Christmas – Introduction Lesson

1. Introduction

Revision

Start the lesson by revisiting the previous topic. Use a simple and engaging method—such as a song, short game, video, story, or joke—to help students recall what they learned last time and transition into today’s lesson.

New Topic

Introduce the new vocabulary and topic with an engaging starter. Choose something age-appropriate and fun: a song, short video, story, or active game will help students connect quickly with the new material.

Lesson Starters

Songs

Christmas Tree, Reindeer, Bell
A simple, fun action song that speeds up as it goes. Great for repetition and movement.
Duration: 1:44

Five Little Elves
A calm and playful counting song about elves climbing into Santa’s sleigh. Each verse ends with a cheerful “Ho ho ho!”
Duration: 2:35

What Do You Want For Christmas?
A slow-paced, vocabulary-rich song introducing various Christmas gifts.
Duration: 1:42

Books

Merry Christmas from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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Kipper’s Christmas Eve by Mick Inkpen
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2. Study – Learning the Vocabulary

Look at, listen to, and repeat the new words together. Encourage students to say each word out loud several times to build confidence. Make it more fun by varying how the words are spoken—loudly, quietly, slowly, quickly, happily, or in silly voices. Let students suggest their own creative styles.

Use the PowerPoint or flashcards provided on the right-hand side of the page to support visual learning.

Words of the Week

You may choose to study only 6 words or all 12 words at once:

• present

• Santa Claus

• elf

• Christmas tree

• card

• Merry Christmas

• candle

• candy cane

• star

• gingerbread

• snowflake

• reindeer

3. Activities

Pick one or two printable activities from the right-hand side. These could be interactive games or simple worksheets, depending on the energy level and focus of your class.

You’ll also find the word set available on Quizlet for additional digital practice.

Additional Activity Ideas

Christmas Card Game
Materials: a selection of old Christmas cards (1–3 per student).

• Students sit in a circle with cards face down.

• Choose a theme to collect, e.g., “Santa’s helper.”

• One by one, students play a card that matches the theme (e.g., a card with an elf).

• If a player doesn’t have a matching card, they must collect all the cards in the center.

• The first to get rid of all their cards wins.

• Repeat the game using other vocabulary themes like “present” or “reindeer.”

4. Wrap-Up

Choose a key point from the lesson that you want to highlight to the students. It might be:

• something the students did especially well — take a moment to thank and praise them

• revisiting the vocabulary using the PowerPoint presentation or flashcards (images only)

• completing a worksheet

• giving a small homework task (e.g. teach 2–3 words to someone in your family)

• repeating the lesson starter song, game, video, or story