Tis the T-Shirt Season

 

50 Christmas Ducks Idea

 

The elves hid 50 Christmas ducks around the classroom a few days ago and left a note saying if the class could find them all before Christmas break, Santa will give them an extra surprise. They are all numbered, so the children are finding them and putting them in order. They have been occupied for days now trying to find them. Plus it helps with their number recognition and ordering. Best idea ever.

Kids Favorite Christmas Songs (with Printable Songbook - FREEBIE)

 

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Christmas Mint Sweet and Simple Science Experiment

 

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Make a Christmas Countdown Paper Chain

 

Stocking Stuffers for the Kindergarten Child

 

20 December Fine Motor Activities - Math and Literacy Morning Tubs

 

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Christmas Gift Idea for Teachers

 

The Way We Were - Mailing Letters to Santa

 

Button Ornaments

 

The Way We Were - Window Shopping at Christmastime

 

30+ Short Christmas Poems for Kids

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A Very Thought-Provoking Photograph

This is a photo taken during the Great Depression, showing four children celebrating Christmas with a dinner of turnips and cabbage. This could start a discussion among your students about how children celebrated the holidays then, and compare them with the way they celebrate today.

Don't Forget to Leave Santa a Treat

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Wishing You the Warmth of Family This Christmas

Candy Cane Patterns

A great way to review patterning is to have the children make candy canes! After reviewing the different kinds of patterns we've learned so far (AB, AAB, ABB, AABB), each child gets a sheet of construction paper with a single black line drawn on it (for them to follow.) They also get a strip of red and a strip of white construction paper. They tear the strips into small pieces and glue them onto the pattern (fine motor skills!). When they bring their finished work to me, I have them identify which pattern they used.