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ESL Kid Stuff
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Grade
Pre-K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Christmas Lesson 1

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Little ones sing Christmas carols, complete craft projects, and play word games while learning new vocabulary in part one of two-part ESL activity series.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

English Language Development, christmas, Vocabulary, christmas trees, christmas decorations

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Make a large chart of Christmas vocabulary words for your classroom 
  • Have plenty of Christmas books in your class for read alouds or for children to view 
  • Create Christmas tree ornaments using materials found in the classroom

Classroom Considerations

  • Songs will need to be obtained via YouTube or a Christmas CD
  • Materials for arts and crafts activities will need to be donated or purchased ahead of time

Pros

  • Written for English language learners, but good for any preschool classroom
  • Offers fun ways for children to develop their vocabulary skills

Cons

  • Some materials are only accessible through a paid subscription

Common Core

SL.K.1.a SL.1.1.a L.K.1.a L.1.1.a

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