Check out my take home pack for Winter
During the winter season, we talk about:
gingerbread,Christmas, snow,and begin our study of Jan Brett.
In January, we continue talking about snowmen, mittens &
winter clothes and artic animals including penguins and polar bears.
Art
Reindeer from TLC Art
A santa from TLC Art
For our snack calendar, the kids make
santa handprints. 1/2 of the palm is red, the other 1/2 is skin color
the fingers and tip of thumb are white.
I have also seen penguin hand prints like that too
Math Ideas
Using tree outlines, kids place
themed items on top.
Roll a Snowman
Roll and Count
I have a programmed sheet of construction paper with six squares
labeled 1-6. Kids roll the die and count that many theme erasers
and place them in the correct box. You have to fill each box needs
to be filled to "win."
Using mittens, snowmen, ect., label each one
with a number and have the kids place that many counters on top.
I have mine in a file folder
Using my Quick Snips book, I used
several snowflake pictures and glued one to each side and
then the kids roll the cube and shade in the graph
Using those same snowflakes,
I made "rulers" for my kids to use to measure items around
the room
Using an ice cube tray and
theme counters (mini-ornaments, erasers) and a die. Kids
roll the cube and add that many to the tray
Using die cut snowmen and buttons
have kids place correct number of buttons on each snowman
Penguin Count
I have an outline of a penguin for my kids. I also have a programed sheet
for them to use. It has different questions for them to answer.
Using mini erasers, I made up a story.
Check the pictures at Center Ideas
Christmas Patterns (Quick Snips- Carson/Dellosa)
Poems
A Chubby Little Snowman
A chubby little snowman
Had a carrot nose
Along came a rabbit
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Looking for his lunch,
ATE the snowman's carrot nose...
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!
Songs
Little Snowman
(to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little snowman round and fat,
Here are my mittens,
Here is my hat.
Add a little scarf and a carrot nose.
You stand so tall when the cold wind blows.
Snowflakes
(to the tune of "twinkle, twinkle little star")
Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down,
On the trees and on the ground.
I will build a man of snow,
Tall black hat and eyes of coal,
If the sun comes out today,
I will watch you melt away!
I'M A LITTLE SNOWMAN
(Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little snowman,
Short and fat.
Here is my broom
And here is my hat.
When the sun comes out I'll melt away,
But I'll be back Another day!
Games/Activities
Science
Melt and Ice Cube
ABC ideas
Using some "fonts" that I found
I print them off and lamenate them and have my students put them in
order.I have candy canes, cookies, mittens, reindeer, and lights
Preschool Printables has an igloo abc sort
Pocket Charts
Theme words:
snowflake, elf, snowman, reindeer, tree, candy cane, bell,
lights, bells, star, ornament, gingerbread man, presents,
Santa, angel, holly, candle
as with all of my theme words, one card has a picture and word
the other one, that the kids remove, just has the word on it.
Evergreen Happy
Snowman By
5 Little Snowmen
Bulletin Board Ideas
I have my kids make TLC Art mittens and
snowflakes. Then I make a "quilt" with them. Patterning them.
We make several snowmen TLC Art, one
using doilies or coffee filters.
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