Special lesson - Christmas lesson - Level 1 - BEAR CUBS (ages 3-5)

Oct 1, 2026

Uploaded by jayni

Special Christmas lesson plan for BEAR CUBS (ages 3-5), designed for 40 minutes to 1 hour. Goals focus on recognizing and using six Christmas words, practising target speaking structures, and singing Christmas carols. The lesson includes greetings with a glove puppet, name tags, flashcards and printables, colour review through a messy craft, making paper chain decorations, reading a classroom reader, and multiple interactive games. It concludes with homework tasks and a quick check.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time25 min

AccessFree to download

Lesson overview

Warm up and maintenance

New learning and practice

Wrap up

Lesson procedure

Greetings

Name tags

Glove puppet greetings

Sing "The Hello Song"

Homework check

Do "Exercise routine" activity

Set the scene for Christmas

Review colours with paint

Start making Christmas wreath decorations

Special lesson Christmas lesson General: | Level: | 1 – BEAR CUBS (ages 3-5) | | --- | --- | | Time: | 40 mins-1 hour | | Objectives: | Recognize and identify 6 Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol. | | Structures: | "Merry Christmas", "What color is it?", "Who is this?" . | | New vocab: | Father Christmas, Rudolph, sleigh, presents, decorations, wreath, Christmas tree. | You will need to download: | Flashcards: | • | Christmas flashcards: Father Christmas, Rudolph, sleigh, presents, decorations, Christmas tree | | --- | --- | --- | | Printables: | •• | Santa maze worksheet
Father Christmas gets stuck reader worksheet | | Songs: | ••
• | Hello Song
Goodbye Song
We wish you a merry Christmas (adapted) | | Readers: | • | Father Christmas gets stuck | These can be downloaded at [https://www.eslkidstuff.com/esl-kids-lesson-plans.html](https://www.eslkidstuff.com/esl-kids-lesson-plans.html) You will also need: • name tags and name cards for each student • a glove puppet • pots of paint, trays and construction paper / card (to make the handprints) • glue • sweets • wrapping paper • cushions (1 per student) • CD / Tape player or something to play the song on Notes: In this lesson, students are introduced to some common Christmas vocabulary, learn a Christmas carol, read a story about Father Christmas, make decorations and play lots of fun Christmas games. Lesson overview: Warm up and maintenance: 1. Greetings 2. Name tags 3. Glove puppet greetings 4. Sing "The Hello Song" 5. Homework check 6. Do "Exercise routine" activity New learning and practice: 1. Set the scene for Christmas 2. Review colours with paper strips 3. Make paper chain decorations 4. Teach and practice Christmas vocabulary 5. Read classroom reader " Father Christmas gets stuck" 6. 5-minute play time 7. Sing "We wish you a Merry Christmas" 8. Play "Flashcard pass the parcel" 9. Play "Hide Father Christmas" Wrap up: 1. Assign homework: "Santa maze" 2. Say goodbye to glove puppet 3. Sing “The Goodbye Song" 4. Do "Quick check" and say goodbye Lesson procedure: Warm up and maintenance: 1. Greetings Greet the students by name as they enter the classroom and gesture for them to sit down (on cushions if you have them) in a fan-shape around you. 2. Name tags Before class, prepare some blank name tags (stickers or pin-on tags) and some cards, each with a student’s name written on clearly – students will use them to copy their names onto their name tags. Sit down with your students and lay out the name cards in front of you. Pick up each card and encourage the student to recognize his/her name. Do this for everyone. Finally, have everyone take out a crayon or pencil and copy their name on their tags and stick them on. 3. Glove puppet greetings Bring out your glove puppet bag and have everyone shout"Hello!“ into the bag until he wakes up and jumps out of the bag. Then model chatting with the glove puppet … Puppet: "Hello", What's your name?" Teacher: "My name is... ". Puppet: “How are you?” Teacher: “I’m fine, thank you”. … and then have the puppet say hello to each student and ask them the same questions. Then have the puppet ask any other questions practiced in previous lessons. Finally, go around saying "Goodbye" and "See you" before going back into the bag and back to sleep. 4. Sing “The Hello Song“ Sit in a circle and sing the song (clap along or pat knees) . | Lyrics for "The Hello Song"
Hello, hello, How are you today? Hello, hello, How are you today?
I’m fine, thank you,
I’m fine, thank you,
I’m fine, thank you, And how about you?
Hello, hello, | Gestures for "The Hello Song"
Sit in a circle and listen to the song (clap along or pat knees) .
• Wave as you sing the "Hello, hello" parts.
• Gesture to others as you sing "How are you today?"
• Point to yourself as you sing "I’m fine, thankyou" | | --- | --- | | How

FAQs

What are the learning objectives for this Christmas lesson?

Students recognize and identify six Christmas words and sing a Christmas carol. They also practise given classroom language structures during activities.

What is included in the warm-up and maintenance stage?

It covers greetings, name tags, glove puppet greetings, singing “The Hello Song”, checking homework, and an “Exercise routine” activity.

How does the lesson wrap up and what homework is assigned?

Students are assigned the “Santa maze” homework, say goodbye using the glove puppet, sing “The Goodbye Song”, and do a “Quick check”.

Oct 1, 2026

Uploaded by jayni