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Clara har fået et gyldent ægformet skrin i gave fra sin afdøde mor, og nu leder hun efter nøglen, som kan åbne det. Hendes søgen fører hende ind i en magisk og mystisk parallelverden, der er befolket med eventyrlige figurer og kloge mus, men kræfter i The Four Realms er ikke, hvad de ser ud til, og det er op til Clara at gennemskue intrigerne og bekæmpe det onde.

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Podcast listener response worksheet - level 1

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Looking for fun and meaningful listener response activities for some of your favorite kids' podcasts? You're going to love this free download to use with teacher favorites such as:

But Why?

The Big Fib

Tumble

Tiny Stories for Little People

Short and Curly

Get started by listening to Episode #150 of the Beginning Teacher Talk podcast and learn how you can incorporate these fantastic kids' podcasts into your curriculum - or even use these podcasts as free time listening activities for your students!

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Podcast Listening Worksheets FREE | Listening Comprehension

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Looking for fun and meaningful listener response activities for some of your favorite kids' podcasts? You're going to love this free download to use with teacher favorites such as:But Why?The Big FibTumbleTiny Stories for Little PeopleShort and CurlyGet started by listening to Episode #150 of the Be...

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Classic John Lewis Christmas Advert 2013   The Bear and the Hare

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Was There Ever a Real Santa Claus? + Free Printable Worksheet Lesson (for ESL Teachers & Learners)

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A Christmas tree with a twist - mundtlighed & creative writing

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Shows >'Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast > A Christmas Countdown Already?! with Olympian Shawn Johnson East

From the top of Mt. Crumpit, it's the very first episode of 'Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show! The OG green grump (voiced by SNL's James Austin Johnson) has been ordered to host his very own talk show as punishment for that little misunderstanding where he tried to "steal" Christmas. On this episode, he unveils his (slightly questionable) advent calendar (4:13), plays a game of "Name That Sound," (8:35) and chats from the desk with special guest Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East! (12:45) She says Santa would never...
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'Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast: E1: A Christmas Countdown Already?! with Olympian Shawn Johnson East

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From the top of Mt. Crumpit, it's the very first episode of 'Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show! The OG green grump (voiced by SNL's James Austin Johnson) has been ordered to host his very own talk show as punishment for that little misunderstanding where he tried to "steal" Christmas.

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The number of gaps depends of the selected game mode or exercise.

The video will stop till all the gaps in the line are filled in.

If the video stops your life will go down, when your life runs out the game ends.

To listen to a line again, press the button or the "backspace" key. You can also drag to the left over the lyrics.

To skip a word, press the button or the "tab" key. You can also drag to the right over the lyrics.

Be aware: both things are penalized with some life.

When you fill in the gaps you get points.

If you make mistakes, you will lose points, live and bonus.

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Mariah Carey - The Star | Music Video, Song Lyrics and Karaoke

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The number of gaps depends of the selected game mode or exercise. The video will stop till all the gaps in the line are filled in. If the video stops your life will go down, when your life runs out the game ends. To listen to a line again, press the button or the "backspace" key.

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The Christmas Shed - nye korte forløb til Christmas ads/kortfilm

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The Christmas Shed - nye korte forløb til Christmas ads/kortfilm

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CGI 3D Animated Short: "Christmas Star"  - by 3dsense Media School

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Christmas Board Game (2020 version) – MT91.com

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The first Christmas board game I made back in 2020, still works like a charm. It contains a bunch of Christmas related tiles, 6 characters to play as, as well as instructions on how to play. Pages: 2 Level: Middle school

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Snapper: The Perfect Tree | John Lewis & Partners | Christmas Ad 2023

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Engelsk dramaserie i 2 afsnit. Nytåret nærmer sig, og herskab og tjenestefolk på Downton Abbey gør sig klar til at byde 1926 velkommen. For nogle af godsets beboere er der romantik i luften, mens der venter andre en bittersød afslutning på året.

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Be entertained and inspired by a fresh retelling of the Christmas classic.

You know the story of A Christmas Carol, but you've never heard it like this. Get drawn into the powerful story of forgiveness and redemption in this all-new audio experience starring Hollywood pros like Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, and Juliet Mills.

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You know the story of A Christmas Carol, but you've never heard it like this. Get drawn into the powerful story of forgiveness and redemption in this all-new audio experience starring Hollywood pros like Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, and Juliet Mills.

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This Christmas, Nothing’s Stopping Us - listening comprehension

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This Christmas, Nothing’s Stopping Us - listening comprehension

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Watch carefully and discuss how this AD represents the new realities that we are forced to live in now.

It's a new Christmas TESCO ad about all the obstacles that we have been facing all year long. It's with a happy ending)

The above lesson is a great teaching resource for: Intermediate (B1), Pre-intermediate (A2)

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Watch carefully and discuss how this AD represents the new realities that we are forced to live in now. It's a new Christmas TESCO ad about all the obstacles that we have been facing all year long. It's with a happy ending) The above lesson is a great teaching resource for: Intermediate (B1), Pre-intermediate (A2) Quality not yet verified by the community.

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Unexpected Guest (Extended Version) | John Lewis & Partners | Christmas Ad 2021

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Sia - Snowman (Official Video - Part II)

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Podcast listning response sheet - level 2

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Graphic organizer for students to analyze podcasts. Add to the "Connections" box to personalize to your class. For example Connections to Social Science, Connections to Economics, etc. ...

