This document provides instructions for a Christmas coloring game activity for students. It involves students working in pairs or groups to color a Christmas scene by following the coloring instructions on clue cards. The first group to correctly color all parts of the scene according to the cards wins. The activity is designed to encourage students to communicate in English only to avoid using their native language. A prize is given to the fastest and best coloring groups.

1. Name:______________________
Christmas Color Game
Color the Christmas scene below by
following the instructions on the clue cards.
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Name:______________________
Christmas Color Game
Color the Christmas scene below by
following the instructions on the clue cards.
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2. Teacher’s Notes
This game is a great way to get children to communicate enthusiastically with one another. The students should complete this
task in pairs or groups.
GAME INSTRUCTIONS: Each group is given one clue card. They follow the coloring instructions written on the card. Once they
complete the coloring task, they trade the card for another one (the teacher can hold the cards). The first group to complete all the
coloring correctly wins!
To make sure that the communication is in English rather than in their native language, an “English Only” rule can be in effect
during this activity.
Each time a member of a group speaks in their native language, there is a penalty of 10 seconds when they want to trade a card.
For faster play, each group can trade two or three cards at a time. A prize can be given for the first group to finish and also to the
group with the best coloring.
Each group needs the following crayons: blue, red, green, purple, pink, yellow, and brown.
Solution
The final colored Christmas scene should match the colors below.
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3. Clue Cards Print this page on thick stock paper and cut them out. You can also print them of regular
paper, glue them to cardboard, and then cut them out.
The The boy The boy The boy
The dog
ornament holding the holding the holding the
The candy and the tree
balls on the candy cane candy cane candy cane
cane is trunk are
Christmas has BLUE has a RED has
RED. both
tree are pants and coat, scarf GREEN
BROWN.
YELLOW. boots. and hat. mittens.
The boy
The girl
The girl sitting on The The girl
carrying the
The ribbon decorating the big Christmas carrying the
present has
on the tree the tree is snowball is gift is present has
PINK pants
is RED. dressed all dressed wrapped in a YELLOW
and
in PINK! completely YELLOW. hat.
mittens.
in BLUE!
The boy The boy The boy The boy
The girl
making the making the making the making the
carrying the The
snowman snowman snowman snowman
present has snowman’s
has a has BLUE has a RED has
a PURPLE hat is RED.
GREEN mittens and hat and PURPLE
coat.
scarf. boots. coat. pants.
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