This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils from about first class upwards (unless the teacher reads the topics on the card for the infant classes). On each card is written a Christmas-themed word. The purpose of the activity is for the pupils to talk about the word for as long as they can, aiming for at least a minute, which can be quite a long time for some pupils. The more you do this activity, the better pupils become at it. The aim is to develop fluency of thought, speech and delivery.

Christmas-themed quiz consisting of eight rounds of six questions, tie-breaker round and answers to all questions on 109 Powerpoint slides, suitable for IWB in the classroom or in the school hall.

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Póstaeir ag léiriú conas a deirtear “Nollaig Shona” i dteangacha éagsúla tríd an domhain.

Foinse: Marie Riney

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From the A Kid’s Heart website, this is another Christmas tree decorating game. In this one you can choose the type of Christmas tree that yoy want to decorate. The tree can be decorated with candy canes, bulbs, gifts, decorations, trimmings and tree toppers. All decorations can be resized and rotated. Finally, the decorated tree can be printed.

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This game allows the pupils to decorate a digital Christmas tree using a variety of lights, baubles, ornaments, holly and tree toppers. When decorated, the lights in the room can be turned off so that the lights on the tree glow in the dark!

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From the Santa Claus.net website, this game allows the pupils to decorate a digital Christmas tree. The tree can be decorated with lights, baubles, garlands, ribbons, ornaments and tree toppers. The decorated tree can then be printed out.

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Posters with the names of animals associated with Christmas – donkey, sheep, lambs, camels, ass, cow, ox.

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A4 portrait-aligned lined page with a theme of the Three Wise Men, suitable for presenting seasonal written material for display in the classroom.

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Snap cards with two sets of lower case letters on cards with a seasonally-themed border. These are useful for games to consolidate letter identification. Print and laminate the cards and play like any game of Snap.

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A4 portrait-aligned Christmas tree-themed lined page suitable for presenting seasonal written material for display in the classroom.

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