christmas for ks1 and ks2 learners background information: how do the french celebrate christmas?

Christmas for KS1 and KS2

learners

Background information: How do the French celebrate Christmas?

Further background

information on the webhttp://www.pilotelanguages.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/christmas/index.shtml

www.joyeuse-fete.com/joyeux-noel

And more..see Christmas book pages viii and ix

Carols and songs for Christmas

•Songs and finger rhymes for KS1

Christmas finger rhymes and songs for KS1 

1)    Dans la forêt il neige. (Page 20 Christmas book) 2)  To the tune of frère Jacques: Père Noel X2 (stroke your beard)Et son sac X2 (sling bag on shoulder)Plein de cadeaux X2 (mime full bag)J’adore ça X2 ( thumbs up) 3)  To the tune of 2 little dickie birds: (Page 33 Christmas book) Deux petits rennes assis sur un toit (2 little reindeer sitting on a roof)Je m’appelle BlitzenJe m’appelle DonnerBonjour BlitzenBonjour DonnerAu revoir BlitzenAu revoir Donner 4)  Le père Noël : (page 33 Christmas book)   Look at www.uptoten.com (French) for Christmas songs.

Christmas for KS2

• There is a lot of vocabulary to teach and various methods and activities to teach it.

www.mflextra.com 

KS2 vocabulary 

1)    Teach the vocabulary using various methods: Le père Noël (Father Christmas)Noel (Christmas)Un cadeau (a present)Des cadeaux ( presents)Un traîneau ( a sledge)La cheminée (the chimney )Les cloches ( the bells)La neige (snow)Un renne ( a reindeer)Le sapin (the fir tree/ Christmas tree)Le sac (the bag)Les vacances (holidays)La carte de Noel (the Christmas card)L’étoile (the star) La lune (the moon)

Letters to Santa and E-cards

www.vivenoel.com www.noeleternel.com/Admin/

Templateswww.joyeuses fete.com/joyeux-noel(click on Les cartes de voeux)

Dear= cher (to a boy) chere (to a girl)Best wishes = meilleurs voeuxBonne annee = happy new year

General activitieswww.teteamodeler.com has lots of Christmas craft

activities and templates, as well as colouring sheets for KS1 and 2

www.vivenoel.com ‘l’atelier du pere Noel’

And finally…KS2 singing:

• La jolie ronde Christmas book• Chantez plus fort: Vive le ventwww.noeleternel.com/fr/

chants2.html(instrumental version of silent night)