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'Twas the night before Christmas
Iconic version of this stunning poem read by Perry Como.
Could be used as a stimulus for children to write their own Christmas poems.
Could be used as a stimulus for children to write their own Christmas poems.
A Christmas Card to Friends
A short but perfectly formed Christmas music video. Many images of Christmas appear and disappear in the Snowglobe. Children can write descriptions about the different images that appear.
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Play Christmas songs in Class for Free
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The John Lewis Adverts
2012
The Snowman's Journey
Two snow people fall in love one snowy evening. When morning comes Mr Snowman has disappeared, set off on a tough journey over field and fell.
Why has he gone on this journey? What has made him travel into the city? He went shopping in the city for Mrs Snowman's Christmas present. |
Teaching Ideas
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Some examples of personification created by Year 6 Children at St Clare's RC School in Blackley, Manchester
The microscopic robin dancing on the colossal tree.
The whistle of the wind calling for me.
The twittering robins singing with joy.
The thought of my true love opening her present made my face light up.
The beautiful cars swished like reindeers.
To cold air skimmed across the delicate snow.
My blood bubbled with love.
The never ending blanket of snow covered the land as far as the eye could see, as if it was hiding something.
I tasted the songs running into my mouth.
The wind blowing in my ear, not bothering to go.
As the night grew darker the wind started to roar.
The wind was whistling, calling my name.
Sparkling lights prancing around me.
Snowstorms flushing through me.
Little snowflakes dropping from big, white clouds dancing on my tongue.
The two lampposts danced together like a couple on their wedding day.
A little robin singing softly in the snow.
The microscopic robin dancing on the colossal tree.
The whistle of the wind calling for me.
The twittering robins singing with joy.
The thought of my true love opening her present made my face light up.
The beautiful cars swished like reindeers.
To cold air skimmed across the delicate snow.
My blood bubbled with love.
The never ending blanket of snow covered the land as far as the eye could see, as if it was hiding something.
I tasted the songs running into my mouth.
The wind blowing in my ear, not bothering to go.
As the night grew darker the wind started to roar.
The wind was whistling, calling my name.
Sparkling lights prancing around me.
Snowstorms flushing through me.
Little snowflakes dropping from big, white clouds dancing on my tongue.
The two lampposts danced together like a couple on their wedding day.
A little robin singing softly in the snow.
2011
The Long Wait
Throughout this short film we see a little boy waiting for Christmas to arrive. The soundtrack and the action lead us to think that he can't wait to get his Christmas presents, this year it seems like he is waiting an eternity.
The day finally arrives. What is it that the boy really wanted? He wanted to give his parents that he had bought for them.
Teaching Ideas
The day finally arrives. What is it that the boy really wanted? He wanted to give his parents that he had bought for them.
Teaching Ideas
- The children could write a narrative about the waiting, using sentence structure to build up the tension.
- They could write in the 1st person, perhaps as a diary, telling the audience of his frustration.
- Links with PSHE - Discussions could be had about the joy of giving, giving to people who are more worse off than us etc
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Ice Age - A Mammoth Christmas from - H - on Vimeo. |
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Raymond Briggs
Warning these two films are on Youtube so they may not be viewable in school
Two versions of the walking in the air soundtrack.
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Aled Jones version.
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In this video the children could describe the images that they fly over.
Activities
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When Scrooge met the Ghost of Christmas Past
Disney animated version
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Here Scrooge is awoken by the 1st of the three Christmas Ghosts.
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In this clip from The Chronicles of Narnia Edmund meets Jadis - The White Witch.
She promises that he can be king in narnia and tempts him with some magical turkish delight. I love teaching Chronicles of Narnia in the build up to Christmas. |
Teaching Ideas
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The Polar Express
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An Underwater Tale
The Three Little Pigs
A christmassy alternative to the traditional tale. Just who ends up in the pot at the end?
