NORAD Tracks Santa (includes a link to Santa's Village, a collection of 24 K-5 games. From December 1 - 24, one game a day is added like a virtual Advent Calendar. Students must know which day it is and find the corresponding number to select an open game.)
Portable North Pole (create one free video from Santa to a child. This is a great resource to share with parents.)
Hour of Code Activity: Interactive Holiday Card (This hour-long activity introduces students to Scratch programming by helping them to design an interactive holiday card to send to family and friends.)
Elf Yourself (use a photo and create cute elf dances in this creative play; up to five elves can be made for free)
Christmas Tree Puzzle (The goal is to light up the Christmas tree by connecting all the wires to the light source. It's great for problem solving and critical thinking.)
Santa Times (lots of different holiday games to play)
Tree Decorating (several different games that lets students use their creativity to decorate their own online Christmas tree)
Winter Games (winter, snowmen, snowflakes, and gingerbread activities)
Email Santa (Enter your name, complete a contact form list of check boxes, and then Santa replies almost instantaneously. Another feature of this website is that once the letter is sent, you get to know whether you are on the naughty or the nice list. There is also a live update of letters sent by kids from around the world.)
The Polar Express (games, activities, and recipes centered around the book)
Curious about making your own digital breakouts or escape rooms? Explore this Wakelet that introduces you to Peggy Reimers' G Suite EDU based digital breakouts, as well as Microsoft OneNote Escape Rooms.
Have your students write a blog as if they are Santa, Mrs. Claus, an elf, or a reindeer. Have them write each day almost like a diary entry. Share with others.
Have students research how Christmas is celebrated in other countries with the Christmas Around the World website.
Continue STEM learning with the 24 activities that are holiday-themed on this website.
High school students can read The Christmas Day Truce about a time when a cease fire occurred over Christmas in WW I. Or they can watch this video from How Stuff Works all about the history of Christmas up to the present day.
Christmas Resources for Adults
Jinglebell Junction (download wallpapers, ringtones, avatars, and Facebook covers for the holiday)
Secret Santa Organizer (This free site will help you organize all of the details that go along with doing secret Santa.)