Christmas

• Mentorles
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

CHRISTMAS

Christmas wishes!

In the next question slide, you will write a wish for the class.

What do you wish for the class next year

Why are you happy to be in our class

Want to add more to say? Go for it!

Answers will stay anonymous!!

Your Christmas wish

Holiday quiz

You will be put into random break out rooms

Make a whatsapp group for you team 

One person needs a pen.

Come up with a holiday team name. 

Come up with a buzzer sounds

Holiday quiz

Round one: holiday facts

Round two: christmas hits

Round one: holiday facts

Rules of this round

One person of your group will join the lesson.

The teacher will read the question out loud.

As a group whatsapp chat to decide on the answer

Teacher will keep a score 

 

1: Real christmas trees are better for the environment than fake ones.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

- The toxic materials. 

- natural trees --> habitat

2: Baby jesus brings the gifts to the children in Slovakia instead of Santa Claus.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

- No one knows why but it's the truth.

3: The Grinch hates christmas but loves halloween.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

The Grinch hates Halloween. The movie written about this even got an Emmy award.

4: The original title of the song Jingle bells was 'One horse open sleigh'

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

People say it was actually supposed to be a Thanksgiving song instead of a christmas song.

5: Hanukkah is the Jewish version of christmas.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

Religiously speaking the holidays aren't the same. However they're celebrated around the same time of the year.

6: A couple years ago soldiers in Israel ate 6400 doughnuts at Hanukkah.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

These jelly doughnuts are the national treat and were given to the soldiers.

7: Some people wore an adult diaper when they visted Times Square at New Year's Eve

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

Because there are so many people and very few toilets people thought it would be best.

8: Ethiopia doesn't use the Gregorian calander (12 months) so they celebrate New Year's at a different time.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

The Ethiopian calander has 13 months. 

9: Korea doesn't celebrate New Year's.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

Actually every day is New Year's. They celebrate a new year of life, not a new calender year.

Round two: guess that song

Rules of this round

We will listen to the first ten seconds of the christmas hit. 

You will have ten seconds to discuss whatsapp chat 

The team who make their buzzer sound first get to answer.

Right answer? Your group gets a point

Song one

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song two

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song three

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song four

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song five

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song six

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song seven

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song eight

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song nine

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song ten

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Answers round two

1: Mariah Carey - All I want for christmas is you

2: Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

3: Andy Williams - It's the most wonderful time of the year

4: Ariana Grande - Santa tell me 

5: Wham! - Last christmas

6: Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

7: Chris Rea - Driving home for christmas

8: Paul McCartney - Wonderful christmas time

9: Sam Smith - Have yourself a merry little christmas

10: Pentatonix - Santa claus is coming to town

Maarten

Stedelijk Lyceum

Write your wish for Maarten here

In break out rooms, take a Christmassy photo of your group, upload it here

Happy holidays!!!!!

Stay safe and see you in 2022!!!