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After making a wish on the Christmas Star, Holly finds herself popping in and out of Tinsel Town, a magical place where it's Christmas everyday. But after getting stuck there, her friends - a giant candy cane, a mysterious ornament, and a polar bear Queen - need to band together to help her get home. As things start to fall apart in Tinsel Town, the curmudgeonly Conductor accuses Holly of ruining Christmas and does everything in his power to try to ban her from celebrating ever again. Will Holly and her friends figure out where her wish went wrong in time to get her home for the holidays? "Welcome to Tinsel Town" is a Christmas podcast audio drama, suitable for all ages. All episodes are available now!

After making a wish on the Christmas Star, Holly finds herself popping in and out of Tinsel Town, a magical place where it's Christmas everyday. But after getting stuck there, her friends - a giant candy cane, a mysterious ornament, and a polar bear Queen - need to band together to help her get home. As things start to fall apart in Tinsel Town, the curmudgeonly Conductor accuses Holly of ruining Christmas and does everything in his power to try to ban her from celebrating ever again. Will Holly and her friends figure out where her wish went wrong in time to get her home for the holidays? "Welcome to Tinsel Town" is a Christmas podcast audio drama, suitable for all ages. All episodes are available now!

Awesome Listen during the Holiday season

I enjoyed the 1st episode of this podcast. I put this on with my children in the car and we all listened to it!!

Festive and fun!

I started listening while decorating my house for the holiday season.

This show put me in the Christmas spirit and had me smiling, laughing and wondering what will happen to Holly and Christmas. "For eggnog's sake", I hope they make another season!

Loved it

Please make a new season

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‎Welcome to Tinsel Town: A Christmas Adventure on Apple Podcasts

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After making a wish on the Christmas Star, Holly finds herself popping in and out of Tinsel Town, a magical place where it's Christmas everyday. But after getting stuck there, her friends - a giant candy cane, a mysterious ornament, and a polar bear Queen - need to band together to help her get home...

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Indholdsbeskrivelse:
Den gamle, sure og nærige Scrooge får julenat besøg af tre ånder, der forskrækker ham, så han ændrer sig og bliver et bedre menneske.

Den klassisk, barske julehistorie af Dickens, som kan bruges til at tale om, hvad der er et godt liv, familiens betydning, og hvad det vil sige at være et godt menneske. Bør bruges til klasseundervisning.
Sproget er svært, så selv om der er mulighed for ingen eller engelske undertekster, så kan mange elever have brug for de danske. Filmen har også mange uhyggelige scener, så den vil ikke være egnet til yngre elever.
Under 'Supplerende materialer' længere nede på posten ligger en generel vejledning til arbejdet med film 'Working with English Films'. Den består af en række forslag til generelle ideer og opgaver til at arbejde med film i engelskundervisningen. Der er både forslag til mundtlige og skriftlige opgaver, og derudover er det særligt fremhævet, hvor it, bevægelse og kreativitet er integreret i disse.
Du kan således udvælge de opgaver, som er mest hensigtsmæssige i din undervisning.

Hent filmplakaten her:

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Den gamle, sure og nærige Scrooge får julenat besøg af tre ånder, der forskrækker ham, så han ændrer sig og bliver et bedre menneske.

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Holly Jolly AI-generated Christmas Activities

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HOLY JOLLY AI-GENERATED CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES - ELT-CATION

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It's that time of the year again. The time to bring Christmas into your teaching and engage your learners with some fun holiday-themed activities. I'm currently working on a hybrid course of English for IT professionals so I thought it would be a good idea to update my 'oldies but goldies' Christmas-related activities with something [...]

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Chocolate confessions m.m. - lege til  juleafslutning

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We had a merry granny Christmas last year. We ate chocolate, played wicked games, but there was one thing missing - gift exchange. This year Granny is back with a new add-on - a White Elephant Gift Exchange or Dirty Santa.

Eat Chocolate and Play Wicked Games

Step 1. Start the Party "Greetings from Granny O'Grimm"

Ask your students the following questions:

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

Do you know what happens to those who had at least ONE BAD THOUGHT this year?:)

Play Granny O'Grimm's Christmas Greeting

Step 2. Chocolate for Confessions

You'll need an assortment of small chocolate bars, or candies (of different types). Ideally, there should be MORE than enough candies for your students. Have each student choose a chocolate bar (or a candy) from a variety of chocolates/candies that are displayed on the table. Once they have chosen their favorite, put up the chart for what they should do for each chocolate bar/candy.

C hocolate [1...e.g. Milky Way] = tell about an embarrassing experience this year

Chocolate [3] = tell about a fun experience this year

Chocolate [9] = tell about your achievement this year

Chocolate [10] = share any funny or interesting experience that you had this year

Give your students some time to eat their chocolates and think about their stories. When students are ready, say that now they will play the WHISPER CHALLENGE.

Step 3. Whisper Challenge

To explain the rules, show the following video with Andrew and Ashley playing the Whisper Challenge

Pair up or split your students into small teams of 3 persons in each and ask them to wear headphones and listen to some music while the other student (or a story teller in the group) tells a story [in the ideal scenario, we need sound proof headphones, but if your students listen to some music on their phone, the effect will be the same]. The person/persons wearing headphones should try to understand what the other person is saying. Then when they think they understand, they take off the headphones and say what they think the story was about. Much laughter is guaranteed. This activity is a fun way to eat, share and bond.

A White Elephant Gift Exchange is a popular Christmas event where people vie to walk away with the best present. It also goes by Yankee Swap, Dirty Santa, and a plethora of other names. The White Elephant game is played by a lot of different rulesets - some dead simple and others confusingly elaborate. You can see the basic rules here.

