12 Days of Christmas Puzzle

Activity Type: Puzzle

Best suited for: Second Level and above / Age 8-11, 12-15, 16+

Maths involved: addition, division, categorising, data analysis

There is a lot of counting and adding happening in the famous carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas. First, fill in the table to work out how many in total you receive of each gift, and how many gifts in total you receive each day. Then answer the additional questions.

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>> Download The 12 Days of Christmas puzzle with images and puzzle grid (PDF)

>> Download The 12 Days of Christmas puzzle in plain text (WORD DOC)

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