Hi, everyone! We are knee-deep in Christmas festivities! I thought I'd share what we've been doing in case you need a few ideas for the upcoming week. There are also a few freebies in this post so read carefully.
We've been having fun with our Christmas centers! Below are a few photos of them in action.
To help with behavior/classroom management this time of year, I use Rachelle's {from What the Teacher Wants} Santa and beard. I just printed/laminated the Santa head. Then, I hot glued some magnets to it. I also hot glued some magnets to the bottom of large, white pom poms. Each time I catch the kids working quietly, transitioning quietly, etc...they earn a piece of the beard. So far they have earned extra recess and a pj party!
Speaking of classroom management, the elf came to visit! He's been another nice little behavior tool. Upon arrival, he left a note with some voting ballots. We decided on 3 names and then voted from there. His official name is "Jolly." Later in the week, Jolly brought us some "Elf Diaries." The kids LOVED receiving them! For a few minutes each day, we've written about Jolly and his shenanigans!
We spent a week reading various versions of gingerbread books. We made a large organizer comparing them. We also did a few graphic organizers to review various reading skills like beginning-middle-end. We made these cute gingerbread men from Laura Bensley {Crafty Bee Creations}. Grab Laura's gingerbread craft for FREE below! Grab a gingerbread freebie from me HERE.
On Monday, we are reading Santa's Stuck, doing a written response about how we would get Santa out, and completing another craft by Laura Bensley {Crafty Bee Creations}. I love her crafts! Excellent fine motor skill practice! Grab the free writing prompt page HERE.
I've been prepping for our holiday party/the day before winter break. If you haven't checked out my "Twas the Day Before Christmas Break" pack, I highly recommend it!!! It contains a craft, a BINGO game, a sight word game, a Math game, a poem/reindeer food activity, icing a cookie and writing about it, and writing holiday friendship notes.
xo
Megan
We've been having fun with our Christmas centers! Below are a few photos of them in action.
Speaking of classroom management, the elf came to visit! He's been another nice little behavior tool. Upon arrival, he left a note with some voting ballots. We decided on 3 names and then voted from there. His official name is "Jolly." Later in the week, Jolly brought us some "Elf Diaries." The kids LOVED receiving them! For a few minutes each day, we've written about Jolly and his shenanigans!
Megan
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