Christmas Measuring Activity (Free Printable for Kids)

Use the holiday season to learn some math skills. This free printable Christmas Measuring Activity is a fun engaging way to introduce younger kids to measuring and data analysis. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten lesson plans. December is the perfect time to try this hands-on measurement activity.

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If you’re trying to get ready for this holiday season, and want some festive play ideas to try with your kids, then take a look at all of our Christmas activities for kids. Or you can invest in the Christmas Activity Pack, which is filled with educational printables for young kids.

Table of Contents

• What You’ll Need
• What’s Included
• Instructions
• How to Play
• More Christmas Math Activities
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Materials Needed

1. The Christmas Measuring Activity printable
2. Printer and paper
3. Scissors
4. Ruler or tape measure
5. Pen or pencil

What’s Included

1. 8 Measuring cards

2. 1 recording sheet

How to Make the Printable Christmas Measurement Activity

1. Download and print the free printable measurement cards

You’ll find these at the bottom of the post. Just click the large blue button to grab the free download.

2. Laminate the cards (optional)

To make this fun measurement activity more sturdy you can laminate each of the pages, or slip them into a dry erase pocket. This is a great way to ensure that they’ll survive your math center and you can use them with next year’s class too.

3. Cut out the cards

Each page has two different picture cards on it. Simply use a pair of scissors to cut them in half.

4. Gather your materials.

Now all you’ll need is some rulers and some pens and you’ll be ready to improve your measurement skills.

How to Play

1. Measure the line on the left.

There are two different ways to do this. It all depends on if you want to use formal (using standard units of measurement) or informal measuring (using a non-standard measuring tool)

For formal measuring, line a ruler up along the line, which is the same height as the picture. Or you can measure the picture itself.

For informal measuring, use small items (like mini erasers or buttons), and line them up along the line to the left.

2. Observe the number.

You will either need to read the number on the ruler, or count how many small items (e.g. buttons) that you’ve used.

For example, this Santa picture is 6 buttons high.

3. Write the number on the recording sheet.

On the recording sheet, write the height in cm, inches or number of items that each of the task cards is.

4. Number the Christmas objects from tallest to shortest.

Finally, compare the heights of all of the cards and rank them from tallest to shortest. With number 1 being the tallest and number 8 being the shortest.

More Christmas Math Activities

There are so many creative ways to teach math this Christmas season. Here are some more Christmas-themed activities that are perfect for preschool and kindergarten math centers.

1. Geome Christmas Tree
2. Christmas Math Games with Dice (Free)
3. Graphing Activity with Gift Bows
4. Jingle Bell Shapes Activity
5. Counting with Candy Canes

Are you going to try this Christmas Measuring Activity with your kids? Don’t forget to pin the idea for later.

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