Related topics: Winter Wonderland 1-9, Best of Christmas, 6-9,
Background
Why Do We Celebrate Christmas On December 25? – YouTube (2:27)https://youtu.be/-iIJEiXEYFsDid you know why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25th? A Kids’ Video (Yr 5-6)
English Vocabulary and Pronunciation of Christmas Origins – YouTube (4:44)https://youtu.be/taVWVLK1wEcSpoken with a clear, slow voice. Easy to stop and explain (Yr 5-6)
English Vocabulary and Pronunciation of Christmas – Santa – YouTube (6:30) https://youtu.be/blnGfJJqdUgSpoken with a clear, slow voice. Easy to stop and explain (Yr 5-6)
Warm-up
Santa’s Elves – Dogs and Cats with Human Hands Making Toys – Freshpet – YouTube (2:09)https://youtu.be/y6NS77HLjEEAdorable dogs and cats dressed as Santa’s elves with human hands making toys
Wawra Christmas Tree Lights Show MIX 2014 “FROZEN” “Shake It Off” “Let It Go” “Fancy” – YouTube (2:31) https://youtu.be/88sthUSnoggLighting show with music from Frozen
Songs and Carols
We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Christmas Songs Xmas Songs English Subtitle – Lala Cat Official – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/BuE1uu4p-b0?list=RDBuE1uu4p-b0A long play of the song with subtitles (Yr 1-2)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Christmas Xmas Songs English Subtitle – Lala Cat Official – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/CZ5MhDvBbP8?list=RDBuE1uu4p-b0A Playlist with English Subtitles (Yr 2-3)
How many days till Christmas? Song GenkiEnglish.com – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/NmIgPMgtNvs Originally written for kids to learn English, (Yr 2-4) lyrics here
The Best Christmas Of All – Disney Very Merry Christmas Songs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/jZy7JNFJ82UDisney’s Very Merry Christmas Songs A playlist with subtitles (Yr 5-6)
Vocabulary
Christmas Picture Dictionary Vocabulary with matching activities (Year 3-6)
Christmas ESL Nice vocabulary worksheets to download (Year 3-6)
Learn Christmas Vocabulary | Talking Flashcards – YouTube (1:47) https://youtu.be/0rkP-R240YsA short video to teach kids some Christmas vocabulary (Yr 1-2)
Small Christmas Flashcards – Colourhttp://www.activityvillage.co.uk/small-christmas-flashcards-colourThese Christmas flashcards print 4 to a page and are quick and easy to cut out and feature a lovely collection of our Christmas images (Yr 1-3)
Christmas Vocabulary | English Speaking Practice | ESL | EFL – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/AyTQ7nFN7G0Learn important Christmas Vocabulary Hello Everyone! Vocabulary with pictures, words, and audio (Yr 2-4)
Christmas Vocabulary – English Picture Vocabularyhttp://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/christmas/beginner-christmas-vocabulary.htmlOnline lessons, games and teaching resources (Yr 2-6) Christmas Shopping Vocabulary
Christmas Traditions | People Do This For Christmas | YouTube (2:10) https://youtu.be/HRpKK_USmrkEasy English Conversation Practice. Sentences with pictures and audio (Yr 4-6)
Worksheets
ESL Christmas worksheets to download and print FREE (Year 3-6)
Santa, Where Are You? – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/CXaOaz3a8CgTwo versions of the song and a worksheet (Yr 2-3)
Christmas Worksheets for Kids and ESL Teachershttp://bogglesworldesl.com/christmas_worksheets.htm Requires time to explore but includes many gems (Yr 2-6)
Advent Calendarhttp://busyteacher.org/21443-advent-calendar.htmlDiscarding the name, this PowerPoint has many activities to print out (Yr 3-5)
Christmas Word Searcheshttp://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas-word-searchesHere is our collection of fun, printable Christmas word searches for kids to enjoy in the classroom or home (Yr 3-5)
Christmas Worksheets for Childrenhttp://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/worksheets.htmThese Christmas worksheets are more fun than work. Behind each link, there is a variety to choose from for printing (Yr 4-6)
Read and Complete – Creative Santa Questions worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/read_and_complete_-_creative_santa_questions/read-and-complete/63268Downloadable worksheet. Free registration required
Lesson Plans
The Christmas trip | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttps://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-videos/the-christmas-tripA lesson plan from British Council based on a short video (Yr 3-5)
ESL Christmas Lessonhttp://www.elcivics.com/esl-christmas.htmlThree pages with short simple sentences and links to Worksheets and Activities (Yr 4-6)
Reading
How The Grinch Stole Christmas – Cartoon Dr Seuss – YouTube (14:30)https://youtu.be/04_gGu3-_1w Animated story read out with the text on screen (Yr 2-5)
Gingerbread Man Story – Topmarkshttp://www.topmarks.co.uk/stories/GingerbreadMan.aspxA nice story and a game for the IWB (Yr 4-6)
Christmas – Easy Online Reading Text For ESL Beginnershttp://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/christmas/elementary-christmas-reading.htmlReading simple sentences (Yr 4-6)
Winter Time worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttp://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/winter_time/winter-elementary-a1/62989This downloadable worksheet is best suited for high school students, elementary school students (Yr 5-6)
