Holiday Traditions Continued

December 17-21


The Raccoon's have had two weeks of Holiday Traditions. Sheets were sent out to each family to send back with their favorite holiday tradition and a picture. On Wednesday they sat in a circle and talked about each child's favorite holiday traditions and passed them around one by one. Also on Wednesday all the students of the Children's Center decorated gingerbread houses with teachers and family members! Everyone had a great time and there were lots of leftovers!


Art Projects:

easel painting
coloring
christmas trees
reindeer ornaments
cutting

Activities:

babies
cars
floor puzzle
play-doh
dress up
construction
trains
dominos
oreo shape match
dinos
beauty shop
school

Music Movement/Games:

musical instruments
dance
lollipop game: colors/shapes
grizzly bear
"I Spy" Colors
Ice Skating w/ paper plates
somersaults on mats


Hoping each and every one of you enjoys the holidays! We will see you after the New Year! Happy New Year everyone <3


Pictures::

Theme of the Week: Holiday Traditions Around the World

Dec 10-14


This week the Raccoon's learned about the different holidays we celebrate in December around the world! Some of the different holidays mentioned: Kwanza, Hanukkah, and Christmas. They have been discussing the different holiday traditions within their own families and within others. Overall a time to spend with family and our loved ones:)

Some of our holiday traditions at home:

• Putting up decorations.
• Dinner at Grandma's.
• Grandma comes to visit.
• Put up lights.
• Put up tree lights.
• Santa puts presents in our stockings.
• Santa comes down our chimney.
• I sleep and Santa comes to put up our tree.

Art Projects:

• snowflakes
• snow people
• christmas trees
• free color/cut
• tracing/stencils

Activities:

• dinos
• white boards
• instruments
• puzzle
• I Spy
• train
• babies
• office
• kitchen
• cars
• construction
• blocks
• dress up
• playdough
• beading

Field Trip to the library on Friday! They listened to the story: "Snow Snow Snow".

 

 

 

Hope everyone can make it next Wednesday to decorate gingerbread houses!

 

Have a happy weekend:)