'Bald ist Weihnachten' Adventskalender

grandsonA lovely Christmas story which tells the tale of what happens when some unexpected visitors arrive to help Santa and Mrs Claus prepare for the big day!

The story focuses on the wayward grandchildren and their progress through the tasks which they are set each day via a note on the fridge.

grand daughterLanguage is presented in small, manageable chunks and the animation supports understanding, allowing language learners an opportunity to develop their understanding of language patterns, vocabulary and pronunciation.

Also in English, French, and Spanish.

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Christmas puffinPreview the first 3 minutes of the story

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Printable Book

7 page book with simple illustrations and the full text of the story. Click to preview, login or subscribe to download and print.

Playing cards

A set of 28 cards with text and pictures showing the 14 tasks Lolly and Larkin carry out in the story, with 2 spares for you to add your own tasks! Click to preview or log in to download and print.

Poliert die Sterne!

Colour the star polishing machine!

Ein Schneemann!

Print out on to card, colour in, cut and stick!