Christmas Scavenger Hunt
A Christmas scavenger hunt for facts — eighteen questions about Christmas around the world, hunted down in books, atlases and on the class computers.
Who delivers the presents in Italy? What did Tom Smith invent in 1847? What do families in Japan eat on Christmas Day? Students work through the sheet in pairs or small groups, searching for the answers and discovering how differently the world celebrates. It runs itself, it sparks brilliant conversations, and it fits neatly into a library lesson or a loud last week of term.
No-prep instant download — print one sheet per pair and go.
Why teachers love it:
- Research skills in disguise — reading for information, using an index, checking a source
- Christmas around the world — a HASS and intercultural link that goes beyond Santa
- Works for pairs or the whole class — race it, or spread it over a week of morning work
- Answer key included — mark it together and share the surprises
Perfect for:
- Years 1–5 Australian primary classrooms (younger students with a reading buddy)
- Library lessons, computer time and end-of-term fun
- Christmas HASS and intercultural understanding
What's included:
- One A4 Christmas Scavenger Hunt sheet with 18 questions and answer lines
- Australian-spelling and US-spelling versions of the sheet
- Teacher answer key
- Black and white, print one per pair
Print and go — your Christmas research lesson is sorted. 🖨️
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'.
