Christmas Bingo & Odd One Out

I am currently teaching ESL to the mothers of students at a local Catholic elementary school, so celebrating Christmas is something we all look forward to. This Christmas, I used an ESL Christmas Vocabulary Quizlet (there are many, or you can create your own) to give the students some seasonal vocabulary. Then, they filled in this Christmas Bingo template with the vocabulary so each student had her own unique Bingo card. This worked well as the students learned from studying the Quizlet vocabulary, then writing it on their Bingo grids, listening to the vocabulary as it was called, and repeating it in order to win their Bingo.

I followed this activity with a Christmas version of Odd One Out, repeating the Christmas vocabulary that we were studying. The students did their best to explain why and which of the vocabulary was the “Odd One Out.”

I hope you, too, will be able to use these materials to help your ESL students learn more about and participate in some of our American Christmas traditions.

Merry Christmas to all!

El Salón Santiago-El Calendario

The Salón Santiago videos are vocabulary and simple grammar presentations that I began making to help my adult English-speaking friends learn some elementary Spanish. I soon found out that my Spanish-speaking friends appreciated the videos for the help they gave them with their English vocabulary and grammar. Thus began the bilingual focus.
My equally important reason for making these videos is for me to continue learning about teaching and making instructional videos. With each video I make, I encounter new challenges that present me with learning opportunities. People often comment that technology is so easy for me, which is not at all true! But, I love the learning challenges and finding good resources with the answers I need. You can have these resources, too. Develop your learning network, and make Google your best friend.

Let’s see what you can create! It really is fun!

El Salón Santiago Lesson 4A La Familia

El Salón Santiago-The Weather/El tiempo

El Salón Santiago-How Are You?/¿Cómo estás?