We shall play a slightly different version of the game.
We need gifts.
Option 1: You may use small things that students have brought to give to their fellow students. Each gift is opened after chosen and before traded so everyone can see what they're getting - or giving up!

Fill in Christmas stockings. Get them to think of a present they would like to get for this Christmas and fill in their Christmas stocking ( see the Christmas Stocking templates designed by Tekhnologic).

2. Now put all the stockings together, show the gifts you have (or get them to tell which gifts they'd like to get and why), shuffle the stockings and get the students to pick one stocking.

3. Party time. Say they have to follow the instructions and exchange gifts. No. 1 might ask for his/her own stocking or ask for any other stocking from anyone.
* Students can keep using the numbers from the Chocolate Confessions game.
If you would like to continue the exchange, or you have more students in your class, just make slight changes into this fun White Elephant poem.

Happy teaching and Merry Christmas!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS (WICKED VERSION)+DIRTY SANTA - ELT-CATION

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Here are a few fun Christmas games that can be played in the classroom. Play games, learn and have a very Merry Christmas!

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Historien om hvordan det lille, men modige æsel og hans venner kommer på en eventyrlig rejse og bliver tilfældige helte i den største historie, der nogensinde er fortalt - den første jul.

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Jamie Oliver får hjælp af både sin kone Jools og sine døtre, sin mor Sally, sin far Trevor, barnepigen Betty og lillesøster Anne-Marie i en række programmer om den bedste og mest delikate engelske julemad. Han starter med at give gode råd til den perfekt stegte kalkun stoppet med det lækreste fyld, serveret med den bedste sovs. Så kan det ikke blive mere velsmagende. Det skulle da lige være restemiddagen med rester fra kalkunen!

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Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio

This is yet another Christmas based activity, this one is for low-levels and young learners. Students work together to complete a Christmas themed crossword. Download the lesson plan and handout below:
christmas-crossword Warmer - Hangman
Play hangman with "Merry Christmas" to go over the alphabet. Then, once they have guessed the word test and teach students ordinal numbers (first, second, third etc.) like so:

What is the first letter in "merry"? M

What is the sixth letter in "Christmas"? T

etc.

Write up the different ordinal numbers and drill pronunciation if necessary.
Christmas Crossword
In the handout above there are two versions of the crossword: The first version is just a standard worksheet that students could complete in pairs. The second version is a more communicative version.
Communicative Crossword
If you choose to try the communicative version, follow these steps:

1. Put students in pairs, and label them A and B

2. Give out the A handout to the As and B to the Bs.

3. Tell students that they MUST NOT look at each other's worksheet.

4. They have to work together to complete the crossword in English.

5. Student A has all the "across" clues and student B has all the "down" clues.

6. Student A reads a clue to student B and they try to figure out what the word could be, they then use the letters to get ideas about what the connecting words could be. This is where the ordinal numbers (the 6th letter is an "r" etc.)

Note: This activity works best as revision as it might be too difficult for young learners if they haven't encountered these words before.

The winning team is the team that completes the crossword correctly first.

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Image credit: Pexels Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is yet another Christmas based activity, this one is for low-levels and young learners. Students work together to complete a Christmas themed crossword. Download the lesson plan and handout below: christmas-crossword Warmer - Hangman Play hangman with "Merry Christmas" to go over the alphabet.

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Christmas, Traditions & Phrases - comparing tradtions + introducing idioms

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LEARN ENGLISH PODCAST: CHRISTMAS PHRASES, TRADITIONS, AND STORIES (WITH SUBTITLES)

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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De fire søskende, Lucy, Edmund, Susan og Peter, er flyttet på landet hos en professor. Bag det gamle garderobeskab finder de landet, Narnia, der holdes i en forbandelse, som den hvide heks, har kastet over landet, der holdes i evig vinter. Et sagn fortæller, at de fire børn kan hjælpe med at bringe foråret og friheden tilbage. De bliver involveret i kampen om at befri Narnia sammen med løven Aslan og andre gode kræfter.

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Listning exercise for Mog's Christmas Calamity

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Listning exercise for Mog's Christmas Calamity

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Was There Ever a Real Santa?  - læsning m. audio, fiktivt interview af julemanden, grammatik 

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This board game focuses on sentence building, either spoken or written. To practise speaking, let students say sentences (make sure to correct pronunciation when needed); to practise writing, let them write sentences (adapt the game to your students´ level). Merry Xmas! - ESL worksheets

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John Lewis Christmas Ad 2016 with Buster The Boxer Dog

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Top 10 British Christmas Traditions (4K)

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Why giving/donating at Christmas? - se også under NPR-forløb

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Episode 14: Christmas

Episode Summary

This is the time of year for giving--whether that's a holiday gift for someone we love, or a charitable donation to a good cause. But why do we give? And how can we do it better? This week on Hidden Brain: how to be more generous, get your friends and family what they actually want, and why it's okay to regift.

Episode Notes

This is the time of year for giving--whether that's a holiday gift for someone we love, or a charitable donation to a good cause. But why do we give? And how can we do it better? This week on Hidden Brain: how to be more generous, get your friends and family what they actually want, and why it's okay to regift.

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This is the time of year for giving--whether that's a holiday gift for someone we love, or a charitable donation to a good cause. But why do we give? And how can we do it better? This week on Hidden Brain: how to be more generous, get your friends and family what they actually want, and why it's okay to regift.

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En videnskabsmand bygger Edward, et rigtigt, levende menneske, men inden han når at blive helt færdig, dør han, og Edward må nøjes med store, skarpe sakse i stedet for hænder.

