Christmas Cheer
ESL Lesson PlansChristmas Cheer

Christmas Cheer

This engaging Christmas lesson plan for elementary students is designed for group activities among adults and teens at level A1. In a 60-minute session, students will develop their reading and speaking skills through a variety of interactive tasks, including brainstorming holiday vocabulary, reading about things that people do during Christmas time, and discussing their personal experiences. The lesson culminates in a creative writing exercise where learners create their own festive cards.

Skills

  • Can understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at a time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
  • Can use a very short prepared text to deliver a rehearsed statement.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Warm-up

1
In pairs, think of words that come to mind when you hear "Christmas".
2
Share your ideas with each other!
2

Read the text. What do people usually do on Christmas?

3

Read the text one more time. Choose the correct option.

4

In pairs, discuss the following questions. Use prompts to help you.

5

During Christmas time, people usually exchange cards with each other. Read some of them. Which ones do you like the most and why?

6

Try writing your own Christmas card.