Christmas: Has Christmas lost its meaning? This is a fully resourced 1 hour lesson. PPT: 22 Slides & Worksheet: 3 A4 pages. Pupils have to define what is the meaning of Christmas and discuss it as a class. They will then watch a YouTube video and make notes of the learning mat provided. They will then take part in a class survey on whether they think Christmas has lost its meaning and create a pie chart using the results. Included in this pack is a tutorial on how to create pie charts and our Christmas Emoji selector which is worth £2.40. Have a very merry Christmas! If you review this resource we will give you another resource of the same value for FREE. We hope that you enjoy this resource! We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us: on Tes TeachElite’s Shop click the’Follow this Author button’ . We will keep you updated on any sales we throw or FREEBIES we upload. You can find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachEliteRE and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachElite/

These outstanding resources on the Christmas Truce in 1914 are a great lesson no matter the time of year, but they make a particularly moving, touching and inspirational end to the long Autumn Term on the meaning of Christmas. I’ve provided two resources with this lesson. They can be used in any subject across the curriculum. This topic links to History, Music, RE, PSCHE, English, Drama and Music. The first resource is a worksheet with a series of activities aimed to support a wide spectrum of learners. I’ve built in extension tasks as well as DART strategies for the less able. The PowerPoint is designed to primarily to support the delivery of the worksheet, but includes the aims and objectives, a snowballing starter for pair and share, differentiated questions for different groups, historical sources and diagrams to help illustrate core ideas as well as carefully selected video and music clips. This is one of my favourite lessons and I am confident that it will quickly become yours as well. Treat yourself to good lesson, avoid the painful Christmas videos at the end of term and create a memorable educational moment in time for your students with this truly inspirational story. Both resources included in this lesson have been uploaded in both Office and PDF format. Theme: The First World War Know: What happened during the Christmas Truce in 1914? Understand: Why did the British and German troops hold an unofficial truce? Evaluate: Why wasn’t there a Christmas truce in 1915? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: What happened during the Christmas Truce in 1914? Can You Explain: Why did the British and German troops hold an unofficial truce? Can You Evaluate: Why wasn’t there a Christmas truce in 1915? If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

A professionally designed Christmas quiz for Sociology teachers to use with their students, featuring 60 well-presented questions and an answer sheet. If you like it: leave a 5* rating and email us (godwin86@gmail.com) and we’ll send you a beautiful Christmas Crossword worksheet for free! The quiz also includes a word-search (on screen) and a couple of anagram rounds. Fifty of the questions are Christmas-related and not connected to a specific school-subject: the final ten are subject specific and deal either with GCSE terminology, KS4 exam specification contents, or “fun facts”. Differentiation can easily be achieved by changing quiz group sizes. The quiz is suitable for KS3-5. Completing and peer-marking the 60-question quiz should take the best part of a 1-hour lesson. The resource is fully editable. Copyright Adam Godwin (2018) Not for re-distribution.

You might think Christmas has one identity, one culture. You'd be wrong! It is celebrated in many ways around the world, including in cultures which are not Christian. So what makes Christmas such a cultural phenomenon? Interactive resource developed in prezi. Can be used by small groups, individuals or by parents. Includes employability and learning skills framework.

PowerPoint presentation about Christmas, covering: History of Christmas Christmas is banned! Who’s Father Christmas? Who’s Santa Claus? Who’s St Nicholas? Christmas around (some of) the World Christmas true or false quiz Christmas songs quiz Christmas craft idea How many ways can you say “Merry Christmas”?

A professionally designed Christmas quiz for Religious Studies teachers to use with their students, featuring 60 well-presented questions and an answer sheet. If you like it: leave a 5* rating and email us (godwin86@gmail.com) and we’ll send you a beautiful Christmas Crossword worksheet for free! The quiz also includes a word-search (on screen) and a couple of anagram rounds. Fifty of the questions are Christmas-related and not connected to a specific school-subject: the final ten are subject specific and deal either with GCSE terminology, KS4 exam specification contents, or “fun facts”. Differentiation can easily be achieved by changing quiz group sizes. The quiz is suitable for KS3-5. Completing and peer-marking the 60-question quiz should take the best part of a 1-hour lesson. The resource is fully editable. Copyright Adam Godwin (2018) Not for re-distribution.

Compare Luke and Matthew's accounts of the birth of Jesus. Differentiated resources available.

A presentation based on midnight mass and the advent calendar. Included in this is a worksheet to fill in based on how Christmas is celebrated in church. Other resources that may be useful with this PPT can be found @… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-the-order-of-service-11346715 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-symbols-match-them-up-11346695 Have a very merry Christmas! We hope that you enjoy this resource! We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us: on Tes TeachElite’s Shop click the’Follow this Author button’ . We will keep you updated on any sales we throw or FREEBIES we upload. You can find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachEliteRE and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachElite/

A comprehensive PPT with just under 30 slides looking at the importance of tradition at Christmas time. The assembly focuses in on the three traditions of xmas pudding, crackers and pantomimes, looking at how the traditions came about and how they have evolved. It then talks about the importance of traditions and rituals (whatever your beliefs) in British society. NB: This assembly has been designed for delivery by one person. However, a version is available for whole class delivery which comes with a script. Please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-tradition-assembly-whole-class-delivery-11794076

Have pupils pick a number on the advent calender slide. The class then guesses the movie from the scene displayed, only to make it harder the actors have been deleted, leaving only the clothes, backgrounds and objects. Click on the home button to return to the advent slide, or click again to reveal the answer.

Interactive PowerPoint that covers Diwali; Winter Soltice; Hannukah; Christmas; Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year. Includes craft ideas and activities.

Christmas: The Nativity Conveyor Belt This is based on the Generation Game activity. Surrounding the first Christmas. Useful for Starter, Plenaries and mini AFL activities throughout the lesson-Pupils love this activity! If you like this resource, please give us a review and we will send you a free resource of your choice of the same value. We hope that you enjoy this resource! We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us: on Tes TeachElite’s Shop click the’Follow this Author button’ . We will keep you updated on any sales we throw or FREEBIES we upload. You can find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachEliteRE and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachElite/

A worksheet with accompanying web page about Christmas in Italy and Italian Christmas vocabulary.

Some ideas to present the real meaning of Christmas from a Christian perspective. Youtube clips required. (Harvey Nichols Christmas advert 2013, Black Friday Fight ASDA, Christmas in a nutshell - all available on youtube and downloadable using keepvid). Enjoy!

A learning mat to support the teaching & learning and of an A2 Philosophy topic - Religious Language. Within the lesson there are a range of adaptable activities for any given subject at KS4/KS5 particularly. Here are some ideas to enthuse and engage students in the final week before a Christmas holiday! Please comment/rate/feedback. Thanks