We are gradually preparing for Christmas and the children have been enjoying an adorable little Christmas book called Little Robin's Christmas by Jan Fearnley.
We are presenting the story as part of a Christmas Show for the children's parents in a few weeks time and I wanted to add a song that was easy to learn and that would go well with the story.
I do LOVE Christmas carols but they can be long and complicated for young English learners. So last year I adapted Horsie, Horsie to make it more festive and this year I'm changing Two Little Dickie Birds:
(sung to the tune of "Two Little Dickie Birds")
There's a little robin sitting in the tree
(make a beak shape with hands)
(make a beak shape with hands)
Singing Merry Christmas to you and to me
(hands around mouth then point to you and me)
(hands around mouth then point to you and me)
Merry Christmas Eva
Merry Christmas Lilly
Merry Christmas Josephine
Merry Christmas Phoebe
(change names to children in your class)
Robin Christmas Cards
Yesterday we made some simple, mess free, robin Christmas cards. I cut some thick paper to make 10cm x 10cm cards. The children used a red stamp to make the robin's red chest and then drew the rest of the body around it. It took no more than 5 minutes and we got to revise body vocabulary too! 
Here are more lovely activities that I've saved on Pinterest that would be great to do with this little rhyme and picture book too.
Let me know if you use the song!
Main Language Aims
- Begin to mime actions in a song
- Enjoy listening and singing a simple nursery rhyme
- Vocabulary: little, robin, sitting, singing, a tree, you, me, Merry Christmas
Other aims
- Begin to understand how Christmas is celebrated in the English speaking world.
- Revising body parts: a body, a red chest, a head, eyes, a beak, legs, claws, wings
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