Christmas is just around the corner and you may be looking for engaging Christmas activities to share the Christmas spirit with your students (if you teach in a Christian school) or with your own children. As I look forward to the presents, decorations, and Santa is definitely fun – I love helping my kids better understand the real reason for the season. and for that, this jesus is born – printable christmas popup reader is perfect!
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You are reading: Free printable christmas story books
jesus is born – printable christmas popup reader
There are many ways to help children understand the important values we live by at Christmas and every day!
I usually read a book with the children as a group and ask a lot of questions about the characters in the book. for example, who are they? what are they doing? etc
This story is usually something kids are already familiar with, so I like to read lots of different and fun versions of the Christmas story.
how to prepare
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This Christmas reader is so easy to set up! this is what you will need:
- printable pop-up reading (download below)
- crayons or colored pencils
- pencils
- scissors or paper cutter
print the reader, cut the pages in half and staple them together. you’ll be making two books at once, which is great if you need multiple copies!
It’s a good idea to read the book with the whole class first, before the children start tracing the words. it will work better if you first become familiar with the words.
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how to use popup reader
once the booklets are stapled and ready, hand them out to each student and ask them to read each page and trace the words that are written in dotted form.
Bring out the colored pencils and crayons if the children are sitting in groups. my esl kids love sitting in groups because it allows them some time to work with their friends on the activity.
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Have the kids color their booklets and take them home to proudly display and share with their families!
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About the Author
yara is an esl teacher from sydney, australia who is passionate about making learning fun and engaging. She loves creating fun activities that children and students can benefit from, and she often shares them on her blog, Sea of Knowledge.
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