Our class has had a busy month during December. Jingle, the elf, visited our class and everyday would watch us from a different place in the room. Every night, he would report to Santa and tell him if we were naughty or nice. A child was chosen each day to write in Jingle's journal to tell where he was in the room.
We did a unit on the gingerbread man and read many different versions of the story. We made a TLC Gingerbread Man book and we finished the unit by making gingerbread houses. We had lots of parent help and that made a big difference. Thanks to all our wonderful parents. Here are photos of all the fun in progress.
And the finished products ...
The children made candy cane ornaments using beads and a pipe cleaner. They had red, green and white beads and had to make a pattern on their candy canes. I also made snowman ornaments using the children's hand prints decorated with paint pens to look like snowmen.
The children did several art projects making elves, reindeer, and Santas. They wrote wish lists for Santa.
Our class participated in a Christmas card exchange with 24 other elementary classes from across the country. We put all our cards up on the bulletin board and connected them with yarn and push pins to the states they were from.
December was a great month. Now we are looking forward to the new year with studies on snow, Arctic and Antarctic animals.Happy New Year!
