Advent Calendar 2024 (English) - Macmillan Education

Advent calendar 2024

Oh no! The Grinch has stolen all the gifts that Santa had prepared to deliver around the world. We need your help to recover the gifts before the Christmas Eve. If not, no one will get their presents this Christmas! To get them back, we’ll have to chase the Grinch through several countries, discovering how Christmas is celebrated in different cultures. Along the way, we’ll find the clues the Grinch leaves behind. Can you help us get them back?

Start the adventure!

Advent Calendar 2024

Click on the gifts to save Christmas!

You’ve found the Grinch!

Here he was, hiding and running from you. But you've been very clever! Now, thanks to your effort, everyone will be able to get their presents and celebrate Christmas.

Now, make a wish

Write a letter where you ask for a wish this Christmas. It can be anything you want! Once you finish it, give it to your teachers or family... who will deliver it to the magical elves!

How to continue? Click here.

Christmas Crossword

1. It´s like a crystal ball but for Christmas 2. Santa´s helper 3. Thing the Grinch stole 4. We can build it with snow 5. It´s like a sock but for christmas 6. We all know who it is!!

CHECK ANSWERS

Click here to see the anwers

word search

Christmas edition

Circle the answers using the pencil in the upper right corner. ¡There are 5!

CHECK ANSWERS

Click here to see the words

Carols, Reindeer, Christmas, Grinch and Gifts

¡find the sleIGH!

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Congratulations!

You've found the sleigh! Now you will be able to retrieve the gifts that the Grinch stole!

Solve the maze to return to the adventure

CHECK ANSWERS

The Great Christmas Cookie

WE NEED 0.5 kG OF FLOUR (convert to G) 300 ML of milk (convert to L) 20 G of yeast (convert to kG) 250 MG of sugar (convert to G)

Find the 7 differences

CHECK ANSWERS

Click on the image below on each difference you see

FIND THE PAIR

Memorize all the cards and guess the position of each pair. Do it as fast as possible and record your best time!!

START

i'm ready

Memorize the positions

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You have found all the pairs in record time!

It seems that in this country, two languages are spoken! One is English and the other seems to be... French! Also, it's not in Europe! ¿Which country could it be?

Find the clue

Where has the Grinch fled to?

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We have found the clue!

Look at the snowman, it seems that the Grinch has fled to a warm place. We’ve also discovered that this country has an elongated shape, glaciers, and that they set up the Christmas tree on December 8th. Do you dare guess the country? Tomorrow, we will reveal where the Grinch is hiding!

In this adventure, we’ve discovered the Christmas traditions of some countries around the world while searching for the Grinch. Would you like to learn more interesting facts about Christmas, its origins and other traditions? Check out the video!

Yes, it looks like we can see the Grinch with the stolen gifts from our sleigh! Here we go!

CHALLENGE COMPLETED

TODAY IS CHRISTMAS EVE, TOMORROW IS CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE GIFTS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED! NOW IT'S TIME TO ENJOY THE DAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

¡MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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You missed, that's not a pair

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And where are we going now?

Help us find the 7 differences in the next image. It looks like the Grinch has left a clue!

Let’s go find the clue!

As we found out yesterday, in this country both English and French are spoken. This country is... Canada! From our sleigh, we can hear a typical Christmas carol in French. In this carol, a child asks Santa Claus not to forget their gifts. .

¡But first, we need to recover the gifts! Let's go!

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You missed, that's not a pair

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Yesterday, we discovered that the Grinch was in a warm place. Great, now we know where he is! Have you figured it out? It’s Argentina!

Let’s learn some interesting facts about Christmas in Argentina. Pay attention to the video and write down 4 facts mentioned in it to learn a little more about other traditions.

We’re still in Africa, and it’s time to train those voices again. Let's listen to how you tune up! This song is based on a folkloric tune from Liberia. Will you be able to do it well? This search for the Grinch is getting tricky...

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Let's prepare these Christmas butter cookies! Write down the ingredients on a piece of paper or follow the steps in the video. They will turn out amazing!

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Japanese is a very different language from ours; are you ready to sing this Christmas carol in class?Let’s do it!

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Where is the Grinch?

Oh no! The gift we found yesterday was one that had fallen during his escape.

The Grinch has escaped from Lapland with all the gifts, and we don’t know where he’s gone. He may have left a clue, but we need to find it. Can you help us?

