Looking for a fun, festive Christmas brain break that ALSO sneaks in real ELA review? This Christmas Lyric Grammar Trivia game helps students practice parts of speech, figurative language, and close reading skills—all while enjoying familiar, secular holiday song lyrics.
Perfect for middle school ELA, this game features 20 questions that ask students to identify verbs, adjectives, prepositions, metaphors, similes, idioms, alliteration, and more. Every lyric excerpt comes from a public domain Christmas carol or a copyright-safe short phrase from modern secular songs, making this both teacher-friendly and classroom-safe.
This Christmas brain break is great for:
✔️ December ELA bell ringers
✔️ Holiday brain breaks
✔️ Grammar review
✔️ Figurative language practice
✔️ Classroom community building
✔️ Sub plans with substance
✔️ A fun Friday activity before break
Get the printable answer sheets here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Lyric-Grammar-Game-Parts-of-Speech-Figurative-Language-Trivia-14902927
Holiday Brain Break Pack (16 holiday trivia videos + answer sheets) https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Holiday-Trivia-Brain-Breaks-16-Fun-Classroom-Quizzes-with-Video-Answer-Sheet-7856965
Full Brain Break Bundle (50+ trivia games!):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brain-Break-Bundle-for-Middle-School-8447819
Want more word nerd goodness for your lesson plans?
Visit the Word Nerd Collaborative for hundreds of ready-to-go middle school ELA resources: www.wordnerdcollaborative.com
Don’t forget to subscribe for more ELA brain breaks, grammar games, First Chapter Fridays, and creative classroom inspiration!
Music Credit: Suno Pro, Amanda Zieba, 2025
** The videos in this Brain Break and Trivia Playlist were created in the spirit of providing: activities for classroom use that are both educational and fun, activities for family, holiday or workplace gatherings, and as an opportunity to increase your general knowledge in a fun way. The trivia, facts and information displayed in this video were researched and organized by Amanda Zieba. The slides displayed in the video were individually designed by Amanda Zieba using copyright free material on Canva (www.canva.com) and edited by Amanda Zieba using HD Movie Maker Pro. Video creation (fact research, slide design, video editing, audio recording) took place in Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
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Perfect for middle school ELA, this game features 20 questions that ask students to identify verbs, adjectives, prepositions, metaphors, similes, idioms, alliteration, and more. Every lyric excerpt comes from a public domain Christmas carol or a copyright-safe short phrase from modern secular songs, making this both teacher-friendly and classroom-safe.
This Christmas brain break is great for:
✔️ December ELA bell ringers
✔️ Holiday brain breaks
✔️ Grammar review
✔️ Figurative language practice
✔️ Classroom community building
✔️ Sub plans with substance
✔️ A fun Friday activity before break
Get the printable answer sheets here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Lyric-Grammar-Game-Parts-of-Speech-Figurative-Language-Trivia-14902927
Holiday Brain Break Pack (16 holiday trivia videos + answer sheets) https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Holiday-Trivia-Brain-Breaks-16-Fun-Classroom-Quizzes-with-Video-Answer-Sheet-7856965
Full Brain Break Bundle (50+ trivia games!):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brain-Break-Bundle-for-Middle-School-8447819
Want more word nerd goodness for your lesson plans?
Visit the Word Nerd Collaborative for hundreds of ready-to-go middle school ELA resources: www.wordnerdcollaborative.com
Don’t forget to subscribe for more ELA brain breaks, grammar games, First Chapter Fridays, and creative classroom inspiration!
Music Credit: Suno Pro, Amanda Zieba, 2025
** The videos in this Brain Break and Trivia Playlist were created in the spirit of providing: activities for classroom use that are both educational and fun, activities for family, holiday or workplace gatherings, and as an opportunity to increase your general knowledge in a fun way. The trivia, facts and information displayed in this video were researched and organized by Amanda Zieba. The slides displayed in the video were individually designed by Amanda Zieba using copyright free material on Canva (www.canva.com) and edited by Amanda Zieba using HD Movie Maker Pro. Video creation (fact research, slide design, video editing, audio recording) took place in Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
#ChristmasTrivia #ChristmasBrainBreak #ELABrainBreak #MiddleSchoolELA #HolidayActivities #GrammarReview #FigurativeLanguagePractice #PartsOfSpeech #ChristmasSongs #DecemberELA #ClassroomGames #TeacherTube #FunFridayActivity #WordNerdCollaborative #AmandaZieba