Overview
A collection of Christmas careers resources, designed to bring holiday cheer to your classroom while helping students explore exciting career paths. Whether you’re looking for fun activities or insightful job profiles, these resources will engage students and spark their curiosity about the world of work during the holiday season.
This collection includes:
- The Christmas & Careers Quiz: A fun and interactive quiz! Perfect for teachers to run in class, this quiz will get your students thinking about different careers whilst getting into the festive spirit!
- Father Christmas Job Profile Worksheet: Ever wondered what it takes to be Santa Claus (Father Christmas)? Our worksheet helps students imagine the responsibilities, skills, and qualities needed for this iconic role.
- Three Christmas Job Profiles: Give your students insight into a range of careers that hold extra significance during the holiday season.
Christmas Careers Resources – Trotman Indigo Publishing
Note – This resource is from the United Kingdom and includes references specific to Father Christmas (Santa Claus), finances in British pounds, etc. Educators may need to support learners to understand the Canadian equivalents.
Objectives
- A fun way for learners to reflect upon the world of work and how careers are impacted by holidays, cultural festivities, seasons, etc.
- To introduce younger students to career qualities and attributes associated with career pathways.
Instructions
The activities on this site are geared towards younger learners (elementary and middle school), however the concepts could be adapted to apply to older students and different cultural holidays and festive careers. Educators may wish to apply the concepts provided and adapt them to meet the unique cultural needs of their students. For example, teachers could ask students to create a job description for a key figure or storybook character from their culture during an important holiday time.
Teachers can download the following activities for their classes:
The Christmas & Careers Quiz: The Christmas & Careers Question and Answer Sheet and the Student Worksheet
Father Christmas Job Profile Worksheet Father Christmas Job Profile Worksheet. This activity asks students to consider a job description, skills and qualities, qualifications, interests and pros and cons to having the job of Father Christmas (Santa Claus).
Festive Careers Job Profiles –
Learners can explore the roles, qualifications, duties, salaries, pros and cons, and future prospects for the following 3 careers:
Key Highlights
A fun way to blend holiday seasonal activities, imagination, with real career development conversations and strategies.