Christmas

Christmas Vocabulary

2020-12-08T22:04:58+02:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg__vXsU8xw

Listen and repeat

Silent Night - Kid's version

2020-11-26T10:20:55+02:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjCOiH-kbs8

Lyrics:
Silent night
Holy night
All is calm
All is bright
Round yon virgin
Mother and child
Holy infant
So tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace (2x)

Silent night
Holy night
Son of God
Love's pure light
Radiant beams
From thy holy face
With the dawn
Of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord at thy birth (2x)

Christmas Photo Printable Props

2020-12-01T21:21:58+02:00

Printable props for a bear or an elf. Fun for Christmas parties! Everyone needs an Elf Selfie!

This website has lots of links to similar printable props for a photo booth, from reindeer antlers and Rudolph's red nose, Naughty and Nice elf props, Frosty snowman's hat and carrot nose...

Christmas theme I Spy

2020-12-01T21:38:21+02:00

Christmas theme - in color

Winter themed

And an easier winter themed one. Answers are on the website

"Roll a Snowman" (with dice) drawing game

2020-10-08T13:56:34+03:00

Click on the image to save, then print it out

Christmas Tree Coloring Game

2020-11-25T10:39:20+02:00

Print out this pdf. You need a dice with colored sides, but you can also use regular dice and choose a color for each number.

Click the blue link to see images from the website, and explanations in more detail.

Christmas theme bingo cards

2020-10-08T13:45:59+03:00

Use in groups of 8 kids or fewer

If You're a Kid Christmas Re-mix song

2020-10-08T13:58:49+03:00

https://youtu.be/ZGw0y9EOGTQ

S-A-N-T-A song

2020-11-25T10:22:12+02:00

https://youtu.be/mGAYzlqj-aE

A holiday version of the traditional B-I-N-G-O song. Each time, you will leave out another letter, clapping instead, until you are only clapping.

Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
S-A-N-T-A
S-A-N-T-A
S-A-N-T-A
And Santa is his name-o.

Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
*-A-N-T-A
*-A-N-T-A
*-A-N-T-A
And Santa is his name-o.

Christmas Counting Games from Games4ESL

2020-12-14T08:19:44+02:00

Count the objects before they disappear! You can pause the game if it goes too fast for the students...

Name the object that is being drawn

This one can be used to review Christmas vocabulary

Telepathy game - What do I want for Christmas?

"I'm a Dancing Christmas Tree" action song

2020-10-08T13:54:43+03:00

https://youtu.be/rlr4uXAz-JM

Follow the commands:
shake your head
kick your legs
wave your arms
jump up and down
turn around

I'm a Little Snowman Song

2020-11-25T10:19:54+02:00

https://youtu.be/FczqntFwb6k

Lyrics:
I'm a little snowman, look at me.
These are my buttons, 1 2 3.
These are my eyes and
this is my nose.
I wear a hat and scarf.
Brrr...it's cold!

(Repeat 2x)

Silly Santa Game

2020-12-08T22:00:56+02:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jYTAhO-y6w

Oh no! Silly Santa, what did he forget?
Students compare Santa with the image in the corner to see what he's forgotten. Great to review clothing (boots, hat, gloves, coat, belt, etc.)

What is it? Christmas vocabulary game

2020-12-08T21:50:19+02:00

What is it? It's a candle, a snowman, a Christmas tree, etc. Guess before it is revealed, or guess as it is being revealed. You choose!

Baamboozle Games

2020-12-14T08:32:41+02:00

Christmas vocabulary in Finnish - translate to English

Santa Counting Song

2020-11-25T10:25:57+02:00

https://youtu.be/S9KkVoxoMLM

Santa Santa
How many presents in your sack?
Santa Santa
How many presents do you have?
1,2,3,4
and that little red one, that makes
5 6,7,8,9,
and that big blue one that makes 10

Santa Santa
How many presents in your sack?
Santa Santa
How many presents do you have?
11,12,13
And that little pink one, that makes 14
15,16, 17,18,19, 20 presents in your sack
Santa Santa
How many presents in your sack?
Santa Santa
How many presents do you have?

Santa Says (A variation on the kid’s favorite Simon Says)

2020-10-27T09:43:57+02:00

Have an adult serve as Santa for the first round to show the kids how to play. Give directions such as:

Santa says, touch your toes.
Santa says, jump on one leg.
Santa says, run in place.

Then give a command without saying, “Santa says . . .” If one player follows the command, they are the next to be Santa. Continue until all the kids have had a turn.

Some examples to work on body parts:

Simon says point to your toes
Simon says touch your eyebrows
Simon says touch your elbows
Simon says touch your ankle
Simon says touch your tongue
Simon says touch your left shoulder
Simon says touch your back
Simon says tickle your armpit
Simon says touch your right knee
Simon says touch your fingernail

Some examples for movement:

Simon says run around in a circle really fast
Simon says climb up the stairs (or on the couch or something nearby if you don’t have stairs)
Simon says roll over twice on the ground
Simon says walk backwards in a straight line
Simon says pretend to be a fish and swim around the room
Simon says do a crazy dance for 15 seconds
Simon says act like an elephant and swing your trunk around
Simon says move like your favourite animal
Simon says spin in a circle with your arms out
Simon says jump up and down ten times

But, really, you can do what you want!

