Christmas Countdown
Build December excitement (and keep students engaged!) with this fun Christmas Countdown activity.
The final weeks of the school year are full of energy — and channelling it into a Christmas Countdown is the perfect way to keep students focused and excited right up until the last day of school. Whether you use this as a daily activity, a display to update together, or a take-home treat, this Christmas Countdown makes December feel magical while keeping purposeful learning at the centre.
Why teachers love it:
- Builds anticipation in a productive way — redirects end-of-year excitement into positive classroom energy
- Daily touchpoint — a simple, satisfying ritual to start the day in December
- Easy to use — no complex setup required, just print and display
- Students absolutely love it — counting down to Christmas is a universal delight!
Perfect for:
- December classroom displays and morning activities
- Prep, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 classrooms
- Building maths counting skills in a festive context
- Classroom calendar and morning meeting activities
- End-of-year festive classroom activities
What's included:
- A 'Christmas Countdown' star sign for the top of your display
- Number cards 1–25 to count down the school days until Christmas
- Use them on a wall, a paper chain or a tear-off strip — set up once, update together each morning
- Colour or black and white; A4
December in the classroom just got a whole lot more exciting — start counting down together!
Planning your Christmas classroom?
Our Ultimate Christmas guide has more activity ideas, display tips and freebies to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
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FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
