1. A NOTE TO TEACHERS: The 12 Days of Christmas is a fascinating Christmas song to cover in class as there are so many ways to investigate it… What does it all mean? How many gifts does your true love give you in total? How many legs are mentioned in the song? Wouldn’t a pair of socks and a tie have been cheaper? Accompanying worksheets are free from www.sparkyteaching.com/resourceswww.sparkyteaching.com/resources Each of the following slides should play by themselves – you will only need to click to move on to a new verse.

2. ’s 12 Days of Christmas

3. …a partridge in a pear tree! On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

4. …two turtle doves… …and a partridge in a pear tree! On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

5. …three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

6. …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

7. …five gold rings!! …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

8. …six geese-a-laying… …five gold rings!! …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

9. …seven swans-a-swimming… …six geese-a-laying… …five gold rings!! …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

10. …eight maids-a-milking… …seven swans-a-swimming… …six geese-a-laying… …five gold rings!! …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

11. …nine ladies dancing… …eight maids-a-milking… …seven swans-a-swimming… …six geese-a-laying… …five gold rings!! …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

12. …ten lords-a-leaping……nine ladies dancing… …eight maids-a-milking… …seven swans-a-swimming… …six geese-a-laying… …five gold rings!! …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

13. …eleven pipers piping……ten lords-a-leaping……nine ladies dancing… …eight maids-a-milking… …seven swans-a-swimming… …six geese-a-laying… …five gold rings!! …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves……and a partridge in a pear tree! On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

14. …twelve drummers drumming……eleven pipers piping……ten lords-a-leaping……nine ladies dancing… …eight maids-a-milking… …seven swans-a-swimming… …six geese-a-laying… …five gold rings!! …four calling birds……three French hens……two turtle doves… …and a partridge in a pear tree! On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…

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