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A worksheet to work on Sainsbury's great Christmas advert with the very joyous song by James Corben. The students watch the video, answer some questions, work on vocabulary and have to complete the lyrics. They can also work on the British Christmas traditions.

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A worksheet to work on Sainsbury's great Christmas advert with the very joyous song by James Corben. The students watch the video, answer some questions, work on vocabulary and have to complete the lyrics. They can also work on the British Christmas traditions. - ESL worksheets

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When you're creating an AR experience, you often want to use 3D models, images, video and audio that you've created specifically for your experience. But sometimes you wish that you had access to good standard assets, such as SoMe logos, a 360 image of the galaxy or something else entirely. We're currently updating our platforms standard library and we'd love to know what standard assets you all wish you had so that you didn't need to create them yourselves. Please throw all your ideas at us by commenting on this post. We'll do our best to gather, buy or create assets that match your needs and put them in our AR editor's standard library. Thank you :-)

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Jens Marsling Bäckvall on LinkedIn: AR julekort - vejledning til elever

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Students have to come up with an alibi using past simple, past continuous etc. for what their elf was doing last night. Then interrogate each other with questions in past.

The above lesson is a great teaching resource for: Intermediate (B1), Upper-intermediate (B2)

This resource is intended for: High schoolers

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Students have to come up with an alibi using past simple, past continuous etc. for what their elf was doing last night. Then interrogate each other with questions in past. The above lesson is a great teaching resource for: Intermediate (B1), Upper-intermediate (B2) This resource is intended for: High schoolers Quality not yet verified by the community.

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Teaching Ideas

Retell the story from a character's point of view. Either Mum or the boy.

Retell events as a dual narrative.

Retell the story using rich description of the different settings at Christmas.

Track the characters' feelings throughout the story and describe them in a narrative using "show, don't tell."

Explore the lyrics with the lyrics video on Youtube below

There is a discussion to be had. Would you like to live forever? If you did what would be the ideal age to stay at? Would you like to live forever as a child, as an adult or just continue getting older and older?
Many of these questions are looked at in Ross Welford's book ' 1000 year-old boy' about a young Viking boy who stays aged 10 for a 1000 years!

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Mog’s Christmas Calamity | Sainsbury’s Ad | Christmas 2015

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Mariah Carey - The Star (Official Video)

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Hendes majestæt Dronning Elizabeth II’s årlige juletale til det britiske folk og den engelske Commonwealth.

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Seth Lind
Elana Fishbein
Louis Kornfeld
Eli Itzkowitz
Ed Herbstman
Shaina Feinberg
Tom Ligon
Kevin Cragg
Willy Appelman
Kerry Kastin
Katie Corr
Phoebe Tyers
Pat May
Olivia Simonson
Asher Herbstman
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Just because you'll be connected merely by screens, however, doesn't mean you and your friends and family can't have a great time together! These virtual Christmas gameswill keep your holiday spirit and Christmas cheer up and leave you even more excited to see one another when it's time. From virtual Christmas BINGO to virtual Christmas scavenger hunt ideas to Christmas trivia to quiz your loved ones, we've got you covered with the most fun Christmas virtual games for the whole family.

15 Virtual Christmas Games

This free printable is a great set of brainteasers based on popular Christmas songs.

2. Name that Christmas tune

This video has 20 songs to guess (and you can find more like it all over YouTube). You can also make a Spotify playlist of your own to play for your loved ones over the video call.

Share this with your friends and guess together!

Use this free printable to make each other think and laugh.
Related: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: The Story and Trivia Behind the Beloved Classic Holiday Tale
We rounded up 50 fun questions and answers to stump your family and friends.

These 100 Christmas riddles will have you ha-ha-ha-ing throughout the holiday!

7. Christmas movie trivia

This will give you all an excuse to watch Christmas movies together: This Christmas movie trivia quiz isn't the easiest!

8. Holiday storytime

Write two sentences to begin a holiday story, but don't reveal those sentences to anyone else! Then assign everyone a number and have them write two lines each of their own (don't tell them what it's for until they've finished). When they're done, read your two lines, then call the numbers in order to have them complete the story. Chances are, it will be hilarious!

You can make your own virtual bingo cards using tools like Bingo Maker or Bingo Baker. You can add prizes like e-gift cards for the winners.

Use Christmas-themed questions for a fun game of Would You Rather: Would you rather eat nothing but candy canes for a week or spend a week living in an actual gingerbread house? Would you rather be caught regifting by your in-laws or your boss? Would you rather listen to nothing but "All I Want for Christmas" for a month straight or " White Christmas" on a loop for two weeks?
Related: 250 Best 'Would You Rather' Questions
11. Christmas movie quote trivia

Have your guests guess which beloved Christmas movie each quote is from. Bonus points go if they can also name the character! To help you start your quote list, check out our roundups of quotes from , Love Actually, The Nightmare Before Christmas, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and more.

12. Christmas charades

Sure, Santa may be easy, but also add in other Christmas characters, like each of the reindeer (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph), Mrs. Claus, elves, the Grinch, Buddy the Elf, Clark Griswold, and nativity figures (including the critters).

13. Christmas Last Letter Game

To play the Last Letter Game, one person will come up with a holiday theme, like Christmas foods, and say a word or phrase (for example, "gingerbread man"). The next person will have to come up with a word in the same theme beginning with the last letter of that phrase (i.e., " Nutella bites").
Related: The 100+ Best Christmas Movies to Watch This Holiday Season
Add a holiday twist to the standard Never Have I Ever with things like, "Never have I ever drank so much eggnog I made myself ill," "Never have I ever knocked over a Christmas tree," "Never have I ever gone caroling," "Never have I ever regifted," etc.

