1. Have a happy
Christmas
th
5
Grade Students - ETG

2. Christmas Trees
• Christmas trees are
used to decorate our
house
• They are very typical of
Christmas time

3. Ornaments
• We can also decorate
our house with
ORNAMENTS
• They have hooks on
top. They are hung from
the branches of
Christmas trees.

4. Wreaths
Other way of
decorating for
Christmas is by using
WREATHS. These are
decorated with bows
and ornaments and
are hung on doors or
above fireplaces.

5. Christmas Cards
• People send
Christmas cards to
relatives and friends
• People write their
wishes for the new
year in the Christmas
cards

6. Poinsettias
• Poinsettias are the
typical Christmas
flowers
• They can be found
in different colours
(apart from red)

7. Stockings
• Christmas stockings
can be filled with
gifts
• They are normally
hung on the
fireplace

8. Candy Canes
• Candy canes are
the typical
Christmas sweets
• They have red and
white stripes

9. Christmas Carols
• Christmas carols are that
special songs which we
typically sing at Christmas
time
• For example, the songs
“Baby please come home”
and “Nuestra Canción de
Navidad” are the
Christmas Carols that we
are preparing for Friday

10. Christmas Carolers
• The carolers are
those people who
go from house to
house singing
Christmas Carols

11. Gingerbread houses
• Gingerbread is another very
known Christmas symbol
• The tradition of baking a
Gingerbread house began in
Germany after the Brothers
Grimm published their collection
of German fairy tales in the early
1800s. Among the tales was the
story of Hansel and Gretel:
children left to starve in the
forest, found a house made of
bread and sugar decorations.

12. Santa Claus
• On Christmas
Eve, Santa Claus
delivers presents to all
the children in the
world
• He climbs down their
chimneys while they
are asleep
This is our particular 5th grade Santa

13. Cookies for Santa
• Children leave
cookies and milk
or hot chocolate
for Santa Claus on
December, 24th

14. Reindeers
• The tradition says that
9 reindeers pull
Santa's sleigh on
Christmas Eve
• Santa’s most famous
reindeer is Rudolph
• Rudolph has a red
nose that glows

15. Christmas Presents
• The tradition of
giving presents at
Christmas started
with the Three Wise
Men, who brought
Jesus precious gifts
on the first
Christmas day

16. Christmas Dinner
• People always
celebrated
Christmas with a
special meal. Before
Victorian
times, people would
eat roast beef, ham
or goose for
Christmas dinner.
Today, most people

17. People like you make
the season bright!