Christmas Classroom Ideas & Resources

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Christmas, Thematic Unit By Teacher Created Resources Thematic Units from Teacher Created Materials are literature based, cross-curricular, and ready to use. They provide activities, many of them hands-on, for all areas of the curriculum, including math, science, language arts, social studies, physical education, art, and music. Each book offers two or more literature-based units and lesson plans plus cross-curricular activities and worksheets, a culminating activity, management ideas, and a bibliography. Complete and comprehensive, these reproducible units are designed with student interest and teacher usability in mind. The planning is complete. The books used in "Christmas" are: "Night Tree" by Eve Bunting "The Wild Christmas Reindeer" by Jan Brett "The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg

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Children look forward to the games and activities as much as they anticipate the treats at a holiday party! Many of the ideas that follow are simple to execute, and are guaranteed to please. When planning a classroom party for younger children (under 10), or if you are working with a limited amount of time, we recommend you divide your activities into "stations". Recruit enough parents/helpers to work at each station, and divide the children into small groups-four to five in each group works best. Have the party guests spend no more than 10-15 minutes at a station, then ring a bell and have everyone rotate.

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GINGERBREAD ORNAMENTS - Cut felt in shapes to resemble gingerbread people out of brown felt (trace shapes out of cookie cutters). Decorate with white puffy fabric paint, colorful buttons, and Rickrack. Add a thin red or green ribbon tie to the top with a hot glue gun, and you'll have a delightful gingerbread ornament for the tree, or to use as a gift tag.

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God Gave Us Christmas By Lisa Tawn Bergren / Random House, Inc Settle in to another heartwarming story about the polar bear family from the author who brought you God Gave Us You, and God Gave Us Two! This time, the bears are getting ready to celebrate the most special day of the year: Christmas. In this enchanting picture book, you can help young children celebrate the true meaning of Christmas, and it offers the perfect opportunity for little ones to discover the awesome truth of how much God loves them. In the midst of all the Christmas preparations, curious Little Cub asks one day, "Who invented Christmas?" Mama's answer only leads to more questions, like: "Is God more important than Santa?" So Mama decides to take Little Cub on an expedition to discover how God gave them Christmas. As their journey unfolds, the pair finds signs that God is at work all around them. Mama's gentle guidance helps Little Cub discover that Jesus is the best present of all! Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

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