Festivities-

In this document we can find information and activities to work on different English and American festivals.

1. OBJECTIVES
 Sustain their attention.
 Ask relevant questions (with help) to clarify understanding and
extend ideas. Identify features of different types of texts (songs,
stories, letters- Christmas, recipe- pancake, poems- pancake, menu-
pancake)
 Read aloud and recite rhymes, chants and songs.
 Make contributions relevant to the topic and take turns in discussion.
 Write their own texts following models.
 Understand the distinction between fact and fiction.
 Use dictionaries and to locate words by using initial letter.
 Compare books by the same author (Halloween- Julia Donaldson)
 Develop an understanding of cultural festivals.
 To know festivities and traditions such as: Halloween, Bonfire night,
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Pancake Day.
 To memorize vocabulary related to the festivals.
 Compare and contrast festivals in English Speaking countries and in
their own country.
 To show interest in learning a foreign language and its culture.
Working on festivities, students will work on different types of texts:
 Text to entertain: stories.
 Texts to express: songs, poems and letters.

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2.  Explanation texts: watch videos of explanations how children
celebrate Halloween, Bonfire night and Christmas in England.
 Instructional text: recipes.
HALLOWEEN
LINKS:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSsPTSMWoJE
 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/abracadabra
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCsp2Sty3A
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWB0goTWZic
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSsPTSMWoJE
EXPLANATION OF THE FESTIVAL :
WHAT IS HALLOWEEN?
 October 31st is Halloween night, is the night before “All Saints
Day”. According to the tradition witches and ghosts were
set free on the night. People were afraid of them and stayed at
home.
 Today is time for fun. People make Halloween lamps out of the
pumpkins.
 It is an Irish tradition.
WHERE?
It´s cellebrated in the two main English-speaking countries.

3. WHEN?
 It´s celebrated on the 31
st
of October?
HOW? Many homes are decorated with:
Spider webs Jack-on-lanterns

4. Skeletons Bats



KIDS DRESS UP IN COSTUMES:
WITCH
SKELETONS

5. JACK-ON-LANTERNS
MONSTERS

6. THEY LOOK FOR HOUSES WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON

THEY RING THE DOORBELL/ KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

 They scream :”Trick or treat”.
 They pick a piece of candle from the bowl.
 They carve pumpkins.
 HOW?

You take a knife and carve a face!

7. At night, you put a candle on it.
AFTER EXPLAINING
COPY AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR
NOTEBOOK:
 What is Halloween?
 When is it celebrated?
 How the houses are decorated?
 What kids do?
 What do kids scream?
HOMEWORK: Find out how Halloween is celebrated in other
parts of the world.
ABRACABRA SONG link
 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/abraca
dabra
 ABRACADABRA SONG
I make two circles, then one more
Touch my nose and then the floor
Here’s the first spell we will try
Abracadabra! You will fly!
Just two circles in the air
One down here and one up there
Touch your shoulder then your shoe

8. Abracadabra! You turn blue!
I think I know what’s going wrong
So chant with me – sing along!
One, two, three, four circles in the air
Abracadabra! You’ve got no hair!
Let’s hold it together, here we go!
Make big circles head to toe
Touch your chin then your nose
Abracadabra! And your head grows!
Let’s try one more time and see
If a spell will work for me
Touch your elbow then your knee
Abracadabra! You’re a bumblebee!
The spells don’t work but we’re OK
It isn’t real, it’s only play
We’ve had some fun with our silly game
Abracadabra! And we’re just the same.

11. AFTER READING. Put into order these boxes

Copy and answer these questions in your notebook.
 How soon are we introduced to the main character?
 Who is the other character we meet?
 What does this tell us about the story?
 What are your favourite moments of the story? Why?
 What do you think that the characters do next?
Take a look of the rhyming words.

