ESL Christmas holiday vocabulary activities EAL

Simplify your December planning with this ESL resource designed to immerse your students in the holiday spirit with topics like design your ugly Christmas sweater (jumper) and later vote for your favorite amongst classmates. Be a music critic or share your opinion on some December topics. Finally, lot's of low prep holiday sheets to practice basic vocabulary. Students love to find the "mystery code" or "mystery word".

Resource 1- Short Basic Writing Prompts

Holiday themed flashcards are included to help with simple speaking activities such as design your own gingerbread house. There are also various drawing activities. This resource is versatile for whole-class, partner, or station-based activities.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Holiday vocabulary with images (flashcards) and suggested activities.

-Design your own ugly Christmas sweater (jumper)

-Vote for your favorite ugly sweater

-Follow directions to color and draw 

-Listen and vote for their favorite Christmas music

-Create your own elf and design an outfit for them

-Apply to be an elf at the North Pole

-Become a toy tester

-Write about yourself during the holidays including your favorite meal and activities.

-Suggested wordless short film with questions

Vocabulary:

Holiday and Christmas words

Basic Body Parts

Some winter clothing

Present tense verbs 

Limited use of the conditional

*Please note you must have access to Youtube to play the music videos. The music links are editable and can be changed.

Resource 2: Questions of the Day

Encourage speaking and writing in your ESL English Second language Classroom with this Holiday-themed “Questions of the Day” resource. Ideal for teachers seeking engaging warm-up activities with low prep. This Google slideshow resource is designed to encourage students to share their opinion on December topics. It is ideal for daily discussions, writing prompts, and speaking exercises. Expand students' vocabulary with December themed vocabulary and images.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-December vocabulary with engaging images and photographs

-Thirty slides with questions "I prefer" "I would rather"

-Additional conversation slides including "Ugly Christmas sweater" "Christmas Jumper" or "Find the differences"

Start your ESL class off each day with a “Question of the day”. It is a great way to get students talking and help you to establish a low stress routine. This ESL resource works as either a daily warm up or bell ringer activities.

Resource 3: Basic Vocabulary Practice

Enjoy some low prep activities for your English Second Language classroom with this Christmas holiday vocabulary resource. There are 13 vocabulary worksheets which include mystery words to unscramble, drawing activities and more! Explore holiday words with 43 flashcards and game suggestions. This resource works well for centers, emergency sub plans or low prep days.

Included:

-43 flashcards (flashcards can be used for suggested language games)

-Answer response sheet included for Scoot with flashcards

-Flyswatter Smash /Slap- includes images to project on board

-Thirteen unique worksheets for students to practice the new vocabulary like unscramble the mystery word and color by code.

There are several game suggestions included that will have your students actively participating in a friendly learning environment. From the classic "Memory" flashcard game to the interactive "Flyswatter Smash" game, students will have a blast while reinforcing their understanding of basic vocabulary. Inside this resource, there are suggestions to keep your students motivated and actively engaged in their language learning journey. 

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**