Spruce up graphing practice with an activity that has young mathematicians plot points on a coordinate plane, and then connect the points to create a Christmas tree.

Concepts

christmas symbols, christmas, christmas trees, coordinate pair, ordered pairs, coordinate plane

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Hang the answer key up toward the end of the activity to allow learners to see the end result
• Use the sheet during the week before winter break or during a Christmas celebration at school
• Have learners plot and connect points in pencil prior to using coloring utensils 

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a green, brown, yellow, red, orange, and purple colored markers, crayons, or colored pencils
• Worksheet assumes pupils are familiar with graphing ordered pairs on a coordinate plane

Pros

• Comes with an answer key and clear instructions
• Integrates math skills into a holiday celebration

Cons

• None

Common Core

5.G.A.1 6.G.A.3