A Magical Christmas Eve

What do the children do outside on Christmas Eve?

• Catch snowflakes on their tongues and make snow angels

• Build a snowman

• Have a snowball fight

• Go sledding

What fills the room with a delightful smell inside the cozy houses?

• Gingerbread cookies baking in the oven

• Hot cocoa being prepared

• A Christmas turkey roasting

• Cinnamon candles burning

What do families do together around the fireplace?

• Decorate the Christmas tree and sing carols

• Open presents

• Watch Christmas movies

• Read Christmas stories

What do the children leave by the fireplace for Santa Claus?

• Letters telling him about their wishes and dreams

• A plate of cookies and a glass of milk

• A carrot for the reindeer

• A special key to enter the house

What do the children imagine finding in their stockings in the morning?

• Surprises from Santa

• Candy canes

• Toys

• Christmas cards

Put the story back in order.

• Families decorate the Christmas tree.

• The children make snowangels.

• The children write letters to Santa Claus.

• The children go to sleep.

• The children hang up their stockings.

Organize these words by their types.

Groups:

(a) Verbs

,

(b) Nouns

,

(c) Adjectives

• colourful

• snowflakes

• write

• cozy

• run

• children

• gingerbread

• peaceful

• crisp

• night

• cold

• parents

• fireplace

• hang

• falls

Match these nouns with a verb:

• Fireplace

• Write

• Letters

• Falling

• Snowflakes

• Bake

• Gingerbread

• Burning

• Stockings

• Hang