Letters to Santa

Topic

Holiday - Christmas
Toys

Objective

To have fun celebrating an American holiday and review the unit on toys

Time

45 minutes

Materials

1 sheet of white paper

Pencil

Rubber

Crayons (assorted colors)

Markers (assorted colors)

Vocabulary Used

Colors

• red, yellow, green, orange, brown, white, blue, etc.

Classroom Objects

• Paper, Rubber, Crayons, Pencil, Markers

Classroom Instructions

• Draw, write, color, erase

Christmas 

• Holiday, Santa, presents, tree, Happy New Year, Merry Christmas

Toys

• Robot, skipping rope, teddy bear, baby doll, yo-yo, roller blades, scooter, skateboard, train, car, video  games, tablet, bike

Sentence Structure

• I want a ______ .

Instructions

1. Show your class the Christmas card for an example
2. Give each student a sheet of white paper
3. Tell them to fold the paper in half
4. Tell them to write a letter to Santa on the inside 
5. Read your letter to Santa as an example and write it on the board. Explain that they should add the toys that they want
6. When they are finished writing have them draw a picture on the front and write Merry Christmas
• You can give them a few examples of Christmas themed pictures
7. Have them color their picture
8. While they are coloring I played Christmas and winter songs in the background