15. Christmas Pictionary

Because trust us: Drawing eggnog isn't easy, but it can sure be hilarious.
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It's that time of year again! For some, the run-up to Christmas hasn't yet started in earnest, but for others it's already in full flow: In Britain, Christmas adverts tend to appear on the TV from mid-November onwards, making the countdown to Christmas very long indeed! These short videos are a great resource to use with your students, who will also be starting to feel festive. The adverts often tell a story with a message, contextualise lots of Christmas vocabulary and can be used as an inspiration for student production. In this post I've chosen five new adverts from 2018 and added a few ideas on how to use them in class. Give them a try with your students!

Before watching show pupils screenshots from the video and ask them what they think they are going to see. Then watch to check.

Eg. Where is this little girl? How's she feeling? Why? What's she going to do?

Ask students to write down the names of anything tars, the Queen's speech, tinsel, wise men, Christmas tree, bauble, angels, turkey, gravy boat. Alternatively, pre-teach these words and get students to spot them, or do a match up with screenshots (use the Christmas-related that appears in the video. Answers (probably not an exhaustive list): s snipping tool).

After the show the mum goes to talk to her daughter (the lead singer). What do they say to each other? Imagine the dialogue.

What makes you feel nervous? Why? What do you do to get over the nerves?

What's the proudest you've ever felt of someone?
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Watch from 0:05 to 0:53: what's the video's message? (It's explicitly stated at the end and the product advertised at the start gives a clue.) Do you agree?

What shops do you see in the video? Answers: greengrocer's, florist's, gift shop (?), bookshop, butcher's, bakery, toy shop, record shop, sports shop.

What are the advantages and disadvantages for the consumer shopping in A) the highstreet B) big chain stores C) online

Watch Maria Carey's All I want for Christmas is you and hand out the lyrics. Underline all the Christmas vocab (there's a lot). Which of these things do you have in your house? You can also do gap fills, have students unjumble lines from the song or talk about what they would ask for if they could only get one Christmas present, or what they would give if they could give any present.

Find the Christmas items (santa hat, Christmas tree, tinsel, baubles, turkey, presents, fairy lights, stockings, mistletoe...). Or, students write 10 things they expect to see in the video based on screenshots / the start of the video. Then they watch to check.

Compare the house in Florida with the house in London.

How are the bear grandparents feeling at different points in the video? What emotions do they go through?

What would you prefer: to stay at home with your extended family for Christmas, or travel to the Florida Keys with your partner for Christmas? Why?

If you could travel anywhere for Christmas, where would you go? Why?

Stop the video at 1:08. What's he going to listen to? Why do you think so?

If you only had a few minutes left, what would you say and to whom?

PS. You might want to bring tissues to class

PPS. Rather than a big-budget advert commisioned by a company, this one apparently cost £50 to make

Watch up to 0:18. Why is the orangutan angry? (More obvious to older students with greater world knowledge.)

Comprehension: what naughty things does the orangutan do, what are the humans doing to her and what is the little girl going to do to help? Transcription can be found here.

What can ordinary people do to help?
If you use more than one:
What's your favourite and why?
Which advert is the most effective and why?
Is there anything you don't like about any of the adverts?
Make your own Christmas advert
If you like Elton John, the John Lewis Christmas advert is also worth checking out

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'Tis the season to be merry and celebrate the holidays.

You can encourage an atmosphere of celebration in your classroom when you include these Christmas themed games in your lesson plans.

Try These 6 Fun Christmas Games for English Practice

1. Christmas Tongue Twisters

Not only will tongue twisters give your students some pronunciation practice, they are sure to bring laughter to the class room. It's easy to write your own tongue twisters - just compose a phrase whose words all begin with the same or similar letters. Writing your own will give you the chance to include your students' names in the tricky tongue exercises. If you don't feel like writing your own tongue twisters, try one of these: Perfect presents are perched in preparation for the party. Christmas candles cascade characters on the ceiling. Dave dives into delectable desserts.

2. Guess What I Am

In this game, your students will take turns describing different Christmas and holiday related items. Start by brainstorming a list of different holiday items. Your list might include the following: Christmas tree, holiday lights, presents, menorah, Santa Clause, etc. Then either assign one to a student or have her draw an item from a hat. She must then describe the object in the first person (as if she is that object) until someone guesses the object correctly. She starts by giving three clues. For example, she might say, " I grow in the forest. People bring me home and decorate me. They put presents under me. " Students then have a chance to guess what object she is. Whoever guesses correctly gets to be the next person to give a description. If no one can guess the item after three clues, she gives three more and students get another opportunity to guess.

3. Winter Wonderland Categories

This free game from TeachersPayTeachers will challenge your students' knowledge of vocabulary and give them some pronunciation practice. Simply download Winter Wonderland Categories and print the cards and separate them. If you like, you can laminate them as well. Shuffle the cards and put them in a stack. Students take turns drawing one card at a time. On his turn, your student must decide which item listed does not fit into the category. If he gives the correct answer, he keeps the card. If he gives the incorrect answer, he must return the card to the bottom of the pile. Special cards give instructions, and the student who draws one of those should simply follow the directions. The person with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

4. The Guilty Elf

In this game, your students will ask questions to try and determine which elf committed the Christmas crime. Students play in groups of around four. Each group should have pictures of five different elves (you can also use pictures of Christmas trees, Santa Clauses, etc.). Each group lays their pictures face up on a table where everyone playing can see them. The first player secretly chooses one of the elves as the guilty party and thinks of the Christmas crime he committed. It might be that he stole the presents, kidnapped Rudolph, drugged Santa Clause, etc. You might want to brainstorm with your class what Christmas crimes the elves could have committed. The rest of the players then get 20 questions to determine which elf is guilty and what crime he committed. The questions must be yes/no questions. If the group solves the mystery before their 20 questions are up, they win the round. If they are not able to solve the crime, the player who chose the elf wins. Play until each person has a chance to choose the guilty elf.

