Once upon a time at GS...in Room B1: 2016

For the 6th Graders

ACTION 1
Look and react.
Do you know this tradition?

ACTION 2
Read and understand.

1° Who can you see on the miniature?
2° What is his German name?
3° When does he come?
4° What is the tradition for children?
5° What is this man's tradition?

ACTION 3
Look, describe and compare.

ACTION 4

Did you know?
http://www.teteamodeler.com/culture/fetes/saint-nicolas2.asp
http://www.teteamodeler.com/culture/fetes/fete-saint-nicolas.asp
http://www.teteamodeler.com/boiteaoutils/decouvrirlemonde/fiche26c.htm

About the Christmas stocking!

http://yoopa.ca/content/les-origines-du-bas-de-noel

ACTION 5

Let's sing a song in German to celebrate Saint Nicolas!

ACTION 6
Make your Christmas stocking!

For the 8th Graders

ACTION 1
Watch and tell about the legend.

ACTION 2
Watch and takes notes.

ACTION 3
Now be a story-teller and tell the story of St Nicholas
by beginning with:
"Once upon a time ...".
You can report in front of the class
or film your performance at home
and send it to your teacher!

For the 9th Graders

ACTION 1
Watch, listen and out about the legend.

ACTION 2
Learn more and tell about the legend and the traditions today.

http://theartofsimple.net/st-nicholas-the-real-santa-claus/

ACTION 3

Get ready to put yourself in St Nicholas'shoes

and perform his legend

either in front of the class

or film your performance at home

and send it to your teacher!

Students' video performances!

from the Minions

the 6th Graders!

ACTION 1

How impossible the Minions are!

Watch the video and answer the questions

1° Where is the scene? What can you see?

2° What is the weather like?

3° What's the season?

4° When is it? Why? Which tune can you recognize (reconnaître)?

5° Who can you see?

6° What are they doing?

7° Who do they meet on their way?

8° What is Father Christmas wearing?

9° What is he carrying?

10°What does he say to the group?

11° Where is Father Christmas at the end?

Is it a nice end? Why?

ACTION 1+

Listen and enjoy 'Jingle Bells'

by 'the Voice'

Frank Sinatra!

Sing along with Sinatra and get happy!

ACTION 2

Discover Christmas vocabulary

Click: look, listen and repeat.

Go to your English book website for pupils

and

do the activities on Christmas (Festivities).

http://www.nathan.fr/jointheteam-manuel6e-2010-e/demo/index.html

ACTION 3

Play with Christmas vocabulary!

Click on the link and play!

http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com

ACTION 4

Have fun and make your Santa!

DID YOU KNOW?

Learn about the origin of Father Christmas in French!

https://www.noel-vert.com/lunivers-de-noel/histoire-pere-noel/

SMART TIME FOR HELP OR THE BEST!

[AP=accompagnement perdonnalisé]

Students' first draft

describing a Christmas scene.

ACTION 5

Describe your Santa now!

Use the auxiliary 'have got' correctly conjugated...

...and the right vocabulary.

http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/santa.html

ACTION 6

DIY (Do-it-yourself) crafts

DIY 1 Challenge 1

A 'recipe' to make your Christmas hat!

First, get the template here:

http://craftygeminicreates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/santahat-1.pdf

Then, watch the video and follow the instructions.

Good luck!

DIY 2 Challenge 2

Make your 3D Christmas tree!

ACTION 7
Make yourself at home...
in the living room...

...and in the dining room!

Christmas +

What are the 3 days of Christmas Season

in the UK?

Click here and take notes:

http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/eve.html

http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/index.html

http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/day.html

http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/boxingday.html

Make your 2 Christmas crackers to offer!

Yum, yum!
Read the document and answer the questions .

1° What is the document?
2° Where can you find this'document'?
3° How many parts are there?
How are they called?
4° What can you eat as a starter?
Which do you prefer?
5° What can you eat as a Main ?
Which do you prefer?
6° What can yo eat as a dessert?
Which do you prefer?

ACTION 8
Let's talk about the family!

ACTION 9

Write your letter to Father Christmas.

ACTION 10

Surprise!

Discover your Christmas card.

http://www.jacquielawson.com/preview.asp?cont=1&hdn=0&pv=3111930

Write your Christmas card!

ACTION +

Love cooking?

Make a Gingerbread Man cookies!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/gingerbread_men_99096

Love singing?

the 8th Graders!

ACTION 1

Look at the drawing above

and complete the family tree below.

http://jerome.boulinguez.free.fr/english/file/hotpotatoes/familytree.htm

ACTION 2

Watch the video and answer the questions below.

1° Who is your hostess?

2° When is it? How do you know?

3° What is your hostess going to teach you about?

4° What is her main question?

5° What is the most stressful thing

at this time of the year for adults? Why?

But what must they always remember in the end?

6° What are children most excited about? Why?

7° What is central to this very special event?

8° How do things get organized?

9° What is the most famous broadcast programme?

10° What time is it broadcast? On which channel?

11° Which message is conveyed [=given]?

12° What do we learn about letter sending to Santa?

13° Finally, what is the anwer to the question

your hostess asked at the beginning of her video?

ACTION 3

Read the document below and answer the questions.

1° What is the document?

2° Who issued it? What for?

3° Which ingredients can you buy

for the Mains or Main Course?

4° Which ingredients can you buy for dessert?

5° How much do they cost?

(Convert the prices in Euros)
http://www.xe.com/fr/currencyconverter/
http://fr.exchange-rates.org/Rate/GBP/EUR

ACTION 4

Make your Christmas File and be creative!

Get inspired by this wonderful interactive book

on Collège Chagall English website

where you can find not only vocabulary, but also listenings, grammar and comprehension in a funny and interactive way.
Don’t miss it ! It's really great!