Christmas Tree Multiplication Craftivity

Times tables revision your students will actually ask to finish — and a festive display at the end of it!

This Christmas Tree Multiplication Craftivity turns times tables practice into a hands-on craft. Every tree holds ten multiplication facts, one in each bauble circle, with the table number on the star. Students work out an answer, write it on a loose bauble, cut it out and glue the top band over the matching sum — so the bauble lifts to reveal the fact underneath. It's real revision rather than lots of cutting for little learning, and a classroom of finished trees makes a stunning December display.

Why teachers love it:

• Every answer is worked out, not guessed — the baubles are blank, so students have to produce the answer instead of matching by elimination
• Differentiate without extra prep — eleven single-table trees plus three mixed revision trees, so every student in the room can be on the right sheet
• Answer keys for all fourteen sheets — hold a key beside a finished display and mark straight down the tree
• One bauble sheet serves every tree — thirty baubles is exactly three trees' worth, so one page covers three sheets
• Curriculum aligned — the mixed trees are built to AC9M3A03 (Year 3 facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10) and AC9M4A02 (Year 4 facts to 10 × 10)
• Beautiful display piece — the finished trees carry the child's own handwriting, which makes the wall theirs

Perfect for:

• Times tables revision through Term 4
• Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 classrooms
• Maths rotations, small groups and fast finishers
• The last weeks of term, when engagement is everything
• Christmas classroom displays

What's included:
29 printable pages:

• 11 single-table trees — the 2s through to the 12s, ten facts on every sheet
• 3 mixed revision trees — a 2s, 5s and 10s sheet, a Year 3 sheet (3s, 4s, 5s and 10s) and a Year 4 sheet reaching 10 × 10
• 1 bauble sheet — thirty blank baubles with hanger caps and a fold line, enough for three trees
• 14 answer keys — one for every tree sheet, on the same template for easy marking

Tis the season for times tables — and this is the one your class will want to finish.

HOW TO USE IT IN YOUR CLASSROOM

We've written a full guide to running this one — including why blank baubles beat cut-and-match, and how to differentiate it across a whole class without anyone noticing.

📖 Read: The Christmas tree craftivity that won't let them guess

Inside you'll find the four-step student routine for the whiteboard, how many bauble sheets to print for your class size, the timing rule that keeps the maths happening before the scissors come out, and three things worth doing with the trees once they're on the wall.

Planning your Christmas classroom?
Our Ultimate Christmas guide has more activity ideas, display tips and freebies to use alongside this resource.

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