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Lesson Plan: Christmas

November 15, 2015 By Sara Mullett 10 Comments

This week I’m especially excited to publish my Christmas lesson plan, it is such a highlight of the year, and is packed with so many fun activities that there’s plenty to keep little ones occupied and making music right through the Christmas season.

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This lesson is suitable for children of 2 – 7 years old and it is 13 pages long with 5 printables included. If you’re looking for more themes, check out the rest of the lesson plans here.

The Christmas lesson plan focuses on the following activities:

  • Learning solfege with chime bars or resonator bells
  • Playing a variety of percussion instruments, recognising the steady beat and the rhythm.
  • Listening skills, remembering patterns and echoing rhythms
  • Singing together with actions – speech development and motor skills
  • Social skills working in a group and building confidence
  • Learning about the Christmas story with puppets and storytelling.

You can buy the Christmas lesson plan by using the button below:

  • Christmas Lesson & Activity plan

    Christmas Lesson & Activity Plan

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These plans are not intended to read as a script, as everyone will have their own teaching style. More, I hope that they will provide you with in-depth guidance for a number of related activities that I have found in my years of teaching to be particularly effective and engaging combinations.

You can explore more music lesson plan themes (and the ones i’m planning on publishing in the near future) here, or take a look at all of our musical resources over in our store.

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Comments

  1. CT says

    October 12, 2018 at 6:06 am

    Hi Sara, are these materials suitable to use in a winter music camp? It will be a musical storytelling session, so I am planning to purchase this lesson plan or do you have any suggestion on which should I purchase? I need some materials that can let the students sing, play somethings cool on music instruments, if possible with a story as well. Thank you so much on reading my comments.

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      October 12, 2018 at 11:07 am

      Hi Cindy,

      The Christmas lesson plan includes a variety of musical activities as listed below. I think you would definitely be able to use some of them for your christmas musical story telling session – they are perfect for 3-6yr olds, I’m sure they’ll love it!

      Chime bar guessing – Santa Got Stuck Jingle bells – with percussion
      Nativity puppet song – very simple song with puppets to tell the christmas story.
      Nativity rhythm game – listening and percussion activity
      Magic feet – imaginative movement Rudolph – with percussion
      Tinsel/fairy dancing – musical movement.
      Treasure – christmas themed guessing game
      Robin redbreast – short song about a robin.

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  2. Mid South Moma says

    December 3, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    I found your site because my son in a percussionist who is just learning how to play the bell kit. He wants to play his new 28 key bell kit for his class Christmas talent show, and I was looking around the web to find some easy Christmas songs for the bells. I like that your site has some videos on the bells. I was wondering if your e book would be helpful or not for a beginner learning to play the bells.

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      December 3, 2015 at 5:17 pm

      Hi, The eBook is really intended for learning the piano, but we do have quite a few posts devoted to resonator and chime bells – check out http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/why-kids-should-play-with-chime-bars/ (there are lots of links to other related posts on this page.)
      Good luck with the talent show! 🙂

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  3. Mid South Moma says

    December 3, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    My son is a percussionist and he plays the bell kit. I found your site by trying to find some easy Christmas music for him to play in his class talent show. I like that you have videos using the bells. Will your e book be useful to a beginner who is learning to play the bell kit as well?

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  4. Helen says

    November 26, 2015 at 10:59 am

    Hello – the link for the Christmas lesson doesn’t seem to be working.

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      November 26, 2015 at 1:40 pm

      Thanks! I’ll check it out straight away! 🙂

      Reply
      • Sara Mullett says

        November 27, 2015 at 9:49 am

        It’s working fine now! Thanks for pointing it out 🙂

        Reply
  5. Alex says

    November 24, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    Wow I can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas. Can’t wait for Santa Claus and carols.
    Keep up the great job!

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      November 24, 2015 at 2:41 pm

      Ho! Ho! Ho! 🙂

      Reply

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