Bring holiday cheer and phonics practice together with this easy but festive Christmas phonics craft! It’s the ideal activity for keeping students engaged before winter break.

This Christmas craft is perfect for:

• Kindergarten, and 1st Grade classrooms
• Teachers looking for festive and meaningful holiday activities
• Parents and homeschoolers wanting fun phonics practice

This low prep craft offers plenty of customizable options to fit your classroom needs!

• Use for any phonics skill (year after year)
• Edit the craft in Powerpoint OR print and have students handwrite the phonics target skill and generate their own example words
• Print on colored paper OR print on white copy paper and have students color it!

See the preview for all the details!

Editable for ANY Phonics Skill

• The targeted phonics skill goes in the middle of the wreath, and words that use the target skill are on the ornaments. Because of this, you can use this with/for ANY phonics skill!
• Examples:
  • CVC Word Families
    • [middle of wreath] -at family
    • [words on ornaments] cat, bat, sat, rat, etc.
  • Digraphs
    • [middle of wreath] -SH
    • [words on ornaments] wish, fish, shop, ship etc.
  • CVCe
    • [middle of wreath] - i_e
    • [words on ornaments] shine, kite, bike, time, file, etc.
  • Long Vowel Teams
    • [middle of wreath] ai
    • [words on ornaments] train, main, mail, snail, aim, etc.

Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Engaging and Educational: Practice phonics skills with a fun, seasonal twist.
• Easy to Use: Just print, customize, and go—perfect for busy classrooms!
• Versatile: Works for any phonics skill and doubles as a bulletin board display or take-home project.
• Supports Fine Motor Skills: Cutting and pasting add an extra layer of development.

What’s Included:

✔️ Editable PowerPoint template to customize for any phonics skill (CVC words, blends, digraphs, etc.)

✔️ Printable PDF where you or your students can handwrite the words to customize for any phonics skill

✔️ Step-by-step instructions for teachers, as well as copy directions on craft pages

✔️ Step-by-step picture instructions for students

✔️ Flexible use: print either file on colored or white paper

Make phonics practice magical this holiday season! Download the Christmas Phonics Wreath Craft today and bring the joy of learning into your classroom.