Voici des idées pour présenter Noël à vos élèves. Vous y trouverez des musiques et des carols, des documents et des activités pour tous les niveaux, depuis les travaux manuels et les coloriages pour les tous petits, jusqu'aux détails sur les traditions et une présentation des autres fêtes que Noël, qui n'est pas la seule fête importante pour tous en cette période (Hannukah, Sainte Lucie et Kwanzaa.

- Advent (Chrétien, dec 1st to dec 24th)
http://www.advent-calendars.com/
travaux manuels : comment construire un calendrier de l'Avent :
http://www.readersdigest.ca/christmas/decoration/kids_advent_calendar.html

- Saint Nicholas (Chrétien, Nord de l'Europe, dec 6th)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas

- Sainte Lucie ( Suède, dec 13th)
http://www.scandinavica.com/culture/tradition/lucia.htm(à lire)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/10_12_01/thursday/info2.shtml (à écouter)

- Hannukah, Chanukah ( Jewish, dec 19th to 26th)
http://www.etni.org.il/holidays/hannukah.htm
http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/
http://www.zigzagworld.com/draw/
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/chanukah/about.html
http://www.childfun.com/themes/han.shtml

- Kwanzaa (African American, dec 26 to jan 1st)
http://www.holidays.net/kwanzaa/
Official Kwanzaa Site
http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org
Kwanzaa Fun from Billy Bear
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/kwanzaa/kwanzaa.htm
Kwanzaa Time at Kid's Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/kwanzaa/about.html
[ des infos sur cette fête pour les 'African American', créée en 1960 et qui prend de plus en plus d'ampleur chaque année]

- le Ramadan s'est achevé début décembre par la fête de Eid al-Fitr mais je pense qu'il est important de l'inclure dans cette liste, car les musulmans ne fêtent pas Noël. Le Scout Report nous propose une série de liens pour découvrir le Ramadan et l'Eid al-Fitr :
http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2003/scout-031126-inthenews.php#1

-Noël/Christmas
Pages of links
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/infonews/themes/christmas1.htm
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/annie.gwynn/festivals.htm#Christmas
http://www.ac-versailles.fr/pedagogi/anglais/civi/christmas.html

Christmas traditions
Everything you want to know about the Christmas traditions, from holy, mistletoe and poinsettias to the log in the chimney and the socks on the mantel piece, from Howstuffworks
http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm (For upper intermediate level.)
The same thing in short, for lower intermediate level, from Zeek.com
http://zeeks.com/416.html

Gingerbread houses
http://www.texascooking.com/features/dec2001gingerbreadhouse.htm
http://organizedchristmas.com/article38.html (avec photos et conseils pour en construire une)

Say "Merry Christmas"
Say "Merry Christmas" in lots of different languages
http://www.planetpals.com/merrychristmas.html
[ lots of languages, but without the pronunication!]

Christmas carols
http://www.night.net/christmas/songs12.html-ssii (Lyrics and music)
http://www.merry-christmas.com/ (Music only. No lyrics)
SantaLand.com http://www.santaland.com/songs.html
An online Unit about Christmas
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/annie.gwynn/chri stmas/index.htm
Our colleague Annie Gwynn offers you a full unit that your students can use during the lessons or on their own. Don't miss this ready made work she prepared for us!

Lessons and worksheets(from Jean-Paul Alquier on e-teach)
a lesson plan, with texts and charts (also available in Word version):
http://www.developingteachers.com/tips/xmasplan_01.htm
a page of links to over 50 lesson plans:
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Christmas.htm
a page of links, with tongue twisters, crafts, fingerplays and a lot more:
http://childfun.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=3
A page of worksheets, including word jumbles and crosswords (including The Grinch: song, music and lyrics to download)
http://bogglesworld.com/christmas_worksheets.htm
coloring pages and other easy stuff
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Printables/Christmas/
crafts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/christmas/

Urban legends about Christmas (from LII> [LIIWEEK] December 12)
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Christmas The site offers over two dozen Christmas legends and myths, including Jesus' birth date, the number of wise men, the accepted meaning of the immaculate Conception, the origin of the Yule log, the symbolism of candy canes, Christmas cards, Boxing Day, and more, while discrediting some commonly accepted Christmas news stories. Do not miss the
fruitcake page.
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/christmas.asp#immac (with music...)
and see especially this page:
against the urban legend that Santa Claus was created as an advertisement for Coca-Cola
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp

Christmas on My Europe (from EUN)
a short text, ideas of activity and the opportunity to submit your own texts:
http://myeurope.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/en/myEurope_Activities/content.cfm?ov=19823&lang=en