One of my favorite things about the week before our Christmas break is our Reindeer Day! Our kiddos come to school dressed up like little reindeers and Rudolphs and they are just about the cutest little things! We started off playing Pin the Nose on Rudolph by placing the red stickers on his face. It is played just like Pin the Tail on the Donkey. The stickers are the garage sale stickers. I don't really think that is the … [Read more...]
Search Results for: reindeer
Moosletoe, Reindeers, and Funky Trees…
Hi friends! I wanted to show you all some little Christmas-y activities we have been working on this week so far. First up, we read one of my all time fave holiday books…Moosletoe! After reading the story, each kiddo wrote a story about what makes their holiday so “perfectly perfect”! I LOVE how these turned out! Everything about this writing melts my heart….especially the last sentence :) Next up, we summarized our weekly … [Read more...]
Christmas + Holiday Activities
We are officially on the countdown over here! 1.5 days left before the break and we are so ready. I know this time of year can be a little hectic, so I wanted to share some activities that you could use just incase you're looking for something to keep your students learning and engaged before the break! SANTA NUMBER SENSE (FREE): You can download this here. It comes with different options (numbers, addition, and place value). You can also … [Read more...]
December Holiday STEM activities
I cannot believe we are just a few weeks away from Christmas! This year has flown by. If you've been a teacher for a hot minute then you know that the few weeks before the holiday break can be crazy busy. I want to share my December STEM activities with y'all in case you're looking for something to use during those crazy busy weeks leading up to the break. December Holiday STEM activities If you've used my other monthly STEM activities … [Read more...]
December writing activities
December is here, y'all! That means it's time to deck the halls with all the holiday goodies. Today, I'm sharing a look at some December writing activities that you can use with a variety of prompts. These are part of the Write-tivities series; you can find all of the months here. Let’s take a look! December Writing Activities These Santas might just be one of my favorites. They can be used as a follow up to a fictional read aloud. … [Read more...]
Pin the Nose on Rudolph Game
One of my favorite games to play this time of year is :: Pin the Nose on Rudolph! Students have a blast with this game and it is perfect to play during those few weeks before winter break when we're all antsy. In the past years, I have used this game during whole group to review content and as a class party game. All you need is chart paper to create Rudolph's face and these garage sale stickers! Here's a look at a few ways that you can … [Read more...]
Elf FREEBIE
It's that time of year - THE best time of the year! I love celebrating Christmas and the holidays in the classroom annnnd I like to find just about any way possible to incorporate it into content areas. Today, I am sharing a fun directed drawing freebie with you all. You can find the step by step directions to draw the elf here. You can use this elf freebie after your classroom elf makes his/her grand appearance, as an extension activity … [Read more...]
A little bit of everything!
If you read my post early this week then you know we have been all about numbers for a while now. Today, we wrapped up place value with creating these Christmas/Holiday pictures by using the place value pieces from my Know Your Numbers Pack. The kids also had to identify the value of their picture and write the expanded form. I only had 2 rules! 1. The value cannot be greater than 99. 2. It has to be a holiday picture. Because we are always … [Read more...]
Pin the Nose on Rudolph!
To wrap up our week, we had some reindeer fun today! Each kiddo got a small red sticker {the garage sale dots…I just cut out all the red ones}, they wrote their class number on it, and had to stick it on Rudolph WHILE blindfolded!!! This was such a fun game! SaveSave SaveSave … [Read more...]
Early bird Christmas SALE!!!
Wanted to pop on real quick before we head out to dinner to let you all know that I am throwing a little early bird Christmas sale!! My store is 20% off until Tuesday, December 11th. If you read my post here and here you can get those Christmas craftivities in the sale! They are in my Jingle Bell Rock unit! Happy Saturday sweet friends :) … [Read more...]
