Opening: Big Books
Book: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell
*We had so much fun reading this book. Instead of using flannel pieces, my volunteer used props to place on the tables as I was reading. It seemed to work out much better, and the kids really enjoyed the book this year.
Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Gingerbread Jumping on the Bed
*As usual, the kids went crazy jumping up and down!
Book: Dear Santa
*For this book, I ended up making it into a bigger story, that I could hold up and show the kids. I included a picture below to show an example. I took each present that santa took and put it on paper, then I put a present over it. After I read the line from the book, I pulled off the present that was velcroed over the picture to reveal the present that Santa sent. I thought the kids would enjoy this book more, but they weren't super excited about it.
*For this book, I ended up making it into a bigger story, that I could hold up and show the kids. I included a picture below to show an example. I took each present that santa took and put it on paper, then I put a present over it. After I read the line from the book, I pulled off the present that was velcroed over the picture to reveal the present that Santa sent. I thought the kids would enjoy this book more, but they weren't super excited about it.
Fingerplay: Five Little Candy Canes
Five little candy canes hanging on the door.
Santa ate one. Then there were four.
Four little candy canes hanging on the door.
Mrs. Claus ate one. Then there were three.
Three little candy canes lying by a shoe.
An elf ate one. Then there were two.
Two little candy canes lying in the sun.
A reindeer ate one. Then there was one.
One little candy cane by the chimney.
Santa put it in his bag and brought it to me.
*This was a great fingerplay to use, and instead of saying Santa, I fed my candy canes to puppets. The kids went crazy! Here is where I found this adorable fingerplay.
Five little candy canes hanging on the door.
Santa ate one. Then there were four.
Four little candy canes hanging on the door.
Mrs. Claus ate one. Then there were three.
Three little candy canes lying by a shoe.
An elf ate one. Then there were two.
Two little candy canes lying in the sun.
A reindeer ate one. Then there was one.
One little candy cane by the chimney.
Santa put it in his bag and brought it to me.
*This was a great fingerplay to use, and instead of saying Santa, I fed my candy canes to puppets. The kids went crazy! Here is where I found this adorable fingerplay.
Book: Jingle-Jingle
*This book is a favorite of mine, and I love using puppets with it. I put up my big red sleigh on the puppet stage behind me, and encourage the kids to pat their legs and stomp their feet as we crunch through the snow. They enjoyed this book.
Action: Draw and Tell Story
*I fell in love with this draw and tell story about a little old man searching for his Christmas star. Some of the kids seemed really excited when I opened up my paper to show the tree and star, while others didn't. But I still consider this one a success! Here is the link to the full story and how to cut and tell this story.
*I fell in love with this draw and tell story about a little old man searching for his Christmas star. Some of the kids seemed really excited when I opened up my paper to show the tree and star, while others didn't. But I still consider this one a success! Here is the link to the full story and how to cut and tell this story.
Action: Decorating Tree
*For this, we have a tree that is on our flannelboard. Everybody gets an ornament, and I say an action rhyme that will call out for a specific ornament. This way all the kids don't rush up at one time to put their ornaments on the tree. The kids listened extremely well with this and waited very patiently for their turn.
Craft:
Our craft this week was Pete the Cat dressed up as Santa! Below is a picture of our craft and here is where I found it.
*For this, we have a tree that is on our flannelboard. Everybody gets an ornament, and I say an action rhyme that will call out for a specific ornament. This way all the kids don't rush up at one time to put their ornaments on the tree. The kids listened extremely well with this and waited very patiently for their turn.
Craft:
Our craft this week was Pete the Cat dressed up as Santa! Below is a picture of our craft and here is where I found it.
Extra Read-Alouds:
A Creature Was Stirring
Dinosaur vs. Santa
Little Elfie One
Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Christmas
Rudolph Shines Again
Samurai Santa
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