Bring festive fun into your computer science classroom with this engaging Christmas-themed Python coding activity pack! Perfect for beginners, these three scaffolded lessons guide students step-by-step through writing real Python programs—no prior experience needed. Designed for middle school or early high school coders, this resource makes Python accessible, creative, and fun during the holiday season.

⭐ What’s Included

This download contains a 9-page instructional PDF featuring three complete Python mini-projects:

✨ Lesson 1: Naughty or Nice

• Asks the user’s name
• Takes input on whether they’ve been good this year
• Uses .upper() to sanitize input
• Implements an IF statement to determine if they are “Naughty” or “Nice”

✨ Lesson 2: Christmas Gift List

• Creates a variable to store a running total of gift prices
• Asks for the number of presents
• Stores names, gifts, and prices using arrays/lists
• Uses a for loop to collect and display itemized data
• Calculates the total cost of all presents

✨ Lesson 3: Say Please

• Ask the user for their name and gift
• Use a while loop that repeats until the user enters the “magic word” (PLEASE)
• Display the final output once the condition is met

🎁 Perfect For

• Middle School Computer Science
• High School Intro to Python
• Hour of Code
• Holiday Stations or Choice Boards
• Sub Plans
• After-school coding clubs

💡 Skills Covered

• User input
• Variables
• Conditional statements
• While and For loops
• Lists/arrays
• String functions (upper())
• Basic program structure