak-fun-with-firsties\/category-christmasholiday-season-1266657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Christmas Read Aloud<\/span><\/a><span> or SAVE BIG &#038; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/12-Day-of-Christmas-Read-Aloud-Activities-Christmas-Crafts-Worksheets-Writing-14849886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>grab them all<\/span><\/a><span>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2728 Hands-on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Pocket-Chart-Literacy-Centre-Christmas-Holiday-Season-Winter-SEL-Feelings-2765665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Christmas Pocket Chart<\/span><\/a><span> center activites<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2728 FREE Telling Time <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Christmas-Clocks-Craft-interactive-Santa-telling-time-activity-bulletin-board-1597065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>SANTA CLOCK<\/span><\/a><span> craftivity<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2728 My Favorite <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/No-Prep-Ornament-Template-December-Christmas-Tree-Craft-Santa-Letter-Writing-2750951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>NO PREP CHRISTMAS CRAFTS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2728 Three Kings Day <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/EPIPHANY-Activities-Craft-THREE-KINGS-DAY-Worksheets-After-Christmas-WISEMEN-14850171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>EPIPHANY<\/span><\/a><span> activities<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span>\u2600\ufe0f LET&#8217;S KEEP THE FUN GOIN&#8217; \u2b07\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/store\/sam-nowak-fun-with-firsties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Follow my store<\/span><\/a><span> to be notified when new products and freebies are added (just click the \u2605). <\/span><strong><strong>PSST&#8230;All new resources are 50% off for the first 24-48 hours!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/funwithfirsties.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>WWW.FUNWITHFIRSTIES.COM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/funwithfirsties.com\/blog-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Blog<\/span><\/a><span> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/funwithfirsties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Instagram<\/span><\/a><span> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FunWithFirsties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><span> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.pinterest.com\/SamNowakFunWithFirsties\/_saved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>\u27a1\ufe0f<\/span><strong><strong> Want free COLOR MONSTER activities sent to your inbox? <\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sam-nowak-fun-with-firsties.kit.com\/f9381c6e42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Click here!<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><strong>Even more NO PREP fun!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/NO-PREP-monthly-packet-BUNDLE-Seasonal-Math-FUN-Word-Search-Crossword-Puzzles-15594861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>The GROWING BUNDLE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/FUN-Back-to-School-NO-PREP-Worksheets-ELA-Math-Review-Packet-Word-Search-16434729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Back to School<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/FUN-Halloween-Worksheets-Busy-Packet-Adjectives-Crossword-Puzzles-Color-by-Code-16569717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Halloween<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/NO-PREP-Thanksgiving-Worksheets-Activity-Fall-Crossword-Word-Search-Mazes-14605582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Thanksgiving<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/NO-PREP-Christmas-Packet-Letter-to-Santa-Decorating-Cookies-Crossword-Puzzle-15627769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Christmas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/NO-PREP-Winter-Packet-Writing-Prompts-First-Day-Back-From-Break-Worksheets-15627211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Winter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/NO-PREP-Valentines-Day-Worksheets-Activities-FUN-Math-Coloring-Maze-Crossword-15284194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/NO-PREP-St-Patricks-Day-Worksheets-Activities-FUN-Math-Coloring-Maze-Crossword-15284233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Earth-Day-NO-PREP-Worksheets-Activity-Pack-Word-Search-Coloring-Math-Puzzles-15649423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Earth Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/NO-PREP-Packet-Easter-Worksheets-Coloring-Crossword-Word-Scrambles-Search-15315203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>Easter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u270f\ufe0f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/End-of-Year-NO-PREP-Worksheets-Summer-FUN-Packet-and-1st-Grade-ELA-Math-Review-15593916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span>End of Year\/Summer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NO PREP Christmas packet worksheets for December including a word search, word scramble, crossword, code puzzles, coloring pages, and math &#038; literacy skill-building activities like 2D shapes, telling time to the hour and half hour, addition and subtraction, patterning, sight words, beginning &#038; end sounds, writing prompts, and so much more! Perfect for morning work, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17658401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[196,190,16],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15627769","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-holiday-seasonal","product_cat-no-prep-packets","product_cat-uncategorized","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-external"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/15627769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15627769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17658401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15627769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=15627769"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=15627769"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=15627769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}