The North Pole Logistics Meltdown

In this Christmas quest, students step into Santa’s workshop at a crucial moment. Routes are mixed up, machines are malfunctioning, and the sleigh can’t take off without help. By solving festive puzzles and language challenges across the workshop, students help the elves restore order, unlock the Reindeer Tower, and make sure Santa and his reindeer can begin their journey in time.

For the best experience, it's recommended to use a laptop.

Check the Teacher’s Version for all the guidelines and answers.

Short overview of the quest:

• Enter Santa’s Workshop and read the introduction.
• Discuss the questions and try to figure out what happened in the first room before you arrived.
• Match the halves of the elves’ notes and revise connectors.
• Solve the logical riddle and work out all the information about the gifts and their receivers.
• Read short letters from children around the world and label each present with the correct country.
• Find the differences and work out which objects were taken from the Sorting Room.
• Complete mixed tasks (tongue twisters, grammar tasks, riddles, etc.) and read the elf’s report.
• Discuss which presents are trendy and which are not, based on the report.
• Revise Christmas vocabulary while looking for the secret code.
• Listen to the route descriptions and match them with the appropriate reindeer team.
• Listen to and complete the Christmas song.
• Get your present!
• Play extra games.

The quest can be used for both individual and group lessons:

For individual lessons, share the link with your students and encourage them to use a laptop or tablet for better interaction.

For group lessons, split the class into pairs or teams and send the link in the chat. One person from each team can share their screen, but everyone should work together to solve the puzzles. You can even turn this into a fun competition to see which team finishes the quest first. Breakout rooms in Zoom can be used to organise the teams and move students between rooms.

Alternatively, the whole group can work together to solve the challenges.