5. Christmas Story Recall

How well can your students listen to a story and remember the details they heard? You will know after this challenging Christmas story recall game. Start by telling your students the story of how you got your Christmas tree. Make up your own story or use the following.

My whole family got into the car and drove to the Christmas tree farm.

We picked out a tall, green tree.

We brought the tree home and put it in our living room.

We decorated the tree with lights, ornaments, and a star.

We put presents under the tree.

We heard squeaks coming from the top of the tree.

We looked and found a chipmunk was living in our Christmas tree!

After you have told your students the story two times, challenge their listening comprehension and memories. Ask one detail question about each step of the story, and have students write down their answers. You might ask: Where did we get the Christmas tree? Where did we put the tree in our home? What noise did we hear coming from the tree? Put students in groups of three to check their answers and correct each other as necessary. Then, give each group a copy of the story cut into strips. Have students work together to sequence the events and check the answers to your questions.

6. Pin the Nose on the Reindeer

If you have a free bulletin board in your classroom, use it for this preposition practice game. For your blank board, cut out black paper for eyes and a mouth. Use sticks for antlers or cut them out of paper as well, and arrange them to look like a reindeer's face on your bulletin board. Then, give each student a large red circle, which will be the reindeer's nose. Have each student write their name on their nose. One at a time, blindfold your student, spin them around three times, and then have them place their nose where they think it belongs on your bulletin board reindeer. You can either put tape on the back to make it stick or have your student use a push pin. Remove the blindfold and let the student see where his nose ended up. After everyone in class has had a turn, have students return to their seats and get out a piece of paper. Students will write one sentence about each person's reindeer nose that describes its position. Their sentence should use a preposition of place. You can put a list of prepositions of place on your board to help including above, below, next to, beside, under, and on top of. If necessary, review these prepositions with your students before they write their sentences. Once everyone has finished, collect the sentences and review different options for what they could have written for each student's reindeer nose.

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Free ESL KidStuff Christmas Lesson plans: Check out our wonderful Christmas lesson plans which are tailor-made to use in your kids ESL classroom. The lesson plans include downloadable flashcards, worksheets, songs and a classroom reader.

Christmas Games & Activities:

Candy Cane Hockey. Make 2 goals on a table (using jellybeans as goal posts). Take another jellybean and use candy canes to shoot it into the goals (TP: V: candy cane, shoot, goal, win, lose, winner, loser, jellybean. F: giving instructions to play a game).

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Freeze: Supplies. Christmas music (see bottom of this page). How To Play: Begin playing music, everyone moves and dances until the music stops then they must "freeze" in whatever position they happen to be in. (TP: None).

Limbo. Based on the classic beach game of "limbo". Try using a string of twinkle lights, or a strand of sparkly garland for your limbo stick. For a fun variation on the game, make it a little more challenging by adding a Santa Stomach to each student as they take their turn. Have a couple of oversized shirts, and some fluffy pillows on hand. (TP: None).

Pass the Christmas Ornament. Supplies: one straw for each child / ornaments cut out of tissue paper (tree, bell, star, etc.). How To Play: Divide the class into 2 teams and line up each team. Sts pass the ornaments down the line, teammate to teammate, by inhaling and exhaling on the straw to hang onto or release the ornament. No hands! The first team to successfully pass the ornaments up and down the line wins! (TP: V: ornament, decoration, tree, bell, star, line up, pass. AA: Before the game you can get the students to make the tissue ornaments).

(TP: V: Rudolph, reindeer, nose, pin, blindfold, spin. F: parts of the body. AA: Song ' Pin The Nose on Rudolph. This is a take on 'pin the tail on the donkey'. Put a picture of a nose-less Rudolf on the wall, blindfold the students, spin them around and see if they can pin a red nose in the right place. The nearest wins a prize/points. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer', 'Rudolph Dash' game).

(TP: V: circle, red, nose, run, stick. F: shapes, colors, parts of the body. AA: Song ' Rudolph Dash. Supplies: Circles cut out of red construction paper, Vaseline. How To Play: Using Vaseline have each S put a red circle on their nose. In teams, relay race to the finish with each new person adding their red nose. If the nose falls off the S must go back to the bowl and add more Vaseline to reapply their nose. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer', 'Pin the Nose on Rudolph' game).
Christmas Worksheets
Santa Says. Same as 'Simon Says': The S up is "Santa". S says "Santa says hop". All students hop. S says "Stop". Students should continue hopping on until "Santa" says "Santa says stop". Repeat for other actions such as jump, run, turn around, sit down, stand up, hands up/down, star jump, etc. (TP: F: actions, commands).

Scramble Christmas Words. Supplies: index cards, paper bags. How To Play: Choose a Christmas word such as: Christmas, Candy Cane, Santa Claus, Reindeer.... Write each letter of a word on individual index cards. Put the set in a paper bag. Divide the students into teams. Give each team a bag. The first team to decipher what the word in the bag wins. A variation of the game would be to divide into teams with the same number of students as there are letters in the word. Each S gets a letter and the team must arrange themselves in the right order to spell the word. (TP: F: Spelling).

