20+ Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers

 Tis the season for jolly pre-writing practice!

This FREE Christmas prewriting practice cards set has 30 cards with different Christmas images and 10 different writing patterns.

Simply laminate them and model how to work left to right, and top to bottom, while carefully tracing the different patterns.

Your little elves will get great fine motor practice and also work on strengthening those little fingers and hands.

Your preschoolers will feel like big kids at their very own Christmas writing center! It's quick, fun, and easy to set up.

You simply need to provide some blank note cards or Christmas cards, plus crayons, markers, stickers, etc.

The rest is up to the kiddos to decorate and create their very own Christmas cards.

This center is full of learning and also helps spread holiday cheer- win, win!

The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but also the busiest! That is why preschool activities that can offer hours of learning and fun are a goldmine!

The 5 Little Gingerbread Men activities printable offers THREE fun learning opportunities for your preschoolers.

It includes a delightful poem that preschoolers just love, and the most adorable gingerbread boys and girls that you can cut out and use for the different learning activities.

If you have been dreaming of making your own felt nativity story, look no further!

This activity includes a free nativity pattern printable, plus step-by-step instructions on how to create your own felt nativity!

You can create a keepsake that you and your children will always treasure.

And the best part is that your little ones can play with it and tell the nativity story again and again.

Tis better to give than to receive. This simple idea isn't always as obvious for kids as it is for adults.

This holiday season, use this easy phonological awareness activity with predictable text to help teach the spirit of giving.

You will be so proud of your preschoolers as they share about how they can bless others this Christmas season.

The Polar Express is a renowned holiday story that delights children and adults alike!

This Polar Express inspired beginning sounds activity only requires a toy train and any Christmas objects that you happen to have around. Talk about easy prep and set up!

Your preschoolers will get to zoom their train to different Christmas objects with a variety of beginning sounds. You can tailor it to meet individual needs and it is certain to be a hit with everyone!

Reindeer Alphabet Bingo will allow your preschoolers to "join in all the reindeer games."

Kids love Bingo and these adorable game boards offer practice with letter recognition and letter sounds, depending on the needs of your students.

Grab some festive mini manipulatives to use as markers and you are ready to play Reindeer ABC Bingo!

These Christmas Muffin Tin Reading Games can be used for different levels in a variety of ways.

You can practice beginning sounds, ending sounds, vocabulary and more!

Personalize it to meet your preschoolers' needs, and as a bonus you can also use it for skills practice for older kiddos.

I love my white shoes...it's all good. If these phrases sound familiar, then you probably have read some "Pete the Cat" books once or perhaps 100 times!

Your littlest Pete the Cat fans will LOVE this alphabet Christmas activity that lets them drop wrapped "presents" down a chimney...all while practicing letter recognition and matching.

Trust me,...this one is festive, fun, and well...groovy!

A crackling fire, hot cocoa, and a good holiday book make a perfect, cozy holiday evening. All you need to add are some adorable Christmas bookmarks to make it complete!

These Christmas Corner Bookmarks fit snugly on the corner of books and are just so fun!

There are many different Christmas and winter-themed bookmarks to choose from.

Having some no-prep preschool activities on hand during the busy holiday season is a must!

These Christmas tracing cards are perfect for your holiday writing center.

There are 7 darling designs including Santa and Rudolph. Simply print them out for your preschoolers and kindergarteners to trace and color.

Or laminate them for repeated use with dry erase markers or crayons.

Preschool holiday writing centers would not be complete without a letter to Santa! This free Santa letter template is just what you need!

The kids can color it and write their name and any letters/words if they are able. Or an adult can transcribe for them.

Of course, it is perfectly acceptable for preschoolers to just make marks on the paper as if they are writing. It is a way for them to engage in "writing for a purpose" this holiday season.

This Christmas list preschool alphabet activity is based upon Mary Engelbreit’s. book "Queen of Christmas." The story includes a verrry long Christmas list.

This activity includes a free printable intended to be a Christmas list using all letters of the alphabet. Kind of silly and fun, right?

Older kids can work on this fairly independently, but with preschoolers you might want to make it a whole-class activity.

Preschoolers can also use it to practice letter recognition and sounds and can draw pictures, rather than write words.

If you love the "If You Give a Mouse a..." books, then this literacy-based scavenger hunt is for you!

This Christmas tree scavenger hunt goes with the story, "If You Take a Mouse to the Movies" by Laura Numeroff.

This activity includes free printables with ornaments that Cookie Mouse crams onto the Christmas Tree. Kids can color each ornament as they find them in the story.

It is a fun way to bring literature to life and teaches other important skills in the process.

This adorable gingerbread alphabet activity allows preschoolers to practice with beginning letters and sounds.

The free printables include gingerbread boys and girls with uppercase and lowercase letters. Some of them also include pictures and words to practice letter/sound matching.

With adorable gingerbread houses also included, you can have an entire gingerbread village filled with alphabet practice!

These adorable snowmen will help your preschoolers practice beginning sounds.

The free beginning sound snowman printables have letters on their top hats plus snowballs with lots of pictures to match to each letter.

They are frosty, fun and a great way for preschoolers to practice initial sounds this winter!

Matching puzzles are a favorite way to practice a variety of skills. These Christmas Tree Blend Puzzles are a perfect way to practice literacy skills this holiday season.

This activity is more geared towards kindergarteners and Pre-K students that have the readiness for it. There are ways to adapt it for the average preschooler, too.