I’m gearing up for my Christmas party and have received numerous requests for a post on Christmas activities, so I wanted to give you a list. Newsletter subscribers will receive a few more ideas than what’s here, so be sure to subscribe to email updates if you haven’t already.
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by mtuckg
Name that Tune – This is always a fun activity around Christmas time. Divide your students into 2 teams and play a small bit of a Christmas tune. Place a call bell between the 2 teams and the first person to ring the call bell and guess the tune gets a point for their team.
- Advanced Name that Tune – Use these Christmas Carol Flashcards to show more advanced students. The person who can ring the call bell and name the tune gets a point for their team.
- Encore – Another great game to use for large groups of students (especially older ones). Divide into 2 teams then announce your special word (santa, jingle, tree, jolly, etc.). Each team must sing at least 6 words of a tune with that word in it. The teams go back and forth (they get 30 seconds to think) until one team can not think of another song with that word in it (they don’t have to be Christmas songs, though I would only use Christmas words). The last team to have sung a correct song gets the point.
- Christmas Worksheets and Printables from Susan Paradis
- Christmas Note Bingo from Susan Paradis
- Silly Sentences – not a Christmas game, but Christmas graphics are on this fun game reviewing terms like ritardando, crescendo, accel, legato, etc.
- Christmas Resource Roundout – Jennifer Fink has a post about all the resources and Christmas games on her website.
- Crafts to Make – Here are some fantastic crafts to be made out of sheet music from Valerie at Dollarhide Music Center
Did you see the post from earlier this week abou the Educational Eggspert quizzing system! I’ve looked for something like this to use in my group lessons for years and finally found it at a great price! We’ll be doing some jeopardy type quiz shows at our Christmas party as well as throughout the year now that I have this great tool! See the other things on my Christmas Teaching Wish List and tell me what’s on yours!
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