22 Christmas Activities for Middle School Math

Looking to add some Christmas math activities to your middle school math class? ☃️

One of my favorite ways to celebrate Christmas and winter holidays is to bring in fun snowman-themed math activities or assign a Christmas ornament math & art projects for my middle school students. Perfect for December and the winter season, these activities can be used for regular lessons, spiral review, or even sub plans. There are resources in digital and print formats. Seriously...give them a try!

Here are 22 of my favorite list of no-prep, engaging math activities for Christmas!

And....there are even some freebies in section 1 below! ❄️

1. Digital Winter Themed Pixel Art

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What is it?

My students absolutely LOVE these digital Christmas Themed Digital Pixel Art Activities. 

Students solve the problems and incrementally unlock a winter-themed picture like a snowman, hot chocolate, Christmas ornaments, or reindeer. The activities have multiple levels, which you can assign on different or together all at once.

Why I love it 

Self-grading activities gives me the flexibility to walk around the room to support targeted students! Students get instant feedback on what problems they're getting right and wrong. The answers turn green for correct answers with mystery pixels appearing. The answers turn red for incorrect answers, signaling they need to redo the problem. It works so well that I've started using them as sub plans and the substitute teachers absolutely love these.

Here's some of my favorites for middle school, sorted by grade level. It also includes some freebies:

Best for 5th Grade Math:

[Christmas] Additive Volume of Composite Figures Digital Pixel Art Prisms

$3.99

[Christmas] Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems Pixel Art BUNDLE

$7.98$5.99

[Christmas] Line Plots with Fractions | Digital Pixel Art | Measurement & Data

$3.99

[Free] Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers and Fractions Pixel Art | Winter

FREE

Best for 6th Grade Math:

[Christmas] Ratios and Unit Rates Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE | Equivalent Ratios

$7.98$5.99

[Christmas] Distance on the Coordinate Plane Absolute Value Digital Pixel Art

$3.99

Christmas Simplifying and Evaluating Numerical Algebraic Expressions Pixel Art

$15.96$11.97

[Christmas] Area and Perimeter of Composite Figures Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE

$7.98$5.99

Best for 7th Grade Math:

[Christmas] Integer Operations Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE Google Sheets

$8.98$5.99

[Christmas] Combining Like Terms & Distributive Property Digital Pixel Art

$7.98$5.99

[Christmas] Rational Numbers Operations Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE Winter Math

$7.98$5.99

[Christmas] Similar Figures Pixel Art | Scale Factors Map Scale | Scale Drawings

$3.99

Best for 8th Grade Math:

Christmas Solving Systems of Equations Pixel Art Elimination Substitution Graph

$3.99

Identifying Functions Graphs | Linear & Nonlinear | Christmas Digital Pixel Art

$4.99

Transformations Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE | Rigid Transformations

$15.96$11.99

[Christmas] Slope Linear Functions | Points, Graphs, Equations Digital Pixel Art

$4.99

Not sure if this is for you? Try out some bonus winter freebies: Winter themed Unit Price Pixel Art & Multiplying Fractions Pixel Art

Teaching some other math topics? Click here to check out more Christmas Pixel Art Math Activities!

2. Doodle & Color by Number PDF Worksheets

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What is it?

If you have students that love to doodle, you'll love these winter themed math & art worksheets. 

Doodle Math is a fresh twist on color-by-number or color-by-code, with more creative freedom on the resulting Christmas themed and winter themed image. Simply print out a worksheet relevant to the topic that you're covering in class. Your students will solve problems and unlock doodle patterns that they can doodle in the color of their choice.

Why I love it

My kids love doodling and coloring. I love that they're secretly practicing math. There's tons of seasonal versions for different holidays, including Christmas and winter holiday celebrations!

Students have fun coming up with their own unique way to doodle in the picture as they solve math problems. Students walk out of class with a math masterpiece, and they look great when hung up on the walls. There's plenty for nearly every CCSS topic and middle school grade level.

Here are my top 10 favorites:

Christmas Multidigit Multiplication of Whole Numbers Doodle Math Color by Number

$3.00

Long Division with Decimals | Doodle Math: Twist on Color by Number Worksheets

$3.25

Christmas Multiplying Decimals Doodle Math, Twist on Color by Number Worksheets

$3.00

Evaluating Numerical Expressions | Doodle Math Color by Number | Christmas

$1.99

Area of Polygons | Doodle Math: Twist on Color by Number | Composite Figures

$3.25

[Christmas] Constant of Proportionality | Doodle Math: Twist on Color by Number

$3.25

Two Step Equations | Doodle Math: Twist on Color by Number | Christmas

$1.99

Scale Drawings | Doodle Math: Twist on Color by Number | Similar Figures

$3.25

Identify & Evaluate Functions Doodle Math, Twist on Color by Number | Christmas

$3.00$1.00

Christmas Cross Sections of 3D Figures | Doodle Math: Twist on Color by Number

$3.00

Need a different topic? I have a ton more of these in my Winter & Christmas section.

3. Guided Notes with Doodles & Colors

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What is it?

It's a set of graphic guided notes with plenty of room to doodle and color as students learn and practice a new math topic. It's seriously the most effective way to introduce a lesson to students. It’s also versatile enough that you can use this any time of the year. 

Honestly, these doodle-style guided notes are perfect all year round. The example below showcased prime factorization, but you can pick any guided notes for some serious math fun!

Why I love it

This activity mixes art and math. Not only does it include comprehensive notes, it also include fun mazes activities, color by number worksheets, and a real life application section. To read more about my guided notes, check out why I love graphic guided notes with doodles.

It's an incredibly exciting and all inclusive lesson - give it a try today!

Celebrate All Season Long

You don't have to just celebrate on Christmas! I've made grade level bundles that you can use throughout the winter to bring the season into your class:

[Winter Christmas] Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE | 5th Grade Math | Christmas Math

$35.91$19.99

[Christmas Math] 6th Grade Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE | Winter Math Activities

$59.85$53.87

[Christmas Math] 7th Grade Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE Winter Activities CCSS TEKS

$68.83$29.99

[Christmas Math] 8th Grade Digital Pixel Art BUNDLE Winter Activities CCSS TEKS

$73.82$35.00

I hope you will find at least one activity useful as you celebrate math and winter in your classroom. Your students will love this.