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1 When you go online you can find a variety of nativity scenes made for example with face masks, peanuts or cheese. Show the pictures to the students.

2 Have the students name what they can see in each scene e.g. sheep, baby, stable etc.

3 Ask the students to work in pairs and suggest an art form, materials or medium e.g. Lego, MMS or toothpicks.

4 Write each one on a slip of paper and put them into a hat.

5 Redistribute the slips. In the next class students make a nativity scene with the materials they have drawn from the hat.

6 Have an exhibition of nativity scenes in class and ask the students to name what they can see I n each of them.
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This is a Christmas lesson in which students will review Christmas vocabulary, find out about Christmas celebrations around the world, read a text about people's attitudes to Christmas in the UK, write a Christmas themed poem and talk about unusual Christmas gifts. There are a range of activities which would be suitable for different age groups, and the opportunity for students to do some more creative Christmas activities.

Aims:
* To learn and review Christmas vocabulary
* To practise reading skills
* To practise speaking skills
* To write a short Christmas-themed poem

Materials: Christmas student worksheet

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CHRISTMAS WRITING ACTIVITY SNOWBALL WRITING: The snowball writing method is a fun way to teach your students how to write collaboratively during the Christmas holidays!

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HOW IT WORKS
1. Each student gets one of the 30 pre-made worksheets with a different holiday visual story starter. They begin writing the story.

2. After an allotted amount of time, writer one crumples their story up into a "snow ball" and throws it to the front of the room.

3. Everyone goes to the front to grab a snowball and they continue to story!

This is done one more time, then it is returned to the original writer for editing, revision, and final copy! Students always have SO much fun doing this, and they usually can't believe you are letting them crumple up their stories.
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY
♥ I have done snowball activities before, but this one has a specific purpose. What a great idea! Holds the students accountable for reading the previous section(s) and expanding.

♥ My students LOVED this and WOW - their stories were amazing! This is one activity the kids asked for time and again. Thanks!

♥ My students loved this activity and so did I!! Students were totally engaged!

Included in the packet are a teacher guide and 30 different 2 page worksheets with visual story starters (all stories will be different).
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Below you will find short descriptions for
the 2 projects that are found on this page.

If you click on the underlined links at the bottom of each box , you
will be taken to the area on the page that shows larger pictures of the projects,
banners, and the other worksheets that are included in each resource set.

1. Wreath Projects

$4.50

2. Scrooge Character Project

$2.99

Keep scrolling this page to read a summary of the book and to view
detailed descriptions and larger pictures of these Esio Trot projects.

1. Christmas Carol Wreaths: Group Project
Jacob Marley's Visit, Christmas Past,
Christmas Present, Christmas Yet To Come,
Scrooge Before, and Scrooge After

Christmas Carol Lesson Plans - Wreath Templates

$4.50

Click on the You will be Add to Cart button above to purchase this set of teaching resources..
emailed a download link for this resource so you can download and use it today!

A Christmas Carol is a traditional novel that is often read during December. There are many different adaptations of this novel for different reading levels. There are also different versions of this popular Christmas movie available. The most recent version of this movie came out in November 2009, starring Jim Carrey.

These group projects are in the form of Christmas wreath templates. Each wreath is made up of two pages that are glued together to form a large wreath that measures 12 x 10 inches. There are color wreath templates and black and white wreath templates for you to choose from in this set.

This Christmas Carol lesson plans set includes 38 pages of printable resources:

directions

first draft worksheets for the 6 different wreath topics

6 final draft black and white wreath templates (two pages for each wreath)

6 final draft color wreath templates (two pages for each wreath)

color and black and white bows for the wreaths

matching 5 page bulletin board display banner

There are 6 different wreaths in this set. Each wreath is two templates that are glued together to form a large wreath. The 6 wreaths are:

Jacob Marley's Visit

Christmas Past

Christmas Present

Christmas Yet To Come

Scrooge Before (also has a blank space for a drawing of Scrooge)

Scrooge After (also has a blank space for a drawing of Scrooge)

The matching 5 page display banner that is included in this set is below. It is hard to read the words in this small version of the banner. The main title is in Christmas lights font and says: A Christmas Carol. The second line says: Our Projects are Worth Singing About!

After the students have read, or watched the movie, A Christmas Carol, split your class into groups and assign each group one of the 4 main wreath topics: Jacob Marley's Visit, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet To Come. There are two additional wreaths (Scrooge Before and Scrooge After) that you can also use for this actitity.

Below are examples of the first draft writing worksheets that each group will complete. There are also first draft worksheets for Scrooge Before and Scrooge After, but they are not shown.

