Christmas - Writing Prompt

Christmas History - fabulous links

The History Channel has a fabulous website full of information on Christmas. 

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It is a truly awesome site that includes videos, traditions, games and much more! There are videos on The History of Christmas, Christmas Trees, The Evolution of Santa Claus, as well as several on Hanukkah and Kwanza. Christmas Facts, World Traditions, the Christmas Truce of 1914, Christmas Tree Trivia, are just a few of the topics that are covered. There are also some games for students to enjoy!

Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg is an absolutely wonderful site full of information about Christmas during the 1700's. 

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The site includes slideshows, songs, videos, podcasts, recipes, downloads, journal articles, music, games, timelines, electronic fieldtrips, and interactive activities. It's a great place for students to experience how settlers celebrated Christmas. It also includes sixteen interdisciplinary lesson plans that truly capture the essence of Colonial Williamsburg. As an extra bonus, the background research for the plans are hotlinked into each lesson. These lessons make it easy to plan an entire unit on life in Williamsburg, from mathematics to a colonial Christmas.

Christmas song: «Christmas Time Is Here» - Daniela Andrade ft. Cutest Dog in the Galaxy | video and lyrics

Christmas time is here

Happiness and cheer

Fun for all that children call

Their favourite time of the year

Snowflakes in the air

Carols everywhere

Olden times and ancient rhymes

Of love and dreams to share

Sleigh bells in the air

Beauty everywhere

Yuletide by the fireside

And joyful memories there

Christmas time is here

We'll be drawing near

Oh, that we could always see

Such spirit through the year...

Christmas - Writing Prompt

Christmas Donuts - video recipe with subtitles in English

Ding Dong -- it's Christmas Donut time! Donal Skehan creates mouth-watering warm dough balls, coated in cinnamon sugar, with a sweet cranberry sauce centre. Bye bye boring mince pies -- bring on Donal's Donuts!

Christmas Apps

Gingerbread Apps:

The Talking Gingerbread App is a free app that lets you interact with 

the gingerbread man by having him dance  or play music, decorate him and much more! 

The Gingerbread Man App is an interactive Songbook story. The animated book is engaging and there is even a paint and play feature that allows kids to interact with the illustrations. 

This is a super cute The Gingerbread Man App for use on an iPad or iPod Touch for 99 cents. It's an interactive children's storybook. Students can choose Read to Me or Read by Myself. 

This Gingerbread House Maker App is available for only 99 cents and is a simple and non-messy way for kids to decorate a gingerbread house!

The Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer App is an adorable one!

This book includes music, background audio, and authentic clips from the 1964 TV special! To promote reading, individual words are highlighted as the story is read. Three ways to read this online book: read to me, read it by myself, and auto play.  It's $1.99 but worth the money!  

Ask Santa Claus is a great way for kids to discover and learn to spell three letter

 words while getting in the holiday spirit. 

Christmas Matching Game is great for little ones.  

It allows them to work on developing visual discrimination. 

Christmas Tale HD brings the holiday spirit to you, unfolding Christmas events as you move through the pages.  This app contains a Christmas countdown, a Christmas piano, a tree to decorate and much more!

Christmas Tree Maker Free is an app that allows you choose a tree, tree skirt, lights, garland, and different shapes, sizes, and colors of ornaments to decorate your very own tree! 

Toca Hair Salon Christmas Gift is a free app where you can cut, color and style Santa Claus beard and hair! In this Christmas edition of the smash hit Toca Hair Salon, you can choose between styling Santa Claus or a funny Christmas tree!

Kiids Christmas Pattern Game is a fun way for student to

 practice solving sequence and pattering puzzles. 

Talking Santa for iPad HD is a silly app that allows you to speak into your microphone and listen to Santa repeat your special holiday message aloud.  With this app you can create and share 3D animation greetings and Christmas cards.   

Twas the Night Before Christmas is a great interactive Christmas book.  

Christmas - Writing Prompt

Mog’s Christmas Calamity | Video