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Celebrating Christmas in Languages

by Highland1plus2 Languages

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Celebrating Christmas in Languages
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Here is a little gift for you - an advent calendar of ideas for you to try with your class in French & Gaelic. Click on the dates for the activities. Look out for the word of the day on some pages. Enjoy!
Christmas Vocabulary - French
Numbers 1-24
START HERE - a PPT with all the words need. Each one has an image, a written word & sound-file. Don't forget - download it to hear the sound-files.
Want more? Watch this short video to hear & see some words here.
Nativity - A great word mat from Lightbulb Languages click here.
Want some more words? Try Collins online dictionary for words or translator for simple phrases.
Gaelic Christmas Vocabulary
Extra Vocabulary

dèideag - bauble
dèideagan - baubles
bodach-sneachda - snowman
fìadh-mòr - reindeer
slaodan - sleigh
Use this handy online dictionary for finding out new Gaelic words!
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Day 1
Exploring Christmas Vocabulary
Try making your own Christmas word mat with pictures & words. Or even an A-Z combining words in any languages you know. 
Gaelic Nativity Wordmat
Sparklebox Resource
Take it a step further - try to find different nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs related to Christmas.
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Day 2
Pictionary
Can your learners remember all the words? Say the word and see who can be the first to draw it & show you. Try these examples.
Using whiteboards, and in pairs, each child can start to draw something connected with Christmas, while the other tries to guess what it is.
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