It's time to practice skip counting by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s in a fun, hands-on, interactive way - and with a Christmas theme!

Your Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 students will love these skip counting number strip puzzles - and you'll love them too, because they're no-prep AND great for developing your students' fine motor skills!

WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT:

❤️ No-Prep Convenience: Save time with ready-to-use templates. Perfect for busy teachers planning math groups, early finisher activities or small group work.

❤️ Hands-On Learning: Combines maths practice with fine motor development, giving students a fun, active way to learn number patterns and sequences through tactile learning.

❤️ Differentiation Made Easy: Multiple starting points on standard and non-standard numbers allow you to tailor the difficulty to meet individual student needs.

❤️ Engaging & Fun: There'll be no complaints about boring worksheets here! Kids love these puzzles, and the Christmas-themed pictures make them even more exciting.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

✅️ 12 Number Strip Puzzles featuring fun, kid-friendly, Christmas-themed pictures for students to cut, paste and colour in.

✅️ Counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s with three differentiated starting points for each pattern (e.g., starting on 5, 55 and 33 for 5s)

✅️ Instructions for flexible implementation in various classroom settings.

HOW TO USE

⭐️ Independent Work: Students cut out the number strips, assemble them in the correct order on the provided template and colour in the picture that is revealed!

⭐️ Partner Challenges: Have students swap mixed-up strips with a partner for an added layer of problem-solving and fun.

⭐️ Reusable Maths Activities: Pre-cut and laminate the strips for durable, student-made puzzles that can be used again and again.

⭐️ Skill-Building Prep Work: Let students prep the puzzles for your maths lesosns by colouring and cutting out the strips themselves. It’s a win-win for student engagement and your to-do list!

This resource pairs perfectly with Pevan & Sarah's Skip Counting video series. Sign up to Cub Club to access the videos along with this resource and hundreds of other educational videos, songs and printables, made for teachers, by teachers.

Looking for more? Check out our other skip counting number strip puzzles below:

• Original Skip Counting Puzzles
• Easter-Themed Skip Counting Puzzles

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