Christmas Math Addition and Subtraction Story Problem Task Cards

Description

This Christmas math activity includes 32 first grade task cards, for practicing addition and subtraction story problems. The included word problems require adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions.

Each task card features a single word problem with fun Christmas themed graphics. The word problems cover themes such as: reindeer, Santa, wreaths, wrapping presents, North Pole elves, cookies, and Christmas cards.

These task cards can be used for a December math center, for small group word problem review, as a Christmas task card scoot game, or they can be projected for a whole class activity.

Your .pdf Download Will Contain:

32 full color task cards (4 to a page)
Student answer recording sheet
An answer key

These task cards are a downloadable .pdf resource. They can also be used as a digital activity using the TPT Digital Activity Tool.

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Christmas Math Addition and Subtraction Story Problem Task Cards

Name: Christmas Math Addition and Subtraction Story Problem Task Cards
Brand: Kiddos and Crayons by Jordan Piacenti
SKU: 2207954
Price: 2.25 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.93 (41 reviews)

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Highlights

Digital downloads

PDF

Grades

1st - 2nd

Subjects

Basic Operations, Other (Math)

Standards

CCSS1.OA.A.1

Description

These task cards can be used for a December math center, for small group word problem review, as a Christmas task card scoot game, or they can be projected for a whole class activity.

Your .pdf Download Will Contain:

32 full color task cards (4 to a page)
Student answer recording sheet
An answer key

These task cards are a downloadable .pdf resource. They can also be used as a digital activity using the TPT Digital Activity Tool.

Looking for Christmas resources? You may also enjoy these:

Christmas Math

Christmas Place Value Mystery Pictures

Christmas Addition Fact Fluency Mystery Pictures

Christmas No-Prep Math and Literacy Printables

Christmas Literacy

December Writing Prompts

Christmas Sight Word Bingo Game

Christmas Roll-a-Story Writing Center

How to Make a Gingerbread House Writing Craftivity

How to Build a Snowman Writing Activity

How to Decorate a Christmas Tree Writing Activity

Report this resource to TPT

Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.93 out of 5, based on 41 reviews

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Great Resource

Rated 5 out of 5

December 13, 2025

These task cards were perfect for my first graders.

Camrynn B.

74 reviews • California

Grades taught: K, 1st

Rated 5 out of 5

July 13, 2024

Great resource for solving word problems! Great for small group activity!

Katie L.

1,880 reviews

Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th

Student populations: Autism, Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities

Rated 5 out of 5

February 14, 2024

This was such a great resource for my special ed classroom. The students really enjoyed it!

Lindsey K.

81 reviews

Grades taught: 5th

Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities

Rated 5 out of 5

January 10, 2023

My kids loved working with these. We read the problem decided what operation we needed to do and students drew the problem on whiteboards to get the answer. We had a BLAST! Thanks!!!

Anna P.

160 reviews

Grades taught: 1st

Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties

Rated 5 out of 5

January 1, 2023

I used these task cards in a station and whole group during December. The students enjoyed the problems and the use of key words is really helpful!

Ronni K.

175 reviews

Grades taught: 2nd

Student populations: Learning difficulties

Rated 5 out of 5

June 28, 2022

Fun activity for my students.

Stacy R.

108 reviews

Grades taught: 2nd

Rated 5 out of 5

February 15, 2022

Great!

Jessica E.

1,005 reviews

Grades taught: 1st

Rated 5 out of 5

February 6, 2022

My students loved reading these problems and solving them!

Melissa Ryan

(TPT Seller)

172 reviews

Grades taught: 1st

Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS1.OA.A.1

Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.