Secret Santa Gift Exchange. Set this up 2-3 weeks before the class party. Write each person's name on a slip of paper, then have students draw a name from a hat. They can't get their own name. Students must buy a present for the person whose name they chose, but set a (low) price limit. Students bring the wrapped present, with the recipients name on it, to the party (have a few extra presents on hand if anyone forgets, or in case of other emergencies so everyone can get one). The teacher (or Santa!) draws the names from a hat, and the recipient has to guess who gave them the present. (TP: None).

(TP: V: snowman, snowball, throw, points. F: 'wh' / 'yes,no' questions. AA: Song ' Snowball Frosty the Snowman. Draw a snowman on the board with target points (e.g. 10 pts head, 5 pts stomach, etc.). Make wet balls of using tissue. Sts throw the wet 'snowballs' which stick to the snowman (who also slowly melts!). Ask qus for points. Frosty the Snowman', 'Rudolph Dash' game).

Snowflakes. Fold a piece of paper until it is quite small. Then cut small holes in the folded paper. Open up - a snowflake! (TP: V: Snowflake, paper, fold, cut. F: weather).

Spelling Banner. Prepare two banners that say whatever you want them to say, ie Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, etc. Also prepare a set of letters for the same words cut out in two different colors hidden randomly around the room. Divide the class into 2 teams with two captains--the captains sit and wait for their teammates to bring the letters for their banner. If a student is on the "red" team and sees a letter for the "green" team he/she just leaves it alone. The first team to cover their banner letters wins. (TP: F: spelling).

Who am I Santa?. Blindfold one student. The other students stand in circle around the blindfolded student. Spin the student around and then stop him/her facing another student. S says "Ho ho ho. Who am I?". The blindfolded S must guess who that student is and call out his/her name. (TP: F: asking people to identify themselves).

Word Find. Supplies: timer, paper, pens. Divide students into teams. Take a Christmas related word such as: Christmas, candy cane, Santa Claus, etc. and find as many words as possible using the letters of that word. Give a time limit (e.g. 2 mins). The team with the most words wins! Example: Christmas 1: (sit, is, his, miss, rat, tar, this, math, chair, rim...), Example 2: Candy cane (candy, cane, and, dance, day, nay, can, dye, an, any...). (TP: F: Spelling).

Christmas Songs:

ESL Kids Carols Download by ESL KidStuff - We have two great carols which you can download and use in your lessons: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" and "Jingle Bells". Each song has been adapted so that the words are easier for kids learning English. Listen to these songs on our Songs Page.

Christmas Carols for ESL Kids - a great article with three Chritmas carols specially adapted to use in the ESL kids classroom.

The following Christmas songs links are provided by ' Christmas Fun for Kids'. Clicking on the link will take you to a lyric page that also plays a midi version of the song.

The following Christmas songs links are provided by ' Christmas-Carols.Net'. Clicking on the link will take you to a lyric page that also plays a midi version of the song.

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Lots of games and activities you can use when teaching your Christmas lessons.

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Erste Christmas Ad 2018: What would Christmas be without love?

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WELCOME to the SONG ACTIVITY FACTORY!

There are numerous websites for teachers out there, but here is

the place to be if you believe in the power of using songs to teach English!.

If you're a BELIEVER, here you'll find Creativity, Inspiration, Teaching Ideas and Resources to bring Musical innovation to your English Language Teaching Practice!

Whether you teach English online or not, using songs to teach has a wider scope than you think, and it is not restricted to listening exercises with songs or gap-fill. Check my older posts and don't be afraid to try something new!

This week, SAF features SIA and her marvelous music video for: SNOWMAN!

I hope YOU and your students have a BLAST with it!

Description:

This song-based STEP-BY-STEP LESSON PLAN for ENGLISH language TEACHING features the lyrics and music video for " SNOWMAN" by SIA. Students PLAY a hangman game with a sentence from the song, WATCH a vocabulary video with words related to the music video, SPECULATE on the music genre based on a word cloud, do a JIGSAW VIEWING with the music video, WRITE a short narrative about the video, READ other students' narratives in a collaborative Google Doc, and DO a listening exercise with an interactive worksheet.

OBS: This lesson plan was made for ONLINE TEACHING, but it can be modified for face-to-face instruction, as well.

Language level: B1 and aboveLearner type: All agesSkills: speaking, reading, listening and writingTopic: winter activities, ChristmasLanguage/grammar: narrative sequencing, agreement/disagreementMaterials: YouTube videos (music video and vocabulary video), google slides, collaborative google doc and interactive worksheet.Duration: 1 hour or soDownload your free teaching resources:  instructions; google slides;IMPORTANT: to make a copy of the slides, click on "file", then "make a copy" 🙂collaborative google doc (for you to make a copy you can edit)

FREE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR THIS ACTIVITY:

Check out the video version of this post!

Step 1 (5 min)

Play hangman with the phrase "DON'T CRY, SNOWMAN". You can use this app made with learningapps.org if you prefer>>>> https://learningapps.org/view15331996

Step 2 (3 min)

Play the vocabulary video 2x (send the link to your students via chat box, so they can watch on their devices twice)
Words in the video:
Carrots, stick, snow, snowman, pull cart, pull, push, North Pole, castle, sled,
 melt, ice box

Step 3 (5 min)

Screen-share the word cloud (slide 1) with words from the song Snowman by Sia.

Have students say if they can identify which song you are going to work with.

Ask them to say what kind of song they think it is based on the words.

