Our morning was spent creating the most beautiful Christmas tree ornaments! I saw the idea on the blog, playathomemom.com and couldn’t wait to try it with both classrooms!
The children made these “I Spy” ornaments by filling them with assorted items like letters, trees, snowflakes, beads, tinsel, fuzzy balls, ribbon, and sparkly snow. It was neat to watch the different personalities come out as some children quickly filled their ornaments, while others spent up to 45 minutes carefully selecting which items they wanted to use. This activity demanded some real problem solving as many of the objects were larger than the size of the opening in the ornament. It also required patience as the glittery snow went in very slowly. 7.10 Use new vocabulary learned from experiences.F.7.12 Follow two-step spoken directions with prompts.F.7.13 Use trial and error to solve a simple problem.F.1.18 Apply one-to-one correspondence with objectsF.1.22 Name groups of objects.F.3.6 Identify attributes of objects.F.3.7 Give reason of placement of objects.F.5.4 Use any descriptive word or gesture to express amount or size.F.6.15 Use trial and error to solve problems.
THE ORNAMENTS ARE GLASS AND WILL BREAK IF DROPPED OR SQEEZED! So please be careful with them in transport.
We will be sending home a variety of Christmas projects today. Enjoy!
Other pictures from today and yesterday afternoon!
Some stories…
Yesterday afternoon, wrapping our blocks for our Christmas tree.
We had grits and bananas/apples for breakfast. For lunch we had brown rice with roast beef, whole wheat bread, mixed vegetables and pear slices.
Have a great afternoon!