(Reminder note: When it is time to read a story, I read the titles of three books and then display them. The children pick which one we read. The three fictional ones listed below are the ones they picked. Additional picture book ideas are listed at the bottom.)
Opening song: (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell")
Opening song: (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell")
We tap hola like this
We tap hola like this
Hi-ho cherry
We tap hola like this
Continue with other verses:
We drop hola like this...
We circle hola like this...
We spin hola like this...
We toss hola like this...
We roll hola like this...
Letter Cc and its sound
Found it on the Alphabet chart
Talked about things that start with Cc
Made lowercase c in the air
I explained that in December there are several holidays that some people celebrate. These include Christmas and Hanukkah. Today we will read stories about Christmas, and next week we will read stories about Hanukkah.
Book: "The Christmas Extravaganza Hotel" by Tracey Corderoy
I passed out copies of the words to the two songs listed in between the books. I told the children to search for and show their parents a Cc on the page. First, we sing the songs entirely in English, and then we substitute a few Spanish words.
Action Song:
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry ChristmasAnd a Happy New Year.
Now let's all do a little clapping/aplausos (clap),
Now let’s all do a little clapping/aplausos (clap),Now let’s all do a little clapping/aplausos (clap),And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head).
Now let's all do a little jumping/saltando (jump),
Now let’s all do a little jumping/saltando (jump),Now let’s all do a little jumping/saltando (jump)
And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head).
Now let's all do a little waving/saludo (wave),
Now let’s all do a little waving/saludo (wave),
Now let’s all do a little waving/saludo (wave),
And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head).
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year.
Book: "One Special Christmas" by M. Christina Butler
Action song with shakers:
I printed S, a, n, t, and a on separate sheets of red cardstock and displayed them in the middle of the rug. I told them that these letters spelled Santa. I gave each child a bag containing a small set of the same letters. I had them look at mine and put their letters in the same order before we started the song. We pointed to each letter each time we said it throughout the song.
“S-A-N-T-A”
(Tune: “B-I-N-G-O”)
I know a man with a long white beard/barba.
And Santa is his name-o
S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-AAnd Santa is his name-o!
He wears a red hat/sombrero and big boots/botas.
And Santa is his name-o
S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-AAnd Santa is his name-o!
Eight little reindeer/Ocho pequeños renos pull his sleigh
And Santa is his name-o
S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-AAnd Santa is his name-o!
He slides down the chimney/chimenea with a pack on his back
And Santa is his name-o
S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-AAnd Santa is his name-o!
He leaves toys, under the Christmas tree/árbol
And Santa is his name-o
S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-AAnd Santa is his name-o!
Book: "Santa Claus: The World's Number One Toy Expert" by Marla Frazee
Goodbye song: (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell")
We tap adios like this
We tap adios like this
Hi-ho cherry
We tap adios like this
Continue with other verses:
We drop adios like this...
We circle adios like this...
We spin adios like this...
We toss adios like this...
We roll adios like this...
Craft Time:
I modeled the Cc dot page, the rainbow writing page for letter Cc and the craft before the children starting working on them. Before starting the craft, the children write the given letter using 3 different colors of crayons. I have attached a link to the free rainbow writing letters I used. Completing the dot page is optional.
You can find the free rainbow writing letters here. Since they are free, they lack a dot for where to start. I print one off, add the dots with a black marker, and then make copies of that one. You can find the dot pages here.
Click here for a link for letter formation prompts for capital and lowercase letters. Childen need to spend more time working on the lowercase letters than on the capital letters.
Craft: Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig
Source of original idea: https://www.redtedart.com/paper-plate-christmas-tree-whirligig/
Materials:
- Large paper plates
- Green paint
- Glue
- Pom poms
- Christmas stickers
- Glitter glue
- Paper stars downloaded from https://patternuniverse.com/download/3-inch-star-pattern/ (Run on yellow cardstock; each child needs 2.)
- String
- Glue gun
My example
Instructions: First, paint the paper plate. After it is dry, cut it into a spiral shape. Then add pom poms, stickers, glitter glue, etc. to decorate. Download a star template. Run on yellow paper. Cut out two stars. Glue a length of string to the underside of the top of the spiral. Glue the two paper stars together with the string in the middle.
*All photos are with parent permission.
I always let the children pick which three books I read from the ones I bring with me. These are some additional suggested books that the children didn't pick:
1. "Careful, Santa" by Julie Sykes"
2. "Froggy's Best Christmas" by Jonathan London
3. "Bear Stays Up for Christmas" by Karma Wilson
4. "When Santa Was a Baby" by Linda Bailey
5. "Snowmen at Christmas" by Caralyn Buehner & Mark Buehner
6. "Santa's Stuck" by Rhonda Growler Greene
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