Christmas vocabulary word search

Teaching notes

Twelve Christmas and winter holiday words: Santa, elf, reindeer, sleigh, snowman, tree, star, angel, bell, candle, stocking and present. It suits A1–A2 learners in the weeks before the winter break.

Pre-teach the words with a picture of a Christmas scene, and ask which things learners have at home, keeping in mind that not every family celebrates Christmas. When the grid is done, ask learners to spell a word aloud for the class to find, or to say a sentence with it ("There is a star on the tree"). Play it live so each learner solves the grid on their own device, or print it as a worksheet for the last lesson before the holidays.