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 Daily Question:  Are you excited for Christmas?  (No all of the children were excited for Christmas!?)
Toys:  Ornaments for our tree and Puzzles


Snack:  Apple slices and grapes

Program:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
Dashing Through the Snow

Play Performance (by students)--Who is Coming to Our House?
(Based on the book by Joseph Slate and Ashley Wolff)
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Spiders:  Arron and Eva
Goose:  Savannah
Cow: Olivia
Horse: Ellie
Mary and Joseph: Susie and Hugh 
Extras: Fireman Jack and Spiderman Seth



Student File Review with Parents and Presents

Refreshments:Gingerbread Boy Cookies, Peppermint Taffy, Gingersnaps, and fruit

Each student should have taken home their painted ornaments, a small present from me, and a present for Mom and Dad (handprint wall hanging).

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  
(See you in January 2013!)

Secret Elves Workshop!


Legendary Reptiles (Post-poned for our secret workshop today!)

Daily Question:  Do you like lizards or lollipops?

Toys:  FP Village, Potato Heads and Dress Ups.

Snack:  Apple slices, Cheese Sticks, and Goldfish crackers.

Deep Thoughts during snack time--(snatches of a conversation overheard by teacher)...
Seth: "My mom is named 'Mom.'"
Hugh: "My cousin's dad is named 'Dad.' His name is Andrew and he is coming to my house!"

Seasonal Songs We Know and Like:  (Student Suggestions)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Jingle Bells
Away in a Manger
Joy to the World
The 12 Days of Christmas

Activities: We worked together to sort, compile, and prepare our student profiles A-K.  We also worked on painting beautiful ornaments and on a present for our parents!

Daily Question:  Do you know what your cranium is?  The cranium is your skull (bone that contains your brain).

Toys:  Puppet Theater (Boy and Girl Puppets), Operation Game and Skee-ball


Snack:  Carrot sticks and fruit snacks

Nutrition Discussion:  Do you know what snacks are healthy for your bodies?  Students suggest: carrots, grapes, 

Show N' Teach:  K words (or sounds)
Savannah:  Caterpillar named Rainbow, Eli: Thor's hammer, Mjölnir, to "knock" out opponents.  Eli also suggested a key to a shed at Grandpa's ranch.  Ellie: Snowman's body.  She also suggested kites begin with K.  Hugh: brought in a monster named Kick.   


 Other "K" words we thought of as a class: kitty, Karate, kids, kicks, kiwi fruit, Kindergarten, etc.  (We talked about how K is a tricky letter because it can sound like copycat C in some cases.)

K the Kicking Kangaroo Art Activity:
We worked on our Kicking Kangaroos art project. K is a Kangaroo who practices Karate and says "k-k-k" while kicking. This was a fun letter to work on because it used a brad and had moveable parts!

*Parents, please help your students practice cutting (with confidence) with scissors.




Books About Our Bodies:
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Hooray for Hands! (Begin Smart)Books for Smart Babies Fm Eighteen Months - Two Yrs
The Hair Book by Graham Tether, Ill. by Roy McKie
The Eye Book by Dr. Seuss (Theo LeSieg), Ill. by Joe Mathieu
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
The Tooth Book by Theo LeSieg (Dr. Seuss), Ill. by Joe Mathieu
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins, ill. by Eric Gurney
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff by Dr. Seuss
Giggle Belly (A Rookie Reader) by Page Sakelaris, Ill. by Richard L. Torrey
Dr. Frankensteins Human Body Book: The Monstrous Truth About How Your Body Works (DK)
Parts by Tedd Arnold
Even More Parts by Tedd Arnold
All About You (With Inspector McQ from World Craft--Childcraft)
Wonderful You! by Linda and Alan Parry
Ouch! How Your Body Makes it Through a Very Bad Day (DK--CD Rom)
The Human Body (Reader's Digest, Pathfinders, Large book).  


Other Books:
Froggy's Best Christmas by Jonathan London and Frank Ramkiewicz

Daily Question:  Do you remember what a vowel is?  A vowel is Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu, and sometimes Yy that helps link consonants together.  The "glue" in the middle of a word.

Toys:  ABSeas Game (Capitol Letter/ Lower case letter review)
 FP Village

Snack:  Cheese and Breadsticks, "Jelly" Beans and Chocolate Chip Cookies

J the Jelly-Fish Activity:


Books Read:
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Giving 

Painting Ornaments: