Christmas Card Activity
Liesje Kraai
| GRADE LEVEL: | ES 3-6 |
| SKILLS: | Speaking, Writing, Some Listening |
| TIME: | One class |
| MATERIALS: | Christmas Flashcards, colored origami paper, ‘Color-By-Number’ picture copies (approx. to number of students in class), colored construction paper, glue sticks, scissors, crayons/colored pencils/markers, sample card, Christmas CD (optional) |
OBJECTIVES:
- To review colors and numbers
- To introduce Christmas vocabulary
- To make a Christmas card
PROCEDURE:
1. First, introduce the new Christmas vocabulary. This can be done using the flashcards and may include any number of Christmas related words. However, be certain to include ‘Christmas Tree’ and ‘Santa Claus’. Have the students repeat each new vocabulary word after you.
2. Next, explain that back home (where ever that is… for me, America), you give cards to people for Christmas. Then, introduce the day’s lesson by saying that today they will all get to make a card for their mom/dad/dog/whatever (I found it helpful to have a sample card finished to show them). Tell them that you have two ‘special’ pictures they can choose from. Show them both pictures and tell them that one is the ‘Christmas Tree’ picture and the other is the ‘Santa Claus’ picture.
3. Call the students to the front of the room and have them pick one card. To pick a picture, have the student ask for it by name (for example, ‘Christmas Tree, please!’). Once they have a picture, they can return to their desks, but make sure they do not start coloring.
4. When every student has returned to their desk, ask them to look at you. Go up to the board and write the numbers 1-10 on the board in a column. Turn to the students and prompt them to answer “What’s this?”, pointing to each number. Now, take your origami paper and place each color next to the corresponding number. As you do this, be sure to ask them “What’s this?” again, but pointing to each individual color. After every color has been placed, hold up one of the blank pictures and explain that they must color all of the 1’s yellow, all of the 2’s green, all of the 3’s pink and so on. Below is a list of the corresponding numbers and colors for both pictures:
| 1 – Yellow | 2 – Green | 3 – Pink | 4 – White | 5 – Black | 6 – Blue | 7 – Brown | 8 – Red | 9 – Orange |
*NOTE: Not all colors will appear on each picture.
5. Let the students know they can start coloring! You, in the meantime are free to relax, put on some Christmas music (that’s where the CD comes in) and walk around to help anyone who needs it… and some of them will.
6. As the students finish up with the coloring (and they will finish at different speeds) have them come up to you to get a sheet of colored paper. Instruct them to fold it in half and paste the colored Christmas picture on the front of the card. A finished sample card is a great help here!
7. Next comes the writing part. On the front of the card, in the space provided on the picture, have them write ‘Merry Christmas!’. Then, have them open the card and write ‘To: Mom/Dad/Grandma/Grandpa/etc.’ and ‘From: _________’ I write all of this on the board to help them with spelling.
8. The students who finish early can either choose to color on the inside of their finished card, or, if there are extra copies and sheets of construction paper, they may make another card. I’ve even had students ask me how to spell some of the other vocabulary words (like candy cane or present) so they can write it on the inside of the card!
9. I usually end the class with a few shouts of ‘Merry Christmas!’ and reminders to give these cards to their moms/dads/dogs/whatever.
WORKSHEETS and HANDOUTS:
The handouts for this activity are here and here
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