Activity

Learning the 12 Days of Christmas Song

Students learn to sing the 12 Days of Christmas Song. This activity can be combined with another activity, such as a quiz, to make a full Christmas lesson.

Listening Activity — 15 mins
Students asked to put their desks together to form groups (group size depends on the class)
Students listen to the song “12 Days of Christmas” TWICE and complete handout
ALT goes through answers using Google Slides

Singing Practice — 10 mins
Each line of the song will be dedicated to a group (some groups may have multiple lines to learn depending on the class)
Students are given time to practice their lines
ALT will go through a practice run WITHOUT music

Singing Performance — 5 mins
Students perform the whole of the song “12 Days of Christmas” WITH music

Files:
Small files
  • Learning the 12 Days of Christmas Song Handout.pdf (760 KB)
  • Medium files (requires an account to download) -
  • Learning the 12 Days of Christmas Song.pptx (27.1 MB)
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    Submitted by lanciaALT December 13, 2023 Estimated time: 20-30 minutes
    1. casparulfhansen December 20, 2023

      Great activity, was there supposed to be a handout attached?

    2. lanciaALT December 27, 2023

      Hi, yes there was! I just added it now. Thank you for letting me know :)

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