Week 8- Christmas!

Weekly Book List:
"The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats (also available online- see below)

* I went to a thrift store and bought a bunch of really cheap varied Christmas books and wrapped each one and put them under the tree. Each day, the kids get to open one (or two, depends how much you have) and that is what we read that day.
 **we will also be singing Christmas songs as part of the lesson each week.

Monday-Language Arts

sign of the day: snow 
Letter(s): s, j (I know we already did J...)
Reading Vocab: snow, Jesus
Literature: "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats (or read online here)
Activity: -The Snowy Day sequencing cards
-Nativity Coloring page. After coloring, cut into 6 squares and use as a puzzle.
-cut and paste snowman 
-or make a snowman mobile
-make snowflakes out of paper and hang them on the cieling.
I LOVED this Gingerbread Man letter matching game. Match the upper case letters to their lower case letter.

Tuesday-Science
sign of the day: Tree
Topic: Christmas Trees
Sing: O Christmas Tree
Learn: talk about disidous and nondisiduous trees. Why don't "christmas" trees loose their leaves and turn colors like other trees? Tell child the evergreen christmas tree is a symbol of everlasting life that Jesus gave to us. Bring a branch of a real evergreen in for the child to see and feel.
Activity: - christmas tree coloring page
Beaded Christmas tree ornament: use green wooden craft stick as tree trunk. Glue or wrap green chenille sticks horizonatally across trunk as the branches. String beads on the branches then curl or glue ends to keep them on. Glue string or ribbon to the top to hang it.

OR! make the tree completely out of wood craft stick, paint, and glue on sequins for ornaments. Could also make a magnet?

Wednesday- Math
sign of the day: present
Topic: Patterns, Sizes
Activity: -Use these Christmas pictures and practice patterns.
-Here are some different size baby Jesus pictures to put in order.
-Christmas counting page
Thursday- Christmas fun!
sign of the day: Christmas
Topic:
Activity: -Christmas tree maze, Christmas tree maze 2, snow christmas maze, santa maze, christmas maze, baby jesus maze (my son loves mazes....)
-Christmas dot-to-dots
-Make Wreath. Cut hole in center of a paper plate. Tear small strips of green construction paper and glue on plate. Add red pom poms for berries.
-nativity christmas coloring pages