This Christmas-themed busy book is a great way to prepare learning activities for preschool children when you don’t have much time on your hands. With the help of a busy book, children will practice fine motor, counting, recognizing numbers, and simple addition. Activities will also help to improve important cognitive functions, logical thinking, and concentration. The beauty is in simplicity.
I created this No Prep Preschool Tracing, Pre-Writing and Math Practice Busy Book in the past and it was very popular with parents and teachers. They had the materials prepared in a binder so they could make photocopies whenever a need arose to keep those little hands busy. Knowing how busy December can get, I also created a Winter Holidays Busy Book especially suitable for 3-6-year-old children.
There are many different pages with tracing and pre-writing exercises to choose from – ‘trace the lines’, ‘count to connect the dots’. We also love using loose parts we collect on our nature walks, craft materials, and glass counters to create different variations and repurpose the busy book learning mats.
I generally print pages on both sides of the sheet (unless I use them for push pinning) and laminate. This way I save on having to laminate twice as much. Plus if want to reuse them in the future, it is super easy to store them in a binder. Also, this way children can use them as playdough mats as well.
It is very easy to repurpose tracing pictures to push pining activity. Children can be invited to trace before they do push pinning exercises to strengthen their finger muscles in preparation for writing. Another fun prewriting activity included in the busy book is pages with matching pictures with the correct shadow.
How Many? activity is a wonderful opportunity to include tweezers and use them for transferring loose parts as children count quantities.
These learning mats can be laminated and bind into a book for your convenience. Children won’t need anything but an erasable marker to be able to practice many important skills while having fun. But if you wish, you can use pom-poms and other materials to make it even more engaging and exciting.
No Prep Christmas Busy Book
Winter holidays and Christmas busy book for preschool. Get your preschool students excited about the winter holidays and Christmas with this engaging and fun 83-page busy book! This printable requires no preparation and is perfect for busy teachers. Simply print, laminate, or insert in durable plastic sleeves and you’re ready to go!
winter resources you might find helpful in your classroom
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All About Raccoons Decodable Phonics Reader Comprehension Forest Animals$2.50 -
Parts of a Raccoon Life Cycle Activities$8.00
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All About Bears Decodable Phonics Reader & Comprehension Handwriting Strips$2.50
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Parts of a Squirrel Life Cycle Activities$8.00
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Parts of the Tundra Biome$4.10
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Parts of the Taiga Biome$4.10
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Seasonal Hands On Activities: Preschool Bundle
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February Bundle
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Parts of a Walrus Life Cycle Activities 3 Part Cards Blackline Master Poster$7.10
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Christmas Around the World Bundle
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January Bundle
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December Bundle
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Chinese New Year 3 Part Cards Fine Motor Activities$3.60
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Animal Winter Behavior: Adaptation$5.05
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Animal Behavior: Migration$5.05
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Animal Winter Behavior: Hibernation$5.05
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Parts of a Narwhal Life Cycle Activities 3 Part Cards Blackline Master Poster$7.60
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Parts of a Caribou Reindeer Life Cycle Activities$8.00
About Anastasia | Anastasia is an early childhood teacher with over twenty years of experience in Montessori classrooms and homeschooling. With a Master’s in Information Science, she blends education and information design to create clear, organized, research-backed resources. As founder of Montessori Nature, she develops evidence-based, nature-inspired printables that support holistic child development and foster curiosity, independence, and a love of learning. Explore more in her shop and Teachers Pay Teachers store.
