Today we had letters and numbers in the touch and feel pool. The kids asked each other to find a letter in the pool. They also spelled their names. During morning circle we practiced our songs for the holiday performance.
Our story today was "How Santa Got His Job" by Stephen Krensky. When Santa was young and needed a job, no one was looking for a man in a
red suit to deliver gifts on Christmas. So Santa tried just about
everything -- from a chimney sweep to a postman to a circus performer.
But none of these worked out. It wasn't until he met a group of elves
who helped him use all his special talents, that Santa was able to find
his dream job. After reading the story we described Santa's, the elves' and the reindeer's jobs.
For art we pretended we were elves and made a picture frame to take home. The kids picked different colors popcicle sticks. We made a square and glued them together at the corners. Then to decorate the frames the kids added four buttons on the four corners. We told them they could add a picture when they get home or add a ribbon and make it an ornament.
After eating lunch we read our story for our holiday show, "Brown Reindeer, Brown Reindeer." We send home a copy with everyone so they can read it at home. The book is in black and white so the kids can listen to the story and color the pictures the correct color. We will select parts for the kids at the beginning of next week.
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