Christmas games esl children

This is a fairly strategic game and the students need to choose their moves carefully in order to win, blocking the other team when necessary.

The game starts with the center hexagon. Give the clue for the letter in the hexagon D , i. The first team to answer correctly wins the hexagon and it is coloured accordingly. The winning team then chooses the next hexagon. Give the clue for the letter or letters in that hexagon and both teams race to answer as before. The first team to connect their hexagons from top to bottom or left to right wins the game.

Christmas Conversation Questions. In this free Christmas conversation questions activity, students complete Christmas questions with question words and then ask and answer the questions with a partner. In two groups, students use question words in a box on the worksheet to complete a set of Christmas conversation questions. Students then pair up with someone from the other group and take it in turns to ask and answer the questions with their partner.

When everyone has finished, students give feedback to the class on what they found out. Christmas Crossword. In this Christmas crossword activity, students complete a crossword by defining and guessing Christmas vocabulary. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the Christmas words written on their crossword. Students then pair up with someone from the other group and take it in turns to ask their partner for a clue to one of their missing words.

Their partner reads out the clue for that Christmas word and the other student tries to guess what it is. If the student guesses the word successfully, they write it on their crossword.

If not, their partner continues to give more clues until the student is able to guess the word. Afterwards, students check their spelling by comparing crosswords.

Christmas Mimes. This free Christmas miming game can be used to teach or review common Christmas traditions and activities as well as the present continuous tense. The aim of the game is to guess what Christmas traditions or activities students are doing from mimes. A student from one team comes to the front of the class and is given a mime card. The student then asks the class 'What am I doing?

When a member of either team thinks they know what Christmas tradition or activity the student is doing, they call out their answer by making a present continuous sentence, e. The first student to correctly guess the sentence scores a point for their team. A student from the other team then comes to the front of the class and so on.

Christmas Word Search. In this Christmas word search activity, students find Christmas vocabulary in a word search and then use the words in sentences. First, students look for the Christmas vocabulary shown on the worksheet in the word search and tick the words off as they find them.

When the students have finished, review the position and meaning of each Christmas word with the class. Next, put the students in teams and call out a Christmas word at random from the word search.

The first student to put up their hand and make an appropriate sentence with the word scores a point for their team.

Guess what? In groups, students take it in turns to pick up a card and look at the Christmas vocabulary shown on the card. When a student thinks they know the answer, they wait until their turn to make their guess, e. The student with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In this Christmas worksheet, students answer comprehension questions about the film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas. When the film is over, check the answers with the class.

A Christmas Carol. The worksheet can be used to check the students' comprehension of the book or film. Students begin by reading an introduction to the story. Students then watch or listen to the story "A Christmas Carol. When all three ghosts have visited Scrooge, stop the story and check the answers with the class. Click on the first letter of the word and drag to the last letter.

Flashcards, a board game and worksheet designed to practise six Christmas words: angel, snowflake, elf, bell, sleigh, Santa. How many other English words related to Christmas do you know? Play Hangman with your friend using your spelling words. Write your spelling words in alphabetical order from A-Z, then from Z-A. More rhymes, riddles and songs ». Christmas Games vocabulary activities for kids learning English. See the full tutorial at The Craft Patch.

This is such a cute idea, and the kids in your classroom will love it. See the full tutorial here. ELf on the Shelf Mad Libs.

Elf on the Shelf Charades. Elf on the Shelf Coloring Pages. Decorate a Tree for your Elf on the Shelf. Elf on the Shelf Photo Props. This could work in a classroom hide 10 candy canes in the room at a time, and let 10 kids hunt for them. Then do it again. If you have an Elf on the Shelf, you could have the elf do the hiding overnight and let the kids find them in the morning.

Click here for more amazing Elf on the Shelf ideas and free printables. Click here for the full candy cane hunt instructions. Christmas bingo to the rescue. Click here to grab your free bingo printables. Click here for the deets. My kids go to public school, so I usually need to keep things winter-themed versus Christmas themed. Snowman Tissue Box Bowling. Snow Shooters. Snowball Toss. DIY Snowball Fight.

Hungry Snowman. Launching Snowmen.