Acting out a Saint Nicholas Story – Groep 5-8
In this role play, children work with a story and act it out. Each group needs to prepare one part of the story. When all the parts are acted out in the correct order, the whole story is presented.
Carnival – Shake your sillies out – Groep 1-4
In this fun activity children listen to a TPR song first. When the children are ready to sing and dance along the fun will really start!
Carnival in Brazil – Groep 5-8
In this CLIL activity children learn about Carnival in Brazil. They read a text aloud together and ask and answer questions in a cooperative activity.
Celebrations – Groep 1-4
There are a lot of festivals in December. It’s the time of year for people to get together and celebrate. In this activity the children collect words of things to celebrate!
Celebrations and festivals – Groep 5-8
At this time of year there are many different festivals being celebrated around the world, for example Diwali, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas and New Year. The children learn about these festivals around the world. This activity plan is for children who have more experience with English.
Celebrations and wishes – Groep 5-8
There are a lot of festivals in December. It’s the time of year for people to get together and celebrate. In this activity the children collect words of things to celebrate!
Christmas Bingo – Groep 1-4
Children learn keywords related to Christmas in this fun game which combines Bingo and a song.
Christmas Bingo – Groep 5-8
Children learn keywords related to Christmas in this fun game which combines Bingo and a song.
Christmas crackers – Groep 5-8
In this activity children work together to copy sentences from a Christmas song onto a Christmas cracker. When the crackers are cut in half and mixed the children find their missing piece in a mix and match activity.
Christmas song – Groep 1-4
Children are encouraged to sing a Christmas song to the tune of Are you sleeping, Brother John? (Vader Jacob).
Compliment calendar – Groep 5-8
In deze activiteit maken de leerlingen een adventskalender in de vorm van een kerstboom. Iedere schooldag schrijven de leerlingen op een kaartje een compliment voor een klasgenootje. Het kaartje plakken de leerlingen op de adventskalender van degene voor wie het compliment is.
Easter bunny bop – Groep 5-8
Children are encouraged to sing along and dance in this fun Easter bop! They also read the lyrics aloud and find the correct order in a mix and match activity.
Easter Bunny hokey pokey – Groep 1-4
Children are encouraged to sing along and revise body parts in English in this fun Easter dance.
Easter egg hunt – Groep 5-8
This activity encourages children to use prepositions while trying to find all the hidden eggs in the classroom.
Easter half crosswords – Groep 5-8
In this activity, children work together to complete an Easter crossword and they find out that they really need each other to do so!
Easter Picture Dictation – Groep 1-4
In this activity children work together to colour in a colouring page by giving each other instructions.
Easter relay race – Groep 1-4
In this activity, children work together to find the correct order of their flashcards.
Emma meets Saint Nicholas – Groep 1-4
In deze activiteit oefenen de leerlingen de kleuren en het speelgoed. Ze luisteren naar een verhaal over Saint Nicholas en voeren een kort gesprekje met elkaar.
Find someone who – Groep 5-8
In deze activiteit omschrijven de leerlingen Sinterklaas-woorden en oefenen ze het formuleren en stellen van vragen.
Interviewing Santa – Groep 5-8
This role play encourages the class to be creative and prepare for a fun speaking activity in pairs.
Little Princess: I want to go on holiday – Groep 1-4
This activity is about the cartoon Little Princess: I want to go on holiday. The children think about spring cleaning and going on holiday. They also learn how to greet a member of the royal family! This activity can be spread over two lessons.
Making Saint Nicholas – Groep 5-8
This activity creates a starting point of Saint Nicholas vocabulary that is present in the group, after which a game is played to revise the spelling of the words.
Pancake Day – Groep 1-4
Pancake Day is a special day celebrated in many English-speaking countries. On this day many people eat pancakes. They do this to use up their flour, eggs and milk before Lent (Dutch: ‘vastentijd’). You can use this activity during the carnival period or any time before Easter.
Pancake Day – Groep 5-8
Pancake Day is a special day celebrated in many English-speaking countries. On this day many people eat pancakes. They do this to use up their flour, eggs and milk before Lent (Dutch: ‘vastentijd’). You can use this activity during the carnival period or any time before Easter.
Pass the present – Groep 1-4
In this flashcard activity the children practise the keywords by passing on a box which is wrapped up like a present filled with toy flashcards or real toys.
Saint Nicholas Charades – Groep 1-4
This TPR activity encourages the class to speak, first through copying keywords and actions in chorus, then by repeating simple sentences, and finally by playing a game in small groups.
Saint Nicholas Mix and switch – Groep 1-4
In this activity, the teacher increases the opportunities for the children to speak to each other in English using the co-operative learning strategy Mix and Switch.
Saint Nicholas poems – Groep 5-8
In this activity, children who have more experience with English and have some experience writing English learn about different poems. They are also encouraged to write a poem: either a poem using end rhyme or a haiku!
Saint Nicholas vs Santa Claus – Groep 5-8
In this activity, children compare and contrast Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus. They finish a description and make their own descriptions of the two characters.
Santa’s clothes – Groep 1-4
In deze activiteit praten de leerlingen over Santa’s kleding en de kleuren.
Sing-along Christmas songs – Groep 5-8
Met de website LyricsTraining leer je Engels aan de hand bekende popliedjes. Kies een Christmas song, het niveau, fill in the gaps en zing mee!
Spring cleaning for the flea market – Groep 5-8
In this activity the children revise vocabulary for toys and rooms. They also think about spring cleaning and practise selling things at the flea market.
The Mitten – Groep 1-4
The children watch a YouTube video of The Mitten and do several activities to practise the vocabulary and phrases of the story.
Two Easter lessons – Groep 1-2
Twee lessen voor groep 1-2 vol leuke activiteiten over het thema ‘Easter’! De leerlingen zingen o.a. TPR-liedjes, doen een Easter egg hunt en kijken een filmpje van Maisy over Pasen. Veel plezier!
Two Easter lessons – Groep 3-4
Twee lessen voor groep 3-4 vol leuke activiteiten over het thema ‘Easter’! De leerlingen zingen o.a. TPR-liedjes, doen een Easter egg relay en kijken een filmpje van Peppa Pig over Pasen. Veel plezier!
What’s the time, Saint Nicholas? – Groep 1-4
The children practise telling the time (whole hours) in a game played outside the regular classroom.