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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
This children book by Dr.Seuss is still worth reading and watching the wonderful drawings of the people in Who-ville. Meanwhile there are also Youtube films available (see links below). Definitely worth watching!
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Ireland Fun Facts
Whether you’re planning to visit Ireland soon or you just want to stay in touch as an "armchair traveler", you’ll get a steady stream of tips about ways to enjoy Ireland’s culture. Detailansicht
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It´s Christmas Time!
Create your own Christmas card, decorate a Christmas tree or find out how other people around the world celebrate Christmas. Don't miss the Christmas jokes and riddles! Detailansicht
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Jingle Bells Quiz
Flash quiz about the lyrics of the song Jingle Bells: a gap filling exercise with multiple choice answers (sts. can find out the correct answers whithout knowing the lyrics by heart); distracters are well chosen (not too easy); trains grammatical items (tenses, word formation, prepositions, etc.) Detailansicht
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Lesson Plans and Activities for Christmas
Here you find nice lesson plans and activities around Christmas for your classroom, such as reading comprehensions, speaking tasks, vocabulary and grammar worksheets, crossword puzzles, gap-filling exercises, facts and stories around Christmas.
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London — Quizzes
A number of interactive quizzes on London. Detailansicht
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Martin Luther King Day
This federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader is observed on the third Monday in January. This website features a collection of facts on King's life and the civil rights movement. Detailansicht
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Material around Christmas for Language Assistants
What does Christmas mean for people in the UK? Wordgames, New Year's resolutions and many more teaching ideas are to be found on this site. Detailansicht
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Nativity Church - A Virtual Tour
"I realize that not everyone can visit the wonderful Church of the Nativity here in Bethlehem. So for those who have never been here, I offer you a chance to take your own informal walk through the historic and holy site." Detailansicht
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Northpole
Students can visit Santa´s hometown...
They can send cards to a friend or a letter to Santa. Many games, stories (personalised Christmas stories) and teaching material. Detailansicht -
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Notting Hill Carnival Site
Interesting "History" of the carnival and the steel pan in the UK. Detailansicht
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Oh how I love Thanksgiving
Sort of animated poem mentioning all the traditional food for a Thanksgiving dinner and the fact that all these calories add to your weight. (1:12) Detailansicht
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Reading Comprehension: Haunted Halloween
The beginning of a ghost story which the pupils are supposed to continue makes up the main part of the document. It also features comprehension questions and a vocabulary exercise. Detailansicht
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Resources for Christmas stories and poems
Do you need resources about Christmas, Santa Claus, Christmas Stories and Puzzles,like stories or poems? Have a look at this site. Detailansicht
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Saint Patrick's Day Activities
Information about St. Patrick, crafts, coloring pages, recipies, poems and worksheets. Detailansicht
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Saint Patrick's Day — Vocabulary, Exercises and Worksheets
A Collection of online activities and teaching resources around St.Patrick’s Day (A1 to B1) Detailansicht
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Santa's Net
Site starts with (trashy) midi-music. Search the categories "Favourites, Songs, Recipes, Traditions = Christmas Around the World, including Austria". Designed for children. Detailansicht
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Santas.net
This page is full of christmassy stuff, but the rubric "Tradtions" is especially useful in class context: It's about what Christmas is like in different countries all around the world.
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Social Studies for Kids
Wide range of topics — from archeology to sports, from culture to US-history etc. Detailansicht
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some Christmas Carols and poems
Christmas poems and carols with lyrics...
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St. Patrick's Day — Coloring Pages and Worksheets
Aimed at elementary school level for native speakers the workssheets (cloze, text with questions) can also be used for learners of English. Detailansicht
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St. Patrick's Day — Lesson Plan
A listening exercise (mp3) with tape script and various tasks that can be done while or after listening. One of Sean Banville's marvellous lesson plans. Detailansicht
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St.Patrick’s Day – History for Kids – Video with subtitles
History and facts around St. Patrick's Day in a cartoon film with subtitles. Detailansicht