RUDOLPH THE REINDEER Short Christmas Story – YouTube (4:08)https://youtu.be/MICFS-dJaLQBook on YouTube. Mute the sound, pause and read together with the class (Yr 5-6)
ELC Study Zone: A Special Christmas Presenthttp://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/reading/xmas1.htmA short story with an interactive comprehension quiz (Yr 5-6)
Christmas Traditions in England, Scotland and Wales (A British Christmas)http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/Everything there is to know and links to more reading (Yr 6)
Listening
My favourite day – Christmas | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/my-favourite-day-christmasSome customs and traditions for Christmas in the UK. Activities to download below (Yr 4-6)
Famous Actors Reading Holiday Stories – Page 2 – Flavorwirehttp://flavorwire.com/351844/famous-actors-reading-holiday-stories/2Well known stories and poems on various levels (Yr 4-6)
Learn English With Christmas Songs – Winter Wonderlandhttp://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/songs/christmas/elementary/winter-wonderland.htmlOnline lessons, games and teaching resources Multiple Choice Listening (Yr 5-6)
ESLvideo.com :: Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey & The Roots: “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (14124)http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=14124&utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ESLvideo_com%20:: Song by Mariah Carey and a lyrics quiz (Yr 5-6)
Viewing
Freshpet Holiday Feast – YouTube (1:53) https://youtu.be/vhg7Xm4FXAY13 Dogs and 1 Cat Eating with Human Hands (Yr 1-6)
My Magic Christmas Present – My Magic Pet Morphle Episode #11 – YouTube (6:33) https://youtu.be/EzuafxnaJecIf difficult to understand, pick up the keywords: present, pet, cat, horse, dinosaur etc (Yr 1-2)
Santa’s Surprise (1947) – YouTube (8:20)https://youtu.be/rQRWcw7hHaQClassic Funny Santa Claus Cartoon, the pictures say it all (Yr 1-4)
The snowman | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council (1:14) http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-snowmanTwo children build a snowman (Yr 2-4)
Santa’s little helper | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council (2:40) http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/santas-little-helperIt’s Christmas Eve. Can Santa deliver all the presents in time? (Yr 3-5)
Santa’s Christmas: Learn English (US) – YouTube (5:43) https://youtu.be/SwdM8mBUxjMStory for Children, with subtitles (Yr 3-5)
The First Christmas: Learn English (US) with subtitles – YouTube (5:22)https://youtu.be/_ZpAj7-ohJEThe story of Christmas told by the Star of Bethlehem (Yr 3-5)
Christmas in Britain – YouTube (8:10) https://youtu.be/YzSGEeaYvJcWhat is Christmas like in Britain? Watch the video and you will know all there is to it! (Yr 4-6)
Mickey’s Christmas Carol Movie 1983 – YouTube (25:41) https://youtu.be/YFXA_dLCCVQAnimated film, no subtitles (Yr 4-6)
Christmas traditions for kids – YouTube (7:27)https://youtu.be/h24X5ywDQiwA short video about some Christmas traditions and Santa Claus (Yr 5-6)
The Polar Express – Book Adaptation – YouTube (8:52) https://youtu.be/UmUBGHtjGZ4Book Adaptation of the popular book and film (Yr 4-6)
Top 10 Best Christmas Movies Of The Last Decadehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2013/12/03/top-10-best-christmas-movies-of-the-last-decade/An article presenting the best X-mas movies (Yr 4-6)
A Christmas Carol 1971 ~ Animated ~ Alastair Sim ~ Full Length ORIGINAL POST – YouTube 25 minhttps://youtu.be/iN6IMZFwY50The excellent 1971 animated version of the Charles Dickens classic. (Yr 5-6)
The 12 Labours of Santa Claus – YouTube (23:35) https://youtu.be/qV9LoWydtWUAn animated story of Santa’s test, no subtitles (Yr 5-6)
Christmas Stories for Children and Kids – YouTube (6:26)https://youtu.be/MLHzxyy1VQYChristmas Car Stancer the Santamobile Santa’s Car (Yr 5-6)
Mr Bean 07 Merry Christmas – YouTube (25:22) https://youtu.be/SyWSTvwZPGYNot much language but a lot of traditions (Yr 5-6)
A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965 – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/EFiJfQmZzigThe best known Christmas cartoon of all times, suitable for any age
Writing
A letter to Santa A printable pdf to fill in (Yr 4-6)
Interactive
I-Spy Game Get through the maze by clicking on the Christmas words you hear. 1:1 or IWB (Yr 3-4)
Whose present? | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/games/whose-presentWhose present? Game
More Materials
Christmas Activity Pack In this 11-page pdf-document there are activities on various levels, one for each.
Christmas Customs and Christmas Traditionshttp://whychristmas.com/customs/Find out how many Christmas Traditions and Christmas Customs started and how they are celebrated.
Santa Claus and Christmas at the North Polehttp://www.northpole.com/The Official Website of Santa Land
Christmas – English Exercises, Vocabulary and Worksheetshttp://www.esolcourses.com/topics/christmas.htmlChristmas – free English Lessons and Activities |
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