History of Christmas

Objectives:

- learn history throughout a special holiday
- learn and understand new vocabulary
- practice reading by inventing new holidays


Development

- Greetings

- Glossary and pronuncioation:
Birth, Jesus Christ, beliefs, merged, worshipped, peace, plenty, exchanged, taken place, reach out, Dutch, Saint Nicholas, roots, Merger, Mythical, publicized, snowman, Rudolph, elves, the grinch, duller,quieter, liven up.

- The teacher reads the article about the history of christmas

- Comprehention:
what is your opinion about christmas? is it a religious or commercial holiday?

-Closed Questions:

1) Do you know who is santa claus?
2) was Jesus Christ really born in December?
3) did you ever see santa claus when you were a kid?
4) do you know what A.D. means?
5) do you know what B.C. means?
6) is it true that santa lives in the north pole?

- Open Questions:

1) What is the true meaning of christmas?
2) why does santa claus wears a red suit?
3) when did you realize that santa was not real?
4) since when has christmas been celebrated?
5) what is a snowman?
6) who is Rodulph and the Grinch?
7) how do you celebrate christmas?