A July Christmas

Nothing ore fun than celebrating Christmas in the summer! Monday in art the children painted trees with pencil erasers. In language the children roll n’ covered letters on small trees and in math the children engaged in a Christmas bingo game. The most fun Monday was decorating cookies with red or green frosting and adding red and green sprinkles! Tuesday in art the children painted stockings with water bottles and in language they matched lettered ornaments to a large tree. In math the children created a picture with squares, rectangles and triangles. Wednesday in art the children painted and glittered Christmas lights and in language the children looked at Christmas books to come up with words to write for the word wall. In math the children engaged in an ornament concentration activity. Today in art the children painted with Christmas cookie cutters and in language they worked with letters and 1 to 1 correspondence grids. In math the children added gumdrops to gingerbread houses using subitize cards to tell how many to add each turn. Friday in art the children will cut wrapping paper and glue their pieces to green paper. In language the children will draw a Christmas tree and then dictate how they decorated it, and in math the children will play Candyland. In the block area this week the children explored red solo cups, and in the sensory table they worked with red and green crinkle paper with tongs and bowls.