Lesson Plan: Another Christmas Lesson

Lesson Level:    Senior 1                   Duration:  45

Lesson Title:     Christmas Lesson 2

Grammar and Vocabulary

20 Christmas words chosen from this list

Robin,Tree,Star,Candle,Decorations.Lights,Card,Carol,Cake,Sleigh,Chimney,

Snowman, Snow,Snowball,Toys,Bells,Gift,Turkey,Cracker,Lantern, Reindeer,

Santa,Stocking,Tinsel,Holly, Eve

(religious words .can optionally be included Jesus,God,Church)

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn Christmas vocabulary and practice pronunciation by singing a song. (I use Slade’s Merry Christmas Everybody. Any Christmas song will do but it must include some of the chosen words from the above list) 

Materials Required

Twenty large cards each with one of the chosen words on one side and with the numbers 1-20 on the other side. Means to fix them to the board.

A list for the teacher of which words go with which numbers.

Audio of chosen song.

Enough copies of printed lyrics for song to share so that everyone in class can see them. 
^{Should also include a picture of a family (I use the Simpsons) for extension task if needed.} 

Preparation

Prepare all materials as above. 

Before start of lesson fix the cards to the board with the number side showing. (In order, highest first)

Procedure

1 Wish the class Merry Christmas.Tell them that the lesson is in two parts - a game and a song. Break the class into groups of four or six.

Give each gfroup a number and write the numbers on the board.

2 Explain the game.

Groups have two minutes to make a list of Christmas words.

After that you will go to each group in turn and ask for ONE word. When the group gives a word they will get a point if it is connected with Christmas PLUS the points from the card if it is one of the words on the cards. Turn over the relevant card.

Check that whole class understand the word. Explain or draw if necessary.

Repeat for each group.

Then go round all groups for a second word.

At the end the group with the highest combined total from the two rounds is the winner.

2 Turn over remaining cards one at a time explaining new words as needed. 

3 Tell groups that you will now play a song. They must listen and write down any words from the board that they hear in the song.

Play the song.

4 Elicit the words that they heard. Put ticks next to them on the board. Also tick (in a different colour if available) any words they missed.

5. Hand out the lyric sheets. Tell students to read them and find the words you ticked on the board.

6 Tell students you will play the song again and they must all sing along.

7 Play and sing.¹    

Extension task

8. Tell students to look at the family picture and decide what they would buy for each person in the picture for a Christmas gift.

Notes

1. Depending on the enthusiasm of the class for singing there may be several false starts for the song. Most classes will have a pretty good try at  it in the end.

2. This lesson could be adapted to work on a computer presentation but I prefer the old fashioned way as the technology in my classrooms is unreliable.