Vocabulary

What is Christmas?

Christmas is a festival.

It is celebrated in lots of places

around the world.

Many Christians celebrate Christmas to

remember the birth of Jesus.

Do you celebrate Christmas?

When is Christmas?

Christmas is usually celebrated in December.

Many people celebrate Christmas Day on the

25th of December.
Christian Celebrations

As part of Christmas celebrations, some

people go to church.

Christmas carols are sung. These are special

songs often based on the Christmas story.
Decorations

Many people like to decorate their homes as

part of Christmas celebrations.

Churches, shops and schools are often decorated

too.

Christmas trees can be decorated with

lights, tinsel and baubles.

What can you see at the top of

this Christmas tree?
Cards and Presents

Lots of people like to send

Christmas cards to their
friends and family.

People often give Christmas presents to

their friends and family too.

We are writing some Christmas cards

for our friends. Do you like to send
Christmas cards?
Father Christmas

Father Christmas flies around the world

on Christmas Eve, delivering presents
to children.

Father Christmas is also known as Santa,

Papa Noel or Saint Nicholas.

It is traditional for children to write letters to Father Christmas.

Christmas Dinner

Lots of different foods are eaten during

Christmas celebrations.

Christmas dinner may include roast turkey, nut roast,

Brussels sprouts, Yorkshire puddings, roast vegetables,
stuffing and gravy.

My favourite part of Christmas

dinner is the roast vegetables!
Christmas Foods I made some gingerbread
cookies! What is your
These are some other foods that are sometimes favourite food?
eaten during Christmas celebrations.

gingerbread Christmas
Christmas cake
cookies pudding

chocolate log mince pies candy canes

Christmas Traditions What Christmas traditions do
you like to do?
Lots of people have their own Christmas
traditions that they like to do each year.

pulling Christmas visits from a wearing Christmas

crackers cheeky elf pyjamas

wearing Christmas seeing Christmas

carol singing
jumpers lights
Start
Abracadabra - one item has
gone!
Can you remember and work
out which one?

Start
Memorise the items on the table

Ready?
Abracadabra!
What item is missing?

Reveal Answer
The reindeer was missing!

Next
Memorise the items on the table

Ready?
Abracadabra!
What item is missing?

Reveal Answer
The bauble was missing!

Next
Memorise the items on the table

Ready?
Abracadabra!
What item is missing?

Reveal Answer
The stocking was missing!
Activity Time

Go to Bamboozle and play the quiz

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/
287100
Speaking Time
Would you rather…

…decorate a Christmas tree?

or

…decorate a gingerbread house?

Would you rather…

…receive one large gift?

or

…receive five small gifts?

Would you rather…

…have a pet polar bear?

or

…have a pet penguin?

Would you rather…

…have dinner with Santa and

Mrs. Claus?

or

…have a party with

Santa’s elves?
Would you rather…

…have Christmas every day?

or

…have your birthday every day?

Name 3
Instructions:
Pick a number, and try to think of three things in the category!

Animals who love

1
Christmas Animals Presents you want
4 6
snow
for Christmas

Cold Winter
2
places 7
Clothes

Christmas
5
Foods
Christmas Christmas
3
Songs 8
Movies
Christmas List
Instructions: One student starts a sentence with ‘For Christmas I want...’ and
says an object, e.g. ‘a toy train’. The next student must remember that object and
add their own, e.g. ‘I went to town and I bought a toy train and a computer.’
Continue for as long as you can. For extra points, see if you can do it in
alphabetical order.

Example:
For Christmas I want a toy train.
For Christmas I want a toy train and a computer.
For Christmas I want a toy train, a computer and a fidget spinner.
For Christmas I want a toy train, a computer, a fidget spinner and a sports car.