Christmas Contractions

Make grammar magical this season with Christmas Contractions, a hands-on matching game that helps children understand how contractions are formed. Perfect for KS2 classrooms, intervention groups, or festive English centres, this activity turns sentence skills into a fun and interactive Christmas challenge!

Learners read contraction baubles on Christmas trees and hunt for the correct expanded form baubles to match them. With cutting, sticking, reading, and reasoning all built in, this activity is a brilliant blend of grammar and fine-motor fun.

🎄 What’s Included:

✔ Full lesson plan
✔ Christmas tree printables with contraction baubles
✔ Expanded form bauble cut-outs
✔ Clear How to Play instructions
✔ Extension ideas
(Just add scissors and glue!)