10 Little Eleves

2020-11-25T10:38:38+02:00

https://youtu.be/KzPNNAogq3w

Practice counting too!

*1 little, 2 little, 3 little elves,
4 little, 5 little, 6 little elves,
7 little, 8 little, 9 little elves,*
10 little elves are making toys.

Repeat *.*
10 little elves are sewing.
10 little elves are painting.
10 little elves are sawing.
10 little elves are hammering.
10 little elves are wrapping.
10 little elves are sleeping.

Winter Dress Relay

2020-10-27T09:37:00+02:00

What you will need:

2 sets of winter clothes (coats, hats, scarfs, mittens, boots, snow pants, etc.)

Directions: Divide kids into two teams and have each team form a single file line behind a designated starting line. At the other end of the room each team will have an identical pile of winter clothing, such as a hat, scarf, mittens, boots, coat, etc. The kids will have to race, one at a time, to the pile of clothing, put on each item, take it off again, and race back to tag the next one in line. The team who completes the relay first, wins.

Originally from Yahoo.Voices.com {here].

Penguin Obstable Course

2020-10-27T09:38:31+02:00

What you will need:

Scarfs (1 for each team)
Spoons (1 for each team)
Cotton balls
Bucket or boot

Directions: Set up your obstacle course and show the kids where they will go. The first person in line must have a scarf tied around both their legs so they waddle like a penguin. That child then takes a spoon of snow (spoon with a cotton ball) through an obstacle course around the room and cannot not drop the snow (or they have to start over). They must make it to the other side and add their snow to a bucket or boot. Once they are done, they can skip, twirl, crab-crawl or dance while the next person gets their legs tied together and goes. This game can have teams or just everyone takes a turn.

This game is VERY fun. I was surprised how much the kids liked it. We had the kids crawl under their desks, go around chairs, over the desks, etc. It didn't take too much time to set up and everyone who participated liked it and cheered their classmates on.

Snowman-Snowman Where’s Your Nose? (Played like “Doggie Doggie, Where’s Your Bone?”)

2020-10-27T09:35:58+02:00

What you will need:

A real carrot or print and cut out a picture of a carrot

Directions: Have children sit in a circle. One child is chosen to be the snowman. With eyes covered, that child can sit or stand in the center of the circle. Give a small carrot or a paper carrot to one child. Have the child hide the carrot behind their back. All other children also have their hands behind their backs.

All children chant:

Snowman, Snowman, Where’s Your Nose?

Somebody took it from your home.

Upstairs, Downstairs, by the phone…

Wake up Snowman, Find your Nose.

The child in the center now uncovers their eyes and guesses which child they think has the snowman’s nose. The ‘snowman’ gets up to three guesses. The child who is holding the snowman’s nose, now becomes the new snowman in the middle!

Originally from Kidactivities.net {here].

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

2020-11-25T10:32:11+02:00

https://youtu.be/hNkvV4PR-q0

Lyrics:
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Happy holidays to you, your family, your friends.
Happy holidays, Merry Christmas,
and a Happy New Year.

Let's clap.
We all do a little clapping.
We all do a little clapping.
We all do a little clapping.
Christmas is here.

Let's jump.
We all do a little jumping.
We all do a little jumping.
We all do a little jumping.
Christmas is here.

Let's stomp.
We all do a little stomping.
We all do a little stomping.
We all do a little stomping.
Christmas is here.

Shhh...let's whisper.
We all do a little whispering.
We all do a little whispering.
We all do a little whispering.
Christmas is here.

Big voices!
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.

Reindeer Hokey Pokey

2020-11-25T10:29:28+02:00

https://youtu.be/E48dJsivx7s

Review (reindeer) body parts

You put your hooves in (HANDS)
You put your hooves out
You put your hooves in and you shake 'em all about
'You do the reindeer pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about.'

You put your antlers in (HEAD)
You put your antlers out
You put your antlers in
And you shake it all about
You do the reindeer pokey
And you turn yourself around
That''s what it's all about.

You put your tail in (BOTTOM)
You put your tail out
You put your tail in
And you shake it all about
You do the reindeer pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about.

You put your red nose in
You put your red nose out
You put your red nose in
And you shake it all about
You do the reindeer pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about.

Rudolph's Nose

2020-11-25T10:34:02+02:00

https://youtu.be/y4SpQMom8t8

Practice color names with this song.

What color is Rudolph's nose? Blue. No.
What color is Rudolph's nose? Green. No way.
What color is Rudolph's nose? Purple.
It's red. It's red. It's red.

What color is Santa's beard. Pink. No.
What color is Santa's beard. Brown. No.
What color is Santa's beard. Orange. No.
It's white. It's white. It's white.

What color is a Christmas tree? Black. Uh uh.
What color is a Christmas tree. Red. Nope.
What color is a Christmas tree. Yellow. No.
It's green. It's green. It's green. (Repeat)