Christmas Cookies

Most Americans are busy at this time of year getting ready for Christmas next week... A big part of our preparations is baking a wide variety of holiday cookies. Click here for over 40 common recipes -- plus videos to guide you step-by-step!

We usually give cookies to our teachers, friends and family -- wrapped up nicely with a holiday ribbons and bows. 

Visit the North Pole!

Christmas is fast approaching... Here's a super web site where you can get ready!

Teachers, parents and kids can find all sorts of activities here:

Explore the whole site to meet all of Santa's elves and to find hidden clues -- so you can solve a Christmas mystery!

Practice your Christmas vocabulary by doing crossword puzzles & word searches:

Visit Santa's Workshop to read a virtual library of stories about Christmas; some are interactive:

Practice your skills counting American money by helping the elves in the workshop:

Get a glimpse of what the North Pole looks like by doing various puzzles:

Elementary school children will enjoy Elf Academy, the school where they can practice all kinds of math, spelling and other skills.

Spend some time with Mrs. Claus in the kitchen; she'll teach you all kinds of Christmas recipes.

If you'd like to write a letter to Santa (and get an answer back!), visit the post office: 

Grammar Girl!

I highly recommend Grammar Girl, one of the most popular Engilsh-language podcasts on the web! Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, hosts this five-minute weekly explanation of useful grammar -- with much humor! She's fun to watch and you learn a lot. Take her quiz on the blog's sidebar to find out what areas of your grammar usage you might need to improve...

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