One Two Red Balloon

One Two Red Balloon

Τετάρτη 29 Οκτωβρίου 2014

Christmas lesson: Santa Claus

Santa Santa Santa Claus! (x2)
The reindeer guide the sleigh
to town; it's Christmas Eve
and you leave our presents
under the Christmas tree!
Santa Santa Santa Claus!(x2)
The elves have made the toys
you've got inside your sack.
You offer joy and happiness
to us who need them much!
Santa Santa Santa Claus!(x2)
Santa Claus we love you,
we've got some milk for you!
Santa Claus we love you,
we've got some cookies too!
Santa Santa Santa Claus! (x2)
Merry Christmas!

Stage 1 – Brief Revision
Revise the previous lesson briefly following the procedure of Lesson 3 Stage 1
Stage 2 – Vocabulary focus i) CHRISTMAS: Santa Claus, reindeer, sleigh, Christmas Eve, present, Christmas tree, elf, sack, Merry Christmas ii) FOOD: milk, cookie iii) FEELINGS: joy, happiness
Prepare flashcards and finger puppets at home that depict vocabulary concerning Christmas. Use L1 or better L1 and Lf) and ask Ss whether they like Christmas and what comes to their mind when they think of it. While brainstorming, elicit vocabulary such as Santa Claus, sleigh, reindeer, Christmas tree, elf, presents, snowman, the Three Kings, bells, Christmas candle, angels, Holly wreath, Christmas ball / bauble, Christmas socks, milk and cookies, carols etc by using the flashcards. Ask students some more questions: “Do you decorate your houses at Christmas?”, “Do you sing carols on Christmas Eve /New Year's Eve?”, “Do you love Santa Claus?”, “What present would you like to get from Santa?”, “Have you written a letter to Santa Claus?” etc. Then, focus on the vocabulary items to be mentioned in the song: Santa Claus, reindeer, sleigh, Christmas Eve, present, Christmas tree, elf, sack, milk, cookie, Merry Christmas. Present and drill these words by using the flashcards and / or rhythmical clapping [elf, sack, milk (clap one half note, ta-ah), sle-igh, pre-sent, coo-kie (clap two quarter notes, ta ta), re-in-deer, Christ-mas Eve, Christ-mas tree, Santa Cla-us (clap two quarter notes and one half note, ta ta ta-ah), Me-rry Christ-mas (clap four quarter notes, ta ta ta ta)]. Sketch a happy face on the board to teach Ss the meaning of joy and happiness. Tell Ss that they will sing a song in which they will express their love to Santa Claus, as well as describe how Santa comes to town with a sack full of presents the elves have previously made and how happy the children are when they get their presents and find out that Santa has eaten the cookies as well as drunk the milk they had left for him. Play the song on the piano. Ask Ss to i) stand up and move to the rhythm of the music ii) put the flashcards in the correct order based on the song iii) dramatise the song iv) sing the song and clap their hands (4 quarter notes per measure, ta ta ta ta)
Stage 3 – Incorporating percussion instruments into our activities & practising rhythmical patterns
Divide the class into groups and give them the percussion instruments they are going to use in this song (Always give instructions by following the procedure of Lesson 1 Stage 3). Group A beats 2 half notes per measure using their triangles (ta-ah ta-ah), Group B beats 4 quarter notes per measure using their jingle sticks (ta ta ta ta), Group C beats “2 quarter notes, 1 half note” per measure using their bells (ta ta ta-ah). Practice separately and then altogether as a band. Last, ask Ss to play and sing the song as much as they can.
Stage 4 – Follow-up activities
Ask Ss to make Christmas cards by using drawings, cardboard, glitter glue, stickers etc. While making their cards, Ss could be listening to popular English Christmas songs (e.g. Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Jingle Bells, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Silent Night etc). In the end, Ss exchange their cards and wish each other “Merry Christmas”. Alternatively, Ss could be decorating their classroom while listening to music and / or dancing. Ask Ss to sing goodbye to Mrs Mary (see Lesson 1 Follow-up) and wish her “Merry Christmas”.












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