Christmas

Christmas is a fun time to dress up as Santa and get asked for presents. Sing some songs, make an advent calendar, or teach about holidays like Eid (Islam) or Hannukah (Judaism).

Notes

• For vocabulary, consider some of the following: Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, christmas tree, present, candle, Santa Claus, reindeer, sled, sleigh, snowman, snowflake, snowball, star, stocking, bells, caroler, roast turkey, Christmas lights, mistletoe, holly.
• Traditionally, Japanese snowmen are made of two balls, whereas in Europe and North America snowmen are made of three.
• Japanese already contains many English Christmas words.

Activities

• Christmas Janken. 1st-3rd grade. Christmas gestures for janken.
• Pin the Nose on the Reindeer. 1st-4th Grade. Learn simple directions and face parts.
• Snowflakes. 1st-4th grade. Make snowflakes with white paper and scissors.
• Feliz Navidad. 1st-6th grade. Sing Jose Feliciano's classic Christmas song in English and Spanish.
• Origami. 1st-6th grade. Make a stocking or candy cane.
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas. 1st-6th grade. Sing the famous song.
• Jingle Bells. 3rd-6th grade. Sing the famous song.
• Christmas Wordsearch. 5th-6th grade. Santa shaped word search.
• Christmas Colors. 1st-3rd grade. Learn Christmas vocabulary along with colors.
• The Night Before Christmas. 1st-6th grade. The classic Christmas story.

Files

• Christmas Bingo-Wordsearch: pdf, odg.

See also

• General-use games.
• Teaching resources