Students use the information that they have written on their first drafts to complete the writing sections in their final draft wreath templates.

Jacob Marley's Visit

Christmas Past

Christmas Present

Christmas Yet To Come

Scrooge Before (also has a blank space for a drawing of Scrooge)

Scrooge After (also has a blank space for a drawing of Scrooge)

There are both color and black and white wreath bows in this set. Cut out the bows and glue them on the bottom of the finished final draft wreath templates, so that they hang over the bottom of of the wreath.

This display is from Teresa's classroom.
She teaches Grade 4 in New Jersey.

2. Scrooge Character Body Project
Christmas Carol Lesson Plans - Scrooge Project
$2.99

Click on the You will be Add to Cart button above to purchase this set of teaching resources..
emailed a download link for this resource so you can download and use it today!

Above: I love this student's Scrooge project and the
details that he used in drawing his character's face.

Your students will love creating a large visual image of Ebenezer Scrooge for this project for A Christmas Carol! The writing templates that I have designed fit inside on Scrooge's shirt and outside on his vest.

This Scrooge Body Character Project will provide you with all of the teaching resources that you need for your students to creatively write about Scrooge from A Christmas Carol.

For the main body section of this Scrooge project, each student will need a piece of construction paper that measures 12 inches x 18 inches. Students will also need construction paper to make the character's head, hands, and feet. In addition, my students sometimes bring in yarn and fabric from home for their character's hair and clothes.

Traditionally, requiring students to write about the main character of their book is a task that most students find quite boring. By using these Scrooge body shaped book report templates, your students will be enthusiastic about writing about Ebenezer Scrooge!

You will be amazed at some of the creative ideas that your students come up with as they are individualizing Scrooge's body to represent things that they read about him in A Christmas Carol.

Above: The matching 5 page display banner that is included in this set is below. It is hard to read the words in this small version of the banner. The main title is in Christmas lights font and says: Ebenezer Scrooge. The top smaller line says: Our Character Projects For:

I believe that the writing process is important and that teachers should use process writing whenever possible. For this reason, my students never begin their projects by writing on their final draft templates, instead they write on first draft worksheets. Then, they edit and revise their work on their own, with a partner, or in individual writing conferences with me.

Outside Vest Pocket: Title, Author, Name, and Date

Inside Middle of Shirt: If I Met Ebenezer Scrooge (If you met Ebenezer Scrooge, what advice would you give him? What activity would you choose to do with Ebenezer Scrooge if you met him? Try to think of something that would help change Scrooge and teach him an important lesson.

Inside Left Area of Shirt: Scrooge At the Beginning of the Book (Describe what Scrooge was like at the beginning of the book.)

Inside Right Area of Shirt: Scrooge At the End of the Book (Describe what Ebenezer Scrooge was like at the end of the book. How did he change after Marley's visit and the visits by the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come? What valuable lesson did Ebenezer Scrooge learn from these visits?)

Adjectives: Students write 10 descriptive adjectives about Scrooge and glue them on the outside of the his body.

These Christmas Carol lesson plans includes a grading rubric.

I believe that it is important for students to evaluate their own work, so my grading rubric contains both a student assessment and a teacher assessment component. When the students grade their work, they color in the faces. When the teacher grades the work, the teacher circles the small numbers in each box beside the faces. I often find that my students are harsher on themselves than I am, and that the grade that I give them is higher than they have scored themselves.

Below is an example of my Scrooge Body Character Project grading rubric:

These Scrooge project examples are from Teresa's classroom.
She teaches Grade 4 in New Jersey.

Click on one of the bottle caps below to view the different categories of
Christmas and Winter Teaching Resources that are available on my website:

More December, January,
Christmas, and Winter Resources:

Click on the graphics below to view each resource.

Above: Grinch Flip Book Templates
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Lesson by Dr. Seuss

Above: Ebenezer Scrooge Character Body and Wreath Projects
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Above: Free December Classroom Calendar Display Set

Above: Free January Classroom Calendar Display Set

Above: Writing Prompts for December and Christmas

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the fun, unique, and extra large projects that I have
designed for these popular novels and picture books.

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens page.

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Teaching Resources for a large variety of fun lesson plan activities
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Here is another December Freebie, and this one has a Christmas theme. It's titled "Favorite Christmas Songs Crossword Puzzle". This would make a great morning work assignment, or a fun sponge activity while students are waiting for you to get the room ready for the Christmas Party. Click here for your copy.

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Here is another December Freebie, and this one has a Christmas theme. It's titled "Favorite Christmas Songs Crossword Puzzle". This would make a great morning work assignment, or a fun sponge activity while students are waiting for you to get the room ready for the Christmas Party. Click here for your copy.