12.  Hat and plait
 Mean, green, clean, lean, keen.
 Room, broom.
Julia Donaldson

ALL ABOUT JULIA

14. BONFIRE NIGHT
HISTORY
November 5
th
is Guy Fawkes´ day in Britain. Guy Fawkes tried to
kill James I on November 5
th
1605. He put a bomb under the
Houses of Parliament in London. The king´s men discovered his
plan, took Guy Fawkes to the Tower of London and cut his head
off.
VOCABULARY
Parliament: the national law-making body of Great Britain, made
up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Often,fireworks. [plural] an explosive device for producing a
display of light or a loud noise, used as part of a celebration.
November: the eleventh month of the year, containing 30 days.
Potatoes: a white vegetable with a brown or reddish skin that
grows underground and is grown as food.
Bonfire: a large fire built in the open air. (Fogata)
Apples: round red, green, or yellow fruit of a small tree.
London: The capital of United Kingdom.
Ashes: from fire. (Cenizas)
Plot: a secret plan to accomplish some purpose. (Complot)
King: a male sovereign.

15. https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/word-games/find-the-
definition/be-safe-with-fireworks

17. THANKSGIVING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUYJ9fMiGg
HISTORY
In the early 1600´s, a group of people left England
and went to America in a ship called Mayflower.
These people were called pilgrims.

18. After a rough winter, in which about half of them
died, they turned for help to neighbouring Indians,
who taught them how to plant corn and other crops.
The next fall's bountiful harvest inspired the Pilgrims
to give thanks by holding a feast.
Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of
the foods served at the first feast: roast turkey,
cranberry sauce, potatoes, pumpkin pie. Before the
meal begins, families or friends usually pause to give
thanks for their blessings, including the joy of being
united for the occasion.


Write in your notebook. What you are thankful for…

19. WHAT is Thanksgiving?
• Thanksgiving is a festival.
WHERE is it celebrated?
In the USA. In Canada.

WHEN is celebrated?
• In the USA The fourth Thursday of November.

20. • In Canada The Second Monday of October.
WHY? Because they want to give thanks for things they
have.
HOW? Having a delicious feast. Roast turkey is a
favourite dish on this day. The Christians also attend
church services and pray, thanking God for all the
blessings for the year.
You can write your own sentences or complete these
ones:
- I am thankful for my…
- I am thankful for living…
- I am thankful for the…
- I am thankful for having…
EXAMPLES OF WALLPAPERS TO CELEBRATE THIS
FESTIVAL:

21. Draw your own wallpaper.
BOOK RELATED WITH THE FESTIVITY


AFTER READING

22. Complete:
The story was…
 INTERESTING
 FUNNY
 GREAT
 CREATIVE
 EMOTIONAL
 AMAZING
 DYNAMIC
 SILLY
Did you like it?Why?
I liked the book/ I didn´t like the book because….
Fiction or non-fiction?

24. CHRISTMAS
LINKS
 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/song
s/santa-santa-high-the-sky
 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word
-games/make-the-sentences/letter-santa
 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word
-games/multiple-choice/christmas-quiz
 http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/sh/load.htm?f
 http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/th/load.htm?f
 http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/ch/load.htm?f
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnEchr24a C8
BEFORE STARTING. Answer these questions.

Do you celebrate Christmas where you live? What do
you do on Christmas Day? Do you have a special
lunch? Do you give presents to family and friends?
What's your favourite part of the Christmas holiday?

25.  Many people decorate their houses with light and
put a Christmas tree in their window.
 Christmas cards are exchanged and put up in our
homes.
 A special Christmas dinner is eaten.
 Children look forward to Santa’s visit on Christmas
Eve and toys and other gifts are opened on
Christmas Day!
SONG-LINK
 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs
/santa-santa-high-the-sky

28. CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
 In China, children decorate Christmas trees with
paper decorations.
 In the UK, most people eat roast turkey for
Christmas lunch.
 In Russia and Ukraine “Snowflake Girl” help to
deliver presents.
 “Boxing day” is December 26th.
 In the Philippines, people decorate their homes with
“parols”. They are lanterns.
 Christmas trees come from Germany originally.
 In Czech Republic people think you can see your
future on Christmas Eve.
 In 1843 the first Christmas cards were sent in
England.
 Father Christmas or Santa Claus delivers presents
to children in the United Kingdom.
 In Italy the Christmas presents are brought by a
witch.
 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-
games/multiple-choice/christmas-quiz

32. LETTER TO SANTA

 http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-
games/make-the-sentences/letter-santa

