1. Hello, students! Today is Monday, December 13, 2010!

2. Christmas vocabulary so far…

3. 1. Holiday

4. 2. Tree

5. 3. Star

6. 4. Holly

7. 5. Mistletoe

8. 6. Santa Claus

9. 7. Reindeer

10. 8. Gift

11. 9. Sleigh

12. 10. Chestnuts

13. 11. Snow

14. 12. Bells

15. 13. Lights

16. RUDOLPH… <3

17. Today we will learn about… the 12 days of Christmas,

18. A long time ago, some people decided they wanted more than one day to celebrate Christmas.

19. They decided 12 days of Christmas would be more fun!

20. They made Christmas every day from December 25 to January 6!

21. Every day, there was a certain present that they had to give their love.

22. The presents were very silly! Would you like a chicken for a present?!

23. No one could remember what gifts they were supposed to buy.

24. So, in the year 1700, they wrote a song to remind them.

25. They called it “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

26. They had to stop celebrating, though. They ran out of money.

27. So now, Christmas is back to only one day… but we still sing the song, because it is fun!

28. THE END!

29. Let’s learn the song!

30. 1-12: 1= one 2= two 3= three 4= four 5= five 6= six 7= seven 8= eight 9= nine 10= ten 11= eleven 12= twelve

31. Days: First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth

32. One the _____ day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

33. A partridge in a pear tree!

34. 2 Turtle doves

35. 3 French hens

36. 4 Calling birds

37. 5 Golden rings!

38. 6 Geese-a-laying

39. 7 Swans-a-swimming

40. 8 Maids-a-milking

41. 9 Ladies dancing

42. 10 Lords-a-leaping

43. 11 Pipers piping

44. 12 Drummers drumming…

45. Let’s think of our OWN presents… ^^