Are your students excited about Christmas? My kids can hardly wait! It has been all about reindeer, snow, and Christmas trees since Halloween. So, I created these 3 Christmas Tree Roll & Cover Christmas Math Games to tie in our holiday conversations and excitement in our learning activities and math centers. Roll and Cover Games are a fun, hands-on way to practice and reinforce basic math concepts.
This activity works well with these resources:
Christmas Tree Roll & Cover Games
Supplies:
- Printer
- Christmas Tree Roll & Cover Printables (Available in Color and Black & White)
- Dice
- For Color Copies: Markers or Manipulatives (Pom Poms, Two-Color Counters, or Bingo Markers)
- For Black and White Copies: Crayons or Dot Markers
Set-Up:
- Print the color copies of the games on card stock
- Laminate the games for more durability
How To Play:
Game 1: One More
- Roll 1 die.
- Identify the number of dots.
- Cover the ornament on the Christmas tree with one more (or add one) with markers such as pom poms or two-color markers
- Or color with crayons or dot markers.
Game 2: One Less
- Roll 1 die.
- Identify the number of dots.
- Cover the ornament on the Christmas tree with one less (or subtract one) with markers such as pom poms or two-color markers
- Or color with crayons or dot markers
Game 3: Add the Dice
- Roll 2 dice.
- Identify the number of dots on each die.
- Add the numbers together.
- Cover the ornament with the correct sum with markers such as pom poms or two-color markers
- Or color with crayons or dot markers.
You can use the colored versions of these fun, holiday games to differentiate your math centers or create activities for early finishers. The black and white, reproducible versions can be used for morning work or homework.
Your students can play these 3 Christmas Tree Roll & Cover Games by themselves or with a partner. To play with a partner, have each player use a different colored marker or crayon. When the entire board is colored or covered, the person who colored or covered the most ornaments on the Christmas tree wins the game.
Don’t forget to print your 3 Christmas Tree Roll & Cover Games!
Have Fun and Happy Holidays!