Hier ist eine eine einfach gehaltene Unterrichtseinheit von mir (erschienen bei lehrer-online), die ich 
im 3. Schuljahr ausprobiert habe:

                   A Christmas Story
 
 

Sehr hübsch ist auch das alte schottische Märchen von  Robin Redbreast:

Robin Redbreast's Christmas Song

There was once an old grey cat, who went for a walk one Christmas morning.
As she was walking by a small lake, she saw a Robin hopping about on a branch. 
"Good morning, Robin Redbreast," she said, "Where are you going on this cold and frosty morning?" 
"I'm going to the King," answered Robin, "to sing him a Christmas Song." 
"Oh, but wait before you go," said Cat. "Hop down to me a minute and I'll show you the beautiful white ring around my neck." 
But Robin looked down on Cat and saw an evil look in his eye. 
"Ha! ha! grey Cat," he said, "You can't trick me. I saw you show your white ring to the little grey mouse and you ate him! I'm not coming down to you! I'm flying straight on to the King! 

So he spread his wings and flew away. He flew, and he flew, and he flew, till he came to a fence. There sat an old hawk who was looking about for his breakfast. 
"Good morning, Robin Redbreast," cried the old hawk, "where are you going on this cold and frosty morning?" 
"I'm going to the King," answered Robin, "to sing him a Christmas Song." 
"Oh, but wait before you go," said the old Hawk, "come close and see my magic green feather." 
But Robin did not like the look in the eye of the old Hawk. 
"Ha! ha! Old hawk," he said, "I saw you peck at the tiny birds, and you'll not peck at me. I'm going straight on to the King!" 

So he spread his wings and flew away. He flew, and he flew, and he flew, till he came to a hillside where he saw a sly old fox looking out of his hole. 
"Good morning, Robin Redbreast," said the sly old Fox. "Where are you going on this cold and frosty morning?" 
"I'm going to the King," answeredRobin, "to sing him a Christmas Song." 
"Oh, but wait before you go, said the sly old Fox, "let me show you the black spot I have on the end of my tail." 
"Ha! ha! Sly fox," said Robin, "I saw you chase a small lamb, I'm not interested in the spot on your tail. I'm going straight on to the King." 

So Robin flew away once more, and never rested till he came to a rosy-cheeked boy, who sat on a log eating a big piece of bread and butter. The tired robin sat on a high branch and watched the boy. 
"Good morning, Robin Redbreast," said the boy. "Where are you going on this cold and frosty morning?" 
"I'm going to sing a Christmas Song to the King," answered the Robin. 
"Come a bit nearer," said the boy, "and I'll give you some crumbs from my bread." 
"No way, rosy-cheeked boy, I saw you catch a goldfinch with your crumbs. I am not interested in your crumbs. I'm flying straight on to the King." 

So, no matter who begged him to stop and wait the Robin flew straight on to the King and sat on the window-sill of the palace. 
There he sat and sang the sweetest Christmas song he knew. He was very happy it was Christmas-time. And he sang, and he sang, and he sang. 
The King and Queen sat at the window, and they were so pleased with his lovely song that they asked each other what they could do to pay him for his singing.
"I know what we can do," said the Queen, "we can find him a friend," Then the King clapped his hands and asked his servants to find a friend for Robin Redbreast. One servant knew a bird named Jenny Wren who lived in the kitchen courtyard. 
"Bring her to me," said the King. Jenny Wren and Robin Redbreast, when introduced, liked each other very much. They sat side by side on the window-sill, and they sang, and they sang. And they sang on that merry Christmas morning and many Christmas mornings there after. 

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Bevor ich diese Geschichte den Kindern erzähle, führe ich einige Begriffe und Strukturen ein (Fachbegriff: Setting the stage):
Die Hauptfiguren mit Hilfe der flashcards  werden eingeführt: 
Robin Redbreast, Cat, Hawk, Fox, Boy, King, Queen, Jenny Wren

Während des Erzählens bestimme ich Kinder, die die Rollen von Robin, Cat, Hawk, ... übernehmen und diese pantomimisch darstellen. Mimik und Gestik sollten beim Erzählen den Inhalt der Geschichte verdeutlichen. 

Im Anschluss am die story erhalten die Schüler ein Arbeitsblatt mit den Hauptfiguren, die sie anmalen, aber auch mit den entsprechenden Namen versehen können.

Robin kommt auch in nursery rhymes vor:

Little Robin Readbreast
  Sat upon a rail.
  Niddle, naddle went his head;
  Wiggle, waggle went his tail.

 Diesen Reim mit einer Malvorlage finden Sie auch unter www.niteowl.org.
 

Little Robin Redbreast

Little Robin Redbreast
sat upon a tree, 
Up went pussy cat 
and down went he; 
down came pussy, 
and away Robin ran; 
Says little Robin Redbreast 
'catch me if you can'. 

Little Robin Redbreast 
jumped upon a wall, 
pussy cat jumped after him 
and almost got a fall; 
Little Robin chirped and sang,
and what did pussy say? 
Pussy cat said 'meeow' 
and Robin jumped away. 
 

Weitere hübsche Geschichten zum Thema Weihnachten, z. B. die Story von Rudolph the red- nosed reindeer gibt es bei

christmas.rtdl.net
 
 

Songs

Folgende Lieder bieten sich an:

Twelve days of Christmas

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

Drummer Boy

Jingle Bells

Away in a manger

We wish you a Merry Christmas
 

Über 1900 englische Weihnachtslieder (traditionelle und Popsongs) 
gibt es mit Text, Noten oder zum Herunterladen als midi, wav oder mp3 unter

                        santasearch
 
 

Rhymes

Christmas is coming,
The geese are getting fat,
Please to put a penny
In the old man's hat;
If you haven't got a penny,
A ha'penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha'penny,
God bless you.

Weitere  Weihnachtsreime gibt es unter  rhymes
 
 

Spiele

Die Kinder stellen ein kleines Buch her mit dem Text:

I see a red light,
I see a blue light,
I see a green light,
I see a yellow light,
I see an orange light,
. . . on houses at Christmas Time!

Auf jeder Seite des booklets, ausgenommen der letzten, ist das Bild einer Glühbirne. Die Kinder malen diese entsprechend dem Reim in der richtigen Farbe an. Auf die letzte Seite malen sie ein Haus und dekorieren es weihnachtlich.

Aktuelle englische Kinderbücher

Sibhan Dodds: Is that you, Father Christtmas?
                              Walker Books

Julie Sykes/Tim Warners: Shhh!    Little Tiger Press
                              mein Favorit (Santa macht soviel Krach, dass alle Tiere 
                              immer "Shhh!" rufen, damit die Kinder am Heilgen Abend nicht 
                              vorzeitig aufgeweckt werden.)

John Cunliffe: Postman Pat's White Christmas
                              Scholastic Books

Norman Bridwell: Clifford's Christmas
                                 Scholastic Books

Jan Fearnley: Little Robin's Christmas
                            Tiger Tales Books

Margaret Hartelius: Is that you, Santa?
                                      Grosset & Dunlap

Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins: Frosty the snowman
                                                    Grosset & Dunlap

Robert L. May: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
                          Grosset & Dunlap
 

Links

Im Internet gibt es eine Fülle an guten homepages zum Thema. Hier sind einige davon:

claus.com                (Santa's village mit reindeer barn, elf school u.a.)

the-north-pole.com

bavaria97.de          (Malvorlagen)

lehrer-online       tolle link-Sammlung zum Thema Christmas