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A Collection of Worksheets on the theme of Christmas

Christmas Worksheets and Teaching Resources for ESL Students

This is a collection of free, printable worksheets for teaching EAL students language and traditions related to the theme of Christmas. There are crosswords, word searches, word jumbles, cloze activities, videos, games, and much more. Have a Merry Christmas!

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Christmas Crossword

A simple crossword that reviews some Christmas words and traditions for ESL students.

Ultimate Christmas Crossword

A challenging crossword that reviews many Christmas words and traditions.

Santa Claus Crossword

A worksheet that covers vocabulary related to the Santa Claus story such as reindeer and sleigh.

Christmas Collocation Crossword

Students complete Christmas sentences to fill in the crossword clues: We __________ you a merry Christmas!

Christmas Tree Word Scramble Worksheet

Students find words in the phrase CHRISTMAS TREE and then read definitions to find more words.

Santa's Sleigh Word Scramble Worksheet

Students find words in the phrase SANTA's SLEIGH and then read definitions to find more words.

Rudolph's Red Nose Word Scramble Worksheet

Students find words in the phrase RUDOLPH'S RED NOSE and then read definitions to find more words.

Christmas Word Search

A word search that covers common Christmas vocabulary.

Easy Christmas Word Search

This Christmas word search reviews 8 basic Christmas terms.

Easy Christmas Word Search 2

This Christmas word search reviews 8 basic Christmas terms.

Christmas Eve Word Search

This Christmas word search reviews 8 basic Christmas terms related to the Santa story.

Letter to Santa Writing Worksheet

Students fill in the blanks of a template to write a letter to Santa.

Christmas Rhymes Worksheet

Students use their rhyming skills to solve Christmas themed rhymes.

Snowman Riddles Worksheet

Students unscramble Christmas words and solve a riddle.

Christmas Vocabulary Worksheet

This vocabulary worksheet reviews common Christmas words for ESL students.

Christmas Super Quiz Game

A fun quiz game for reviewing Christmas vocabulary.

Christmas Super Quiz Game (Nativity Story)

A fun quiz game for reviewing Christmas vocabulary. This quiz version includes references to the Nativity story.

Large Christmas Flashcards

These large ESL flashcards illustrate 24 Christmas words.

Christmas Traditions Video

This video teache typical Christmas traditions such as gift giving and getting together with family.

Christmas Vocabulary Video

This video demonstrates basic Christmas vocabulary and pronunciation.

Christmas Card Games

Play fish or memory using the Christmas flashcards. Wonderfully designed using a mixture of clipart and 3D.

Christmas Board Game

A fun comprehension question game about winter and Christmas for teaching ESL.

Christmas Bingo (All)

A fun bingo game that reviews Christmas traditions and vocabulary.

Christmas Bingo (Nativity)

A fun bingo game that reviews Christmas traditions and vocabulary with no references to the secular Santa story.

Christmas Bingo (Santa Story)

A fun bingo game that reviews Christmas traditions and vocabulary that emphasizes the secular Santa story.

Christmas Spot the Differences Pair Work

This is an oral communication activity for ESL students in which students have to find differences in their Christmas pictures using only their oral communication skills.

Christmas Spot the Differences Solo Version

This is a writing activity in which students describe the differences in two pictures.

Elves on Strike Creative Writing Worksheet

Santa's elves are unhappy. They are demanding better conditions in the workshop.

The Candy Cane Mystery Creative Writing

Students write about the mystery of the candy cane stripes:who would steal them just before christmas?

Saving Santa Creative Writing Worksheet

The alert came over the radio: Santa is stuck in a chimney. Christmas is cancelled unless . . .

The Notometer Survey Worksheet

This survey, which measures naughtiness, will tell you if you have been naughty or nice. It's a great vocabulary review and oral communication activity.

The Kindometer Survey Worksheet

This survey, which measures kindness, will tell you if you have been naughty or nice. It's a great vocabulary review and oral communication activity.

Santa's List Reading Comprehension

Students read sentences about behavior and decide if that behavior is naughty or nice.

Christmas Cloze Worksheet

This hard cloze worksheet reviews many Christmas related words. The cloze activities below are easier and on more targeted themes.

Christmas Verb Collocations

Students choose an appropriate Christmas verb to complete the sentences.

Christmas Traditions Cloze Worksheet

This worksheet reviews family traditions and beliefs at Christmas.

Santa Claus Cloze Worksheet

This cloze worksheet reviews vocabulary used to describe Santa Claus.

Christmas Trees and Christmas Decorations Cloze Worksheet

This cloze worksheet reviews language for talking about decorating a house and a Christmas tree.

Christmas Presents Cloze Worksheet

This cloze worksheet looks at how to wrap a present and Christmas gift giving.

The Northpole Cloze Worksheet

This cloze worksheet reviews words used to describe Santa's workshop.

A Christmas Carol Cloze Worksheet

This worksheet reviews language used to describe the story A Christmas Carol

Christmas Carols Cloze Worksheet

This cloze worksheet singing Christmas carols and Christmas carol titles.

Christmas Listening Dialogues plus Audio Files

This section contains six dialogues in which a dad and daughter discuss Christmas tradtions and getting ready for Christmas. The dialogues are intermediate ESL listening selections.

Related Unit: Young Learners Christmastime

A collection of worksheets aimed at young learners that looks at what happens at Christmastime. There are many worksheets to download and print in this section.

First Words Christmas Spelling Worksheets:

A collection of spelling worksheets aimed at very young learners. These worksheets cover spelling and word recognition.

Christmastime Reading Selection

A simple reading selection that looks at Christmas tradtions.

Big Letter Christmas Coloring Sheets:

Color worksheets for capital letters on a Christmas theme.

Christmas Cards Writing Activity

A guided writing activity with two supporting worksheets and three card templates to get the students writing cards to people they know. Each student should end up writing three Christmas cards about 60 words in length.

Christmas Carols Song Sheets

Several simple Christmas carols graded for the ESL audience.

Christmas Nativity Story Worksheets

This collection of worksheets has an emphasis on the Nativity story without reference to the Santa Claus story.

Santa Claus Capitals Connect-the-Dots

A connect-the-dots worksheet with a Christmas theme.

Santa Claus Small Letters Connect-the-Dots

A connect-the-dots worksheet with a Christmas theme.

Christmas Tree Capitals Connect-the-Dots

A connect-the-dots worksheet with a Christmas theme.

Christmas Tree Small Letters Connect-the-Dots

A connect-the-dots worksheet with a Christmas theme.

Christmas Carol Crossword

Try to guess the common Christmas carols in this crossword.