About This Lesson
Celebrate the season of sweetness with this collection of Candy Cane–themed math and fine motor activities for your early learners! Perfect for PreK and Kindergarten classrooms, these hands-on, low-prep activities help children build skills in counting, measuring, sorting, patterning, subtraction, and letter tracing—all while enjoying the magic of the holidays.
✂️ Candy Cane Size Ordering Cut and Paste Activity
Help your students strengthen measuring and sorting skills with this fun size-ordering craft! Children will cut and paste candy canes into the correct order from smallest to largest (or vice versa).
✅ Perfect for small groups or math centers
✅ Easy to print and laminate for long-term classroom use
✅ Great way to reinforce size comparison and sequencing
🔢 Candy Cane Counting to 20 Clip Cards
Engage your students in one-to-one correspondence and number identification with these cheerful candy cane clip cards.
Just print, cut, and laminate! Provide clothespins, dry-erase markers, or counters so children can mark the correct number of candy canes.
💡 Ideal for independent practice in math centers or early morning bins
🍬 Candy Cane Counting 1–20 Modeling Dough Mats
Build fine motor and counting skills with these playdough mats! Children will roll modeling dough into candy cane stripes to match the number shown on each mat.
🌟 Great for hands-on math centers
🌟 Encourages tactile learning and number fluency
🌟 Laminated mats can be reused year after year
❤️ Candy Cane Complete the Pattern Activity
Extend your students’ patterning skills with this fun cut-and-paste Christmas activity! Includes AB, ABC, and AAB pattern strips for students to complete using candy cane pictures.
Perfect for math centers, small groups, or take-home learning.
Laminate the pieces for a durable and reusable center!
➖ Kindergarten Candy Cane Subtraction Within 5 Activity
Practice simple subtraction in a festive way! Children use the candy cane pictures to solve each of the eight subtraction equations. Includes an answer key for quick grading.
🎨 Fluffy Candy Cane Slime Recipe
Bring a sensory twist to the season! Students will mix and play with fluffy candy cane slime in holiday colors. This easy-to-follow recipe adds excitement and fine motor fun to your classroom or at-home activities.
🔤 Christmas Letters, Numbers, and Shapes Tracing Activities
Keep learning merry and bright with tracing practice! These 20 festive pages feature:
🔠 Uppercase and lowercase letters
🔢 Numbers 1–20
🔺 Basic shapes
Use for morning warm-ups, early finishers, or take-home packets to strengthen handwriting and fine motor control.
🎅 Why You’ll Love This Candy Cane Pack:
- Low-prep and easy to use
- Perfect for December learning centers
- Encourages hands-on, joyful engagement
- Printable, laminate-friendly, and reusable
Bring holiday cheer into your classroom while helping your students learn through fun, festive, and skill-building Candy Cane activities! Find more resources like this at https://www.twinkl.com/l/zkxo5!
