The Christmas poems below don’t make sense, because there are some words missing Try to figure out which words you should use to fill the gaps and cross them out Then you have to write the remaining words in alphabetical order ( ! ) into the tables on the right If you this correctly with all the poems, you will be able to form a Christmas joke with the remaining words A it pulling a reindeer and how to Christmas how wick Where did Santa’s _ go? Do you think the penguins know? Are they hiding somewhere near? Can you see them sledding here? Perhaps they’re learning _ to ski? Where can those naughty reindeer be? Let’s round them up _ get them back to gather round old Santa’s shack They’ll soon be _ Santa’s sleigh with gifts for you on _ Day! f a ► ► ► d h m B B wrapped long when candle idea down job take fun How can little Mouse join in _ the Christmas games begin? The decorations have been Will Mouse miss out on all the _? The gifts are _, both big and small There’s nothing Mouse can at all Now Mouse has a bright _ She’s all dressed up; it should be clear Mouse has a _! She’s going to be the angel on the Christmas tree… C sing Merry red about with burn Santa does riding Let’s sing a song for _! We’ll jingle all the way We’ll sing of Christmas holly and _ on a sleigh We’ll sing of bright noses and tidings of good cheer And finish _ a chorus, we’ll _ it loud and clear! We wish you a Christmas and a Happy New Year! cure g b wear j carries i b students patients h e does l the e taxi ► ► ► k ► ► ► i c Write down the remaining words under the correct letters and form a 2-line joke: a b c d e f g h i j ? Teacher’s Key: k l m ! Here are the complete(d) poems: Where did Santa’s reindeer go? Do you think the penguins know? Are they hiding somewhere near? Can you see them sledding here? Perhaps they’re learning how to ski? Where can those naughty reindeer be? Let’s round them up and get them back to gather round old Santa’s shack They’ll soon be pulling Santa’s sleigh with gifts for you on Christmas Day! How can little Mouse join in when the Christmas games begin? The decorations have been Will Mouse miss out on all the fun? The gifts are wrapped, both big and small There’s nothing Mouse can at all Now Mouse has a bright idea She’s all dressed up; it should be clear Mouse has a job! She’s going to be the angel on the Christmas tree… a f candle g how a down j it d long b to h take e wick m a l a b c d e f g h Let’s sing a song for Santa! We’ll jingle all the way We’ll sing of Christmas holly and riding on a sleigh We’ll sing of bright red noses and tidings of good cheer And finish with a chorus, we’ll sing it loud and clear! We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! i about k burn i does c j How long does it take a candle to burn down? k l m About a wick! The poems were taken from the Snappy Pop-up Books Series, published by The Millbrook Press, Inc I highly recommend these books for children! The copyright © for all above texts belongs to the Templar Company plc / © / by Silke Grieco / 2009 /