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20+ of the Best Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschool

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December 17, 2018 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

I don’t know about your preschool or home, but it’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas here. Christmas really is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Preschoolers are so full of excitement and joy this time of year. And what better way to enjoy the season than with these awesome Christmas literacy activities for preschool?!

20+ Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschool

20+ Christmas literacy activities for preschool

Many preschool teachers start out the school year really enthusiastic and full of creative teaching ideas for fall or farm preschool themes. It starts to dwindle a little as the months pass, but then Christmas lesson planning brings it all back!

Here are some fun Christmas literacy activities for your classroom or to do at home during the Christmas break. Some of them I even save for Christmas Day with my own kids. 

If you have a preschool or a kindergarten classroom, add these fun Christmas-themed activities to your literacy centers or whenever you’re doing literacy activities during December.

All of the activities on this list are free, and most include printables to make your education time even easier. Laminate the printables for greater durability and you can use them from year to year!

Kids will have a blast with these preschool Christmas activities that focus on literacy.

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers

Kids can learn beginning sounds with this super fun and festive Polar Express Activity.

Teach kids how to change words to end in ing in this fun literacy-focused Christmas Theme Game!

Invite your preschoolers to work to make their own Christmas cards with this cute Christmas writing center for preschoolers.

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers - writing activity

Solidify letter recognition in preschoolers and kindergartners with the Reindeer Alphabet Bingo activity.

Help kids learn to recognize sight words with this super simple Christmas Muffin Time Game!

Play with letters while exploring the book Pete the Cat Saves Christmas in this book-based ABC Game!

Teach your preschoolers how they have wonderful gifts to give, too, with this Christmas predictable chart, complete with FREE family vocabulary cards.

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers - predictable chart

Make your own Christmas poem with this fun Gingerbread Man Interactive Poem.

Help kids make their own Christmas bookmarks using these Christmas Bookmark Ideas to spark a love of reading in your students. 

Preschoolers can have fun while learning when they complete this Christmas Picture and Word Tracing activity.

This gingerbread man song and FREE printable is perfect for circle time and will quickly become the crowd favorite!

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers - poem

Even More Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschool

Help kids write their own letter to Santa with this simple to use Letter to Santa Printable!

Use the alphabet to make a Christmas wish list using the book Queen of Christmas with this fun Alphabet Printable activity.

Reading the book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies? Print out this Christmas Tree Hunt Book Activity for kids to complete once the book is read.

Get six Christmas printables in this Christmas Activity Pack!

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers - letter matching


If you’re reading the book Sad Santa, this Sad Santa Writing Prompt is the perfect activity to do after reading the book!

Learn the alphabet gingerbread style with this simple Gingerbread Alphabet Activity!

Teach kids how to recognize the beginning sound in a word with this fun initial sound Snowman Printable.

These Christmas pre-writing cards are a great addition to your preschool writing center.

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers - pre-writing cards

Learn common letter blends with these Christmas Tree Blend Puzzles!

Countdown to Christmas with these 25 picture books all about Jesus!

Invite your preschoolers to retell the Christmas story with this beautiful felt nativity with FREE template!

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers - Nativity felt board

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschool Centers

Did I mention that a lot of these activities are also great for your preschool centers? Add them to your circle time, too. The activities in my Christmas Activity Pack are my top favorites!

Christmas Literacy Activities for Preschoolers to try this December


Sarah Punkoney, MAT

I’m Sarah, an educator turned stay-at-home-mama of five! I’m the owner and creator of Stay At Home Educator, a website about intentional teaching and purposeful learning in the early childhood years. I’ve taught a range of levels, from preschool to college and a little bit of everything in between. Right now my focus is teaching my children and running a preschool from my home. Credentials include: Bachelors in Art, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.

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Filed Under: Christmas, Emergent Literacy, Letter Identification and Sounds, Literacy, Phonics, phonological awareness, Pre-writing Skills, print awareness, Printables

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