Now, explain that the children should decide which presents fit the spaces in the letter to Father Christmas.In pairs, the children now fill in the words in the empty circles using the anagrams in the thought bubbles.Put some simple words on the board as anagrams and see whether the class can work them out, e.g.Show the children the circles with the letters in and explain that they represent the pictures in other circles ( kite, bike, etc.).Give each child a copy of the worksheet.Let the class tell you the missing words in the letter. Write them in the spaces.I’d like … (write the names of all the children in your class). Please can I have some good English speakers for Christmas. Draw a model letter on the board but with gaps where words are in bold:.Pictures of vocabulary: book, kite, bike, baseball bat, skipping rope, bicycle, doll, game Materials needed: A photocopy of the worksheet (attached below) per child. North Pole, world, universe, street, December Language: I’d like … What would you like? Presents: bicycle, baseball bat, kite, book, rope, letter, envelope, date. To select correct words and insert them so that the letter makes sense. Activity 3: Letter to Father ChristmasĪims: To make requests using I’d like … To practice letter-writing in English. This could be illustrated by Father christmas eating some British Christmas pudding or a local Christmas speciality. I wish you a yummy Christmas and a Happy New Year (copied from the board). We wish you a fantastic/peaceful/lovely Christmas.įollow-up activity: The children can make a Christmas card with one of the alternative wishes inside and a picture on the front, e.g. The children can then make up and sing their own verses as a class, e.g. People - beautiful/ugly/hairy/fat/thin/tall/shortīiscuit - sweet/delicious/yummy/hard/soft carand the class have to give you a word which could describe it, e.g. Play an adjective/noun match game where you say a noun, e.g.Use the visuals of faces or mime to make meaning clearer. sad, gloomy/serious(the opposities) funny, etc. See if the children know any other words which describe, e.g. Discuss what kind of word they are (adjectives). Discuss with the class the meanings of happyand merry.See the first four steps for Activity 1.Pictures of faces to show happy, sad, funny, sleepy, fat, thin. Materials needed: Photocopy of lyrics to We wish you a Merry Christmas or words on the board. Language: happy, funny, super, sunny, yummy, sleepy. Activity 2: A yummy Christmas (chant)Īims: To practise grretings and to practise adjectives happy, funny, sunny, super, yummy, sleepy This could be performed at an English concert for other clases. As the children chant, they hold up their letters and spell the greeting.
Together the letters should spell A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! (=31 letters). whisper, shout, louder, softer) to give variety.įollow-up activity: Each child makes one large letter on a rectangle of paper or card. Repeat, varying the groups (e.g., table 1/group A/boys/girls) and volume (e.g.Let different groups of children accompany the song. Play the song again, encouraging the students to join in.Practise the phrase We wish you a merry Christmas and then chant the whole phrase together.Clap the rhythm of the first line of the song, encouraging the students to clap with you.Give out/show the song words to the students and play the song to familiarize them.We wish you a merry Christmas! Song lyrics We wish you a merry Christmas audio or video. Materials needed: Photocopy of song words for students or words on the board. Language: We wish you …, happy/merry/new, Christmas/New Year Sustainable Development and Global CitizenshipĪctivity 1: We wish you a merry Christmas! (chant/song).
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