Jingle Bells and Learning Tales: A Festive English Lesson for Young Learners with free Power Point
Jingle Bells and Learning Tales
Procedure:
- Engaging Start: Begin with a circle time/TPR routine to set the festive mood.
- Interactive Song Activity: Play the song “Where’s Santa?” without audio. Students watch and complete a worksheet, ticking the images they see. Use the video to set context and identify gaps in their understanding.
- Vocabulary Presentation: Present target vocabulary (Santa, Reindeer, Sleigh, Presents, Christmas Tree, Bauble, Star, Stockings) through pictures and play receptive games like ‘Jump the line’ and ‘slap the board’ to check comprehension.
- Written and Oral Practice: Conduct activities where students match word cards to pictures using Pelmanism and Chopstick pick up. Provide a handout for a listening dictation, followed by writing the names of items. Students then create playing cards by cutting out the pictures.
- Oral Drill and Games: Drill the words orally before playing games like snap, merge packs, and ‘snatch the card’ for oral practice and recognition of target language.
- Song Review: Revisit the “Where’s Santa?” song, first without audio and later with audio. Students should now be able to identify more items in the video, reinforcing comprehension of target language.
- Interactive Song Freeze and Comprehension: Freeze the video at different points, prompting comprehension questions like “Where’s Santa?” or identifying items, encouraging students to respond orally.
- Reinforcing Language and Prepositions: Play a game of ‘Santa where are you?’ using flashcards depicting Santa in different places. Conduct activities such as a circle Q&A or Telephone for controlled oral practice of target vocabulary and grammar.
- Challenge for Higher Ability Classes: For higher ability classes, provide song lyrics with gaps for a gap-fill exercise. Alternatively, have students write down three presents and items for stockings, using the information for a guessing game.
This festive lesson not only introduces Christmas vocabulary but also reinforces prepositions and provides ample opportunities for both written and oral practice in an engaging manner!
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