Holiday Lesson Ideas

Mark off a large rectangle area in the activity or use the boundary lines that you may already have. Select 4 or 5 students to be the "Grinches" and designate them by having them carry a green yarn ball. I make sure to have one grinch per 5 students. Then select 4 students to be the "Helpful Whos" and designate them with a pinnie or vest. They will each stand outside one of the sides of the rectangle. The rest of the students are the other Whos in Who-ville.

Start the tag game by having the students walk first. If a grinch tags a "Who" they must freeze until a "Helpful Who" comes out to rescue them. The "Helpful Who" leads them by the hand behind the cones and they must sing the first line of a Christmas song together such as "Deck the Halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la la." Then the "Who" that was frozen may rejoin the game. When a "Helpful Who" and a "Who" are holding hands they may not be tagged by the grinches. Also a "Helpful Who" may only be tagged if they are in Who-ville which is the large playing area. They may not be tagged outside the cone area. I also remind the students to use their manners and say thank you when a "Helpful Who" rescues them. I change Grinches and "Helpful" Whos every few minutes.