How Many Sleeps Till Christmas?
Peg Puppet Drama Craft
Bring 'How Many Sleeps Till Christmas?' by Mark Sperring to life! EFL/ESL kids make, speak, play and create a Xmas craft.
♦ Includes 3 story script templates, peg puppets, colouring sheet and Xmas card templates.
♦ Follow the detailed Activity Suggestions for activities before, during and after making the puppets.
♦ Adaptable for all age groups!
♦ Perfect for helping you plan engaging and effective lessons so you have structure to your How Many Sleeps Till Christmas? story lessons.
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What will my ESL young learners learn?
These resources will really motivate your kids to practise all four skills, especially speaking! The peg puppets, Christmas card craft and colouring sheet can easily be used independently for other vocabulary and speaking practice, but they are fantastic to use with the story dialogue scripts to practise the useful story language. Don’t forget the interactive classroom language too!
Vocabulary
Key vocabulary: Christmas tree, snowman, presents, Christmas cards, Daddy bear, little bear
Story phrases and structures
- Wake up!
- I think it’s Christmas day.
- No, it isn’t Christmas yet.
- There are ….. more sleeps. …… whole sleeps.
- Awww! I can’t wait.
- Don’t worry. Let’s find a Christmas tree.
- Don’t worry. Let’s send Christmas cards.
- Don’t worry. Let’s wrap presents.
- Don’t worry. Let’s make a snowman
Structures + functions
- There is / There are
e.g. There are 4 more sleeps to Christmas.
- Making suggestions
e.g. Let’s (make a snowman).
- Expressing thoughts
e.g. I think (it’s Christmas day).
Classroom language
Can I have…? Here you are. Thank you. You’re welcome.
It’s your turn. It’s my turn. This one. That one. Like this? I’m finished.
What’s this? What’s that?
Peg, glue, pencils, crayons, pens – stick, cut, colour, fold.
What do teachers say about the resources?
Frequently asked questions
Yes, of course! Maybe you have the time and enjoy creating things, but it has to be said that being a young learner teacher can involve a HUGE amount of extra work making materials. Even searching for appropriate images can take forever. Give yourself a break!
All my materials have been tried and tested in the classroom and I have received lots of positive feedback from your fellow teachers. As well as having 20+ years of teaching experience, I am also a qualified trainer for the Trinity TYLEC (Teaching Young Learners Extension Certificate), so you can rely on the quality.
Yes! With preschool and kindergarten children you may need to pre-cut around the puppet shapes, and you will be using the story scripts orally, but they will still get a lot out of the speaking and craft activity.
With older children, you might want to challenge them with the picture prompt or invent your script sheets.
There is certainly plenty to cover between 1 to 3 lessons with this resource. I’d recommend adding the picture book or a video of the story too.
The Activity Suggestions give you plenty of ideas for how you can structure your lesson(s).
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