FIND THE CLUE

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Christmas in Africa

Our savannah clue has led us to... Africa! We all know Africa, its landscapes and animals. But do we know how Christmas is celebrated in some of its countries? Let’s find out.

Click here

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You missed, that's not a pair

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Christmas crossword

Let’s start by testing those research skills; we’ll need them to find all the clues the Grinch leaves behind! Let’s do this crossword in English with words related to Christmas. Once you are in the activity, click on the pencil in the top right corner to write on the screen.

Let's go to the crossword

The Great Icy Maze

Oh no! The Grinch has set a trap for us. We are stuck in Canada with our sleigh. To escape the maze, click on the pencil in the top right corner and trace the path to the exit.We have to be quick, or we won't find the Grinch in time!

Let's get out of the maze!

FIND THE PAIR

Thanks to our sleigh, we can go faster, but the Grinch is a slippery customer! You’ll have to use your investigative skills again to find a clue that tells us where he might have fled to.We need to hurry or he will escape again!

Let's find the clue!

¡Congratulations!

You have solved the crossword.

How exciting! I hope you're just as skilled at finding the Grinch and all the stolen gifts. Look! It seems we're on the right track. We've found one of the lost gifts! You're getting closer—keep going!

You’re a natural at this!

Congratulations, you've managed to find the hidden words. Let's see if you're this skilled at finding the gifts! We’ve found this clue about where our green character might have fled. What type of landscape is it? Where do you think it could be?

LET'S GET THE GIFTS BACK!

We know where the Grinch has hidden all the gifts! Join us in saving Christmas! Click here

Luckily, we escaped the maze yesterday! Plus, we've found some of the gifts that the Grinch stole.We're doing it! We're close to finding them all! And with our sleigh, we're going even faster. Let's show the Grinch that he can't beat us with this song!

Oh no! Someone has broken into the workshop to steal Santa's gifts... This must have been the Grinch's idea! Are you ready to get them back? We have until Christmas Day, so let’s go for it! But first, do you know who the Grinch is? Find out with this song.

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After all the interesting facts about Christmas in Argentina, I'm sure you're eager to hear some of their traditional Christmas carols. Go ahead and sing this one in class! Do you think the Grinch could have hidden the gifts around here?

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Yes! The image from yesterday is of Mount Fuji. Do you know where Mount Fuji is? That’s correct, Japan! ¡We already know where the Grinch is, and we have to go quickly before he escapes!

But first, we need to find our sleigh, or we won’t be able to collect the gifts! Can you help us answer some questions to find it?

Let's find THE SLEIGH!

Create your own Playlist

Pupils should create their own Christmas song playlist on a digital platform. That way, they can enjoy it together with their families!

CONGRATULATIONS! You found the 7 differences very quickly. I hope you can also find the Grinch at this speed! It seems the Grinch is hiding with all the stolen gifts near the location in the image below... Do you know where it could be?

THE GREAT RECIPE

Oh no! After learning so many interesting facts and songs about Christmas in Argentina, we were going to make some cookies for the journey, but we don’t quite understand this recipe. Could you help us adjust it? Copy the recipe onto a piece of paper and adjust the measurements.

Time for the cookies!

Lapland, Santa Claus's home

Our journey begins in Lapland, the home of Santa Claus. It's the last place we saw the Grinch. Did you know that, in addition to Christmas lights, they use... Ice lamps? Do you want to know more about Lapland?

Click here

How to continue?

Now you can enjoy the rest of the activities at home. Keep opening the numbered presents on their corresponding days. Remember to share this link with the families so the fun doesn’t stop just because school has!

¡Well done! You did it, you managed to get out of the maze. And what was at the end? GIFTS! We just found some of the gifts that the Grinch had stolen! Let's follow the trail of gifts to find them all.

The castle

Pupils must place a wreath on the door of their homes. That way, they will be protected from the Grinch, and he won't be able to steal the gifts again!

THE CHRISTMAS WORD SEARCH

Those cookies from yesterday's recipe were so delicious! Now, it seems we're full of energy, but he's not around here anymore. It seems the Grinch has escaped again!Do you think he could have left a clue in this word search?

solve this word search

Christmas in Japan

Let’s learn about Christmas in Japan! I’m sure there are plenty of interesting facts that will surprise you.

Click here

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