T’was The Night Before Christmas

Explore the Christmas house and listen to the poem of T’was the Night Before Christmas being read aloud. Visit the father in the poem discovering St. Nicholas on the roof, and watching St. Nicholas delivering presents to his children all in the highly festive scene!

# Learning objectives

1: To understand the plot of T’was the Night Before Christmas{.info}

2: To describe the characters in the poem{.info}

3: To identify key objects from the poem{.info}

# The Plot{.objective .objective1}

In the scene students can walk around the house and listen to the poem being read aloud in full. In this section students are asked to enter the scene and identify how St. Nicholas arrives at the house.

# The Characters{.objective .objective2}

In the scene students can explore the house and visit the main characters including the father, the mother and the children. Your students are encouraged to describe the appearance of St. Nicholas.

# The Setting{.objective .objective3}

In the scene students can explore the house and identify clues that link to the poem. In this section students are asked to consider who the house belongs to and to find out which words St. Nicholas shouts aloud when he leaves the house.

# Teacher Resources

Download Teacher Notes

[](https://data.avncloud.com/activities/790756/files/Twas%20The+Night+Before+Christmas+Teachers+Notes+1.pdf?date=1675254703&size=917968&md5=812782e08671b93ac2a1a274046bb57b)

Student Quiz Answers Document

[](https://data.avncloud.com/activities/790758/files/Twas%20The+Night+Before+Christmas+Teachers+Notes+2.pdf?date=1675254964&size=528975&md5=d97b2dbc2dfa313000e6f73eef0daff2)


Download Student Quiz Document

[](https://data.avncloud.com/activities/790760/files/Twas%20The+Night+Before+Christmas+Teachers+Notes+3.pdf?date=1675255074&size=79405&md5=6c8bd4ff0ae98bc8029531127cf61233)