Christmas Break Take-Home Packet & Student Gift | Real-Life Math and Executive Function Activities | Grades K–6 | Differentiated | No Prep

A Christmas break take-home packet that builds math confidence through real-life math: 12 real grown-up jobs at home, a parent coaching guide, calm self-regulation tools and their own 12-Day Tracker, in 3 job titles for grades K–6. No prep student gift or winter break packet that kids actually want to do, including the one who freezes up on math.

• Every kid can engage, even when the math is hard. Every job is a little bit grown-up and fun (run a cocoa cafe, host movie night, build a fort from a blueprint), with Oops-to-Fix cards and calm extras for the moments that go wrong. Math anxiety friendly, with social emotional learning (SEL) and self-regulation built right in.
• Builds executive function skills and confidence, not just speed. Created by a math tutor and certified executive function coach. Each job builds a Skill Power: plan a budget, track time, beat my time, communicate, track progress. Kids plan with My Job Plan and color their own 12-Day Tracker.
• 3 job titles on every page. Trainee (K–1): count, draw, pick and sort. Apprentice (2–3): add, measure, tell time, make change. Pro (4–6): budget, multiply, plan backward. Siblings or a whole class do the same job, each at their own level.
• No prep, and a ready-made class gift. Uses things families already have. Teachers print it, tie it with a ribbon and add the included gift tags; your license covers copies for your own class.
• A ready-made guide for parents. The 6-part Parent Coaching Guide (be the mentor, not the manager; what to say when it goes wrong; SAY IT lines for every job) plus Math Strategies at Home.
• Black and white, low ink, easy to focus. Candy canes, ornaments, gifts and snowflakes, made to color and printer friendly.
• Lasts all break. One job a day through Christmas break, then a Hall of Fame page to bring back in January. Nothing spooky.

What's inside (41 pages):

• 12 real-life job pages, each at 3 levels, with a Photo Challenge and Skill Power box: Gift Shopper ($10 Gift Challenge), Gift Wrap Pro, Head Baker, Cookie Contest Judge, Cocoa Cafe Owner, Movie Night Host, Trip Packer, Fort Engineer, Dinner Server, Games Referee, Tower Builder, New Year's Party Planner
• Parent Coaching Guide (6 parts)
• Kid tools: My Job Plan, My 12-Day Tracker, Beat My Time and Oops-to-Fix Cards
• Sign Kit: name tags, open/closed signs, menu, Now Showing sign and tickets, order pad, judge's scorecard and play money
• My Photo Wall, Hall of Fame, Welcome, Apprentice! and Certified Pro! certificates, gift tags and a teachers page
• Math Strategies at Home: the send-home page for parents

Great for: student Christmas gifts, a winter break take-home packet, holiday class gifts, homeschool families with kids of different ages and life skills practice.

Good to know: Print at 100% on letter paper. One purchase covers one family or one teacher's own classroom.