{"id":12890,"date":"2016-12-12T08:49:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T13:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=12890"},"modified":"2024-10-26T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T16:22:32","slug":"christmas4teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/christmas4teens\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Resources to Bring Adolescents and Teens Holiday Cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nAre you struggling to motivate your teens before their holiday break? During this time of year, students get very excited about spending time with family and friends and exchanging gifts, sharing traditions, listening to holiday music, and watching their communities light up with holiday decorations. Embrace the spirit of the holidays and keep your students engaged with holiday-themed activities. Below are various free online web tools and sites for teens to improve their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and celebrate the winter holidays. For more ideas on how to teach about Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and other December holidays, check out our webinar recordings, <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/american-tesol-webinar-creating-december-holidays-with-learners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrating December Holidays<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/how-to-teach-keep-students-motivated-during-the-holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">holidays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about integrating technology to support English language learners, attend our <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/tesol-lectures.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TESOL webinars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Holiday Sites and Apps<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/anthi2016.edublogs.org\/2016\/11\/27\/christmas-ideas-to-blog-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">holiday themed writing prompts<\/a> by Anthippi Harou.<\/li>\n<li>Students can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magisto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Magisto<\/a> app (iOS\/Android) or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kizoa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kizoa<\/a> (web) to create a holiday slideshow with music and their photos.<\/li>\n<li>Students can send personalized e-card greetings with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redstamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Red Stamp<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sincerely.com\/ink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sincerely Ink<\/a>. Both are accessible via the web and Android and iOS devices.<\/li>\n<li>Students can create and send animated holiday greetings or digital presentations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edu.buncee.com\/buncees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EduBuncee<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Get students to practice their pronunciation and learn vocabulary with interactive holiday videos at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/videos#\/anonymous-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">English Central<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Students can join this <a href=\"http:\/\/ddeubel.edublogs.org\/2015\/12\/07\/christmas-karaoke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christmas Karaoke Voicethread<\/a> or visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/lyricstraining.com\/search?qry=christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lyrics Training site<\/a> and learn English with holiday music videos.<\/li>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/guessthewordle.weebly.com\/christmas-wordles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Guess the Wordle<\/a> and get students to guess what these popular Christmas carols are based on the word cloud clues.<\/li>\n<li>Students will have fun making a music video of themselves and four friends with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elfyourself.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elf Yourself<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Teens will enjoy creating a fun holiday video with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jibjab.com\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JibJab<\/a>. They can add an image of themselves and their friends and family.<\/li>\n<li>Students can play <a href=\"http:\/\/ddeubel.edublogs.org\/2015\/12\/02\/pass-the-paper-xmas-carol-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pass the Paper and learn Christmas Carols<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/xmas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Breaking News English<\/a> has 101 holiday-related discussion questions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esolcourses.com\/topics\/christmas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESOLCourses<\/a> has holiday-related quizzes, videos, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Find more ideas in these posts &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/ddeubel.edublogs.org\/2015\/12\/06\/50-holiday-related-activities-for-the-elt-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">50 Holiday Related Activities For The ELT Classroom<\/a> by EFL Classroom, <a href=\"http:\/\/cybraryman.com\/decholidays.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Celebrating December Holidays by Cybraryman<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/larryferlazzo.edublogs.org\/2008\/11\/19\/the-best-places-to-learn-about-christmas-hanukkah-kwanzaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Resources to Learn About Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah<\/a> by Larry Ferlazzo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you struggling to motivate your teens before their holiday break? 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