33. PUT INTO ORDER THE SENTENCES
 you? /Dear/ Santa,/ how/ are/
……………………………………………………………….
I/ well./ hope/ you/ are/
………………………………………………………………………..
please. /For/ Christmas,/ I/ would/ like/ some/ toys
…………………………………………………………………………… …………………………
………………………………………
 you? /Dear/ Santa,/ how/ are/
……………………………………………………………….
I/ well./ hope/ you/ are/
………………………………………………………………………..
please. /For/ Christmas,/ I/ would/ like/ some/ toys
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………
 at/ home. /I /often/ help/ my/ family/
 ……………………………………………………………………..
 the/ dog/ every/ day./ I/ walk/ the/ dog/ every/
day.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………

34.  I´m/ at/ school./ a/ perfect/ student/
 ……………………………………………………………………
 Thank/ best/ wishes./ you /and/
………………………………………………………………………….
 Consonant digraphs: Two letters represent a single
sound.
 Sh
 Ch
 Wh
 Th

43. PANCAKE
LINKS
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/ton
gue-twisters/greek-grapes
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/wor
d-games/order-the-sentences/banana-milkshake
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/wor
d-games/find-the-pairs/fruit
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/wor
d-games/hangman/fruit
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/fun
-games/trolley-dash
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/son
gs/pizza-and-chips
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/ton
gue-twisters/greek-grapes
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/wor
d-games/order-the-sentences/banana-milkshake
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/wor
d-games/find-the-pairs/fruit
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/wor
d-games/hangman/fruit

44.  https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/fun
-games/trolley-dash
 https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/son
gs/pizza-and-chips

PANCAKE DAY INTRODUCTION
 Pancake Day is the day before Ash Wednesday. It
is called Pancake Day because it is the day
traditionally for eating pancakes as pancake
recipes were a way to use up any stocks of milk,
butter and eggs which were forbidden during the
abstinence of Lent.
Recipe
 A set of instructions for making or preparing
something, esp. a food dish.

46. HOW TO MAKE A PANCAKE?
Actions in the recipe
 Sieve: to pass throug a sieve.
 Add: to combine.
 Pour: to flow, as from one container to another.
 Beat: to strike forcefully and repeatedly.
 Cook: to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by
boiling, baking, or roasting.
 Serve: to act as a servant.

48.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDSDaFhOuo
4
LYRICS
It's now Saturday
Wake up, wipe the sleep from your eyes

49. It's our favourite day
Mama's gonna make us a treat when we rise
STEP ONE
You pour it
STEP TWO
You flip it
STEP THREE
You stack it, higher and higher
It's a Pancake Party
What a way to wake up
It's a Pancake Party
Pour that syrup
Strawberry
Banana
Peanut Butter
Chocolate Chips
Blueberry
Fish
(Just kidding)
STEP ONE
You pour it
STEP TWO
You flip it
STEP THREE
You stack it, higher and higher
It's a Pancake Party
What a way to wake up

50. It's a Pancake Party
Pour that syrup

BOOK RELATED WITH THE FESTIVITY

52. PoemA composition in verse.

54. WELCOME TO OUR RESTAURANT!
Menu A list of the dishes served at a meal.

55. Menu possibilities
COFFEE
 Black coffee
 Coffee with a dash of milk
 White coffee
 Expresso
MEAT
 Beef
 Chicken
 Pork
 Sausages
 Steak
 Rare
 Medium
 Well done
DESSERTS:
 Fruit salad
 Ice cream
 Crème caramel
 Strawberries and cream

56.  Apple pie
 Rice pudding
BREAKFAST
 Toast
 Butter
 Jam
 Yoghurt
 Ham
 Eggs
 Orange juice
FISH AND SEA FOOD
 Battered fish
 Salmon
 Prawns
 Lobster
 Clams
 Squid
 Mussels
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
 Tomato

57.  Lettuce
 Carrot
 Potato
 Onion
 Pepper
 Cucumber
 avocado
Now, you are going to create your own restaurant.
You have to design a menu with your team.
You have to write a drama and perform it.

58. WORKING ON PHONICS

59. Food
vocabulary

65. FOOD
REFERENCES
British council web page
USA for kids web page
Teachers pay teachers web page
Starfall web page
Youtube web page
Worksheets from teachers´ magazine
http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/index.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-
plan/thanksgiving-lessons-grades-3-5
www.education.com/worksheets