Step 4 (7 min)

Jigsaw viewing:

Divide the class into two groups, A and B. Group A stays in the main room with you to watch the music video.

Group B goes to the breakout room and waits.

Tell Group A to pay careful attention to the music video because they are going to retell the story to the others.

Step 5 (12 min)

Group B comes back to the main room.

Now pair students from each group: StudentA+ Student B in breakout rooms. Student A retells the story from the video to student B who types it on the notepad or word doc. Give them a time limit of 10 min for the task.

Step 6 (10 min)

Back to the main room, share the link to the collaborative google doc (via chat box) with the designated spaces for the pairs to paste their texts.

Students read all the narratives. Highlight the mistakes, but do not correct them now. Assign the correction for Homework.

Step 7 (5 min)

Play the video again for everyone this time (or send the link for them to watch on their devices), so students in group B can see the video too.

Have some students compare their narratives to the music video. You can also have a vote on the most detailed one.

Step 8 (10 min)

Share the link to the interactive worksheet. Students listen to the song and drag the lyrics to their correct place in the song. To check, tell students to click on FINISH!! and then, CHECK MY RESULTS!

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Teaching with Songs: Jigsaw Viewing with Sia's adorable Snowman!

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WELCOME to the SONG ACTIVITY FACTORY! There are numerous websites for teachers out there, but here is the place to be if you believe in the power of using songs to teach English!. If you're a BELIEVER, here you'll find Creativity, Inspiration, Teaching Ideas and Resources to bring Musical innovation to your English Language Teaching...

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Booba - Compilation of All Christmas episodes - Cartoon for kids

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Do It Yourself Christmas Bingo in Danish, made as a fillable PDF. It contains 9 different Christmas patterns to obtain.
Bingo generally have 75 numbers/words, but it can be played with less.
I recommend making your own list of Christmas words, and use a digital wheel of fortune on a big screen to pick them at random.

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Do It Yourself Christmas Bingo in Danish, made as a fillable PDF. It contains 9 different Christmas patterns to obtain. Bingo generally have 75 numbers/words, but it can be played with less. I recommend making your own list of Christmas words, and use a digital wheel of fortune on a big screen to pick them at random.

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The Time Shop | A Holiday Short Film | Proudly Served by Chick-fil-A®

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Paddington discovers a special visitor on the roof of his house on Christmas Eve and teaches him a valuable lesson.

Teaching Ideas and Resources:

English

Retell the story from Paddington's point of view.

Retell the story from the point of view of 'Santa'.

Role play an interview between Paddington and the journalists at the end of the advert.

Role play an interview with 'Santa' from this video and ask him about what happened.

Read this interview with Paddington and think of some other questions that you would like to ask him. How might he respond?

Write a newspaper article about the sighting of Santa and a small bear!

Could you write your own story with the title "_____________ and the Christmas Visitor"?

Plan and write a new Christmas story that includes Paddington.

This story is also available as a book. Which do you prefer?

Plan your own Christmas advert that features a popular storybook character.

Write an explanation of how Santa's sleigh got on the roof.

Write the story of what would have happened if Paddington hadn't met 'Santa'.

Write an email from the boy who filmed Paddington and 'Santa', describing what he saw.

Pause the video at different points and write a description of the setting (e.g. 0:00, 0:03, 0:23, 0:37, 1:16)

Take screenshots of different points in the video and write captions and speech / thought bubbles to accompany each image.

Write a playscript that retells this story (or part of it).

Plan and write your own Christmas advert for next year.

Maths

Set up a present wrapping activity. What is the smallest amount of paper you need to cover a box?

Visit the Paddington online shop and use the prices to make up your own word problems and Maths challenges.

If Santa visited all of the houses of the children in your class on Christmas Eve, how far would he travel. Could you calculate the measurement using a map or online tool?

Computing

Create a game in which Paddington has to deliver Christmas presents to different houses.

Use publishing software to create a 'Wanted' poster for the Christmas present burglar.

Record the rest of the TV news report explaining what was seen on the video.

Design Technology

Create a model of Santa's sleigh.

Design (and make) a Christmas outfit for Paddington to wear.

Design a pop-up book (or a single pop-up page) that tells this story.

Art

Create a storyboard that retells the main events of this story.

Make a picture of snowy rooftops like the ones in the story.

Geography

Make a story map that shows the main events of the story and where they took place.

To celebrate the release of Paddington 2, a 'Pop Up Book' trail appeared around London. Can you plot the location of some of these on a map?

PSHE

What lesson does 'Santa' learn in this story? How does his character change?

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Paddington discovers a special visitor on the roof of his house on Christmas Eve and teaches him a valuable lesson. Retell the story from Paddington's point of view. Retell the story from the point of view of 'Santa'. Role play an interview between Paddington and the journalists at the end of the advert.

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The Snow Queen Part 1
A masterpiece by Hans Christian Andersen, full of the strange beauty of ice-cold winter, and the warmth of true love. Kay is kidnapped by the Snow Queen. His childhood sweetheart, Gerda, goes in search of him, and travels across a magical landscape to the frozen North.

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Gerda and Kay are best friends. One day Kay is kidnapped by the mysterious Snow Queen. Gerda goes in search of her lost friend on a magical journey that takes her through the frozen North. A masterpiece by Hans Christian Andersen.

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Merry Christmas Everybody! Creature Comforts

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Engelsk animationsfilm af Nick Park (Wallace & Gromit). Forskellige dyr, vilde og tamme, reflekterer over julen og forsøger at synge “12 days of christmas”.