Oh Christmas books, Oh Christmas books.......

Over the last few weeks we have been reading lots of Christmas stories.  I have have two baskets of Christmas books and have an itch to add more.  You never can have too many.
Michael Garland is one of my favorite authors for Christmas books. His pictures are breathtaking.  Last week we read A Mouse Before Christmas.  This week we will be reading An Elf For Christmas and Christmas Magic.
I can't leave out the most important book for this week that we will be reading.... The Polar Express.  We look forward to having our k-crew pajama day, reading the book, watching the movie, and sometimes.....a special gift arrives.  Excited to see if it happens this year.  :-)

An Elf Before Christmas Flow Map

Christmas Magic Flow Map

The Polar Express Flow Map

Love,

Mrs. Ring

I love this time of year when we get to make Christmas Crafts

A board full Christmas works of art!

Love,

Mrs. Ring

The Polar Express and Christmas Learning Fun

 

The Polar Express Sequencing Sentence

Have students cut the squares apart, and then glue them on a sentence strip.  Another idea would be to cut the squares apart, glue them down on a piece of paper, and have the students illustrate the sentence. 

 

Polar Express Ordinal Numbers

 Have students cut the pieces of the train out and glue them on a sentence strip in order.

 

Polar Express Ordinal Numbers and Addition Cards

These cards can be used in so many ways.....to read numbers words, count sets...... Place the cards in order using the numbers words one-ten.

 

I see the Polar Express Cut and Paste

 

I see the Christmas bell.

 

I see the Christmas tree.

Love,

Mrs. Ring

Writing Our Letters With Some Christmas Cheer

Christmas Letters All Around

Gingerbread Letters. Write the lower case letters.

Gingerbread Letters.  Write the upper case letters.

WE LOVE GINGERBREAD STORIES!

One of my favorite things to do in the month of December is reads lots of gingerbread stories.  The kids love them, and it's so much fun to see how the stories are the same and different.  They are great stories to use to talk the story elements of the story...... characters, setting, problem/solution, events, beginning, middle and end.  Here is the thinking map we have been completing together about each story we read.

The Gingerbread Man Flow Map

The Gingerbread Boy Flow Map

The Gingerbread Girl Flow Map

The Gingerbread Tree Map

The Gingerbread Baby Flow Map

The Gingerbread Cowboy Flow Map

The Gingerbread Friends Flow Map

Merry Gingerbread Christmas Rockstars

Love,

 Mrs. Ring