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 KWL chart for Christmas. (K & W)Answers recorded on the KWL chart, which will be on the interactive whiteboard. The teacher will then ask students what they want to know about Christmas and record the student’s answers.



December calendar on the interactive whiteboard and ask students if they know what day Christmas is on. Be sure to tell the students what day of the week it is on this year, but how this changes from year to year. A student will come up to the whiteboard and drag the picture of the Christmas tree into the box on December 25th.

 Book, //Jingle Bugs// by David A. Carter.

Song ( On IWB)

 //Jingle bells, jingle bells // // Jingle all the way // // Oh, what fun it is to ride // // In a one horse open sleigh // // Jingle bells, jingle bells // // Jingle all the way // // Oh, what fun it is to ride // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;"> In a one horse open sleigh //


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">Centers ( 8 minutes each) > 3: Math, Art, Writing

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">- Center 1 Game (Math): At this center, there will be pictures of Christmas trees. These Christmas trees will have a present under them with a number on the present. Students will look at the number and put that amount of ornaments on the Christmas tree. This will help students recognize numbers and count out that number of objects. Everyone will see what the highest number they can get to is before time is called to go to the next center.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">- Center 2 Art: there will be a candy cane coloring page and a reindeer coloring page that students can color using markers, crayons, or colored pencils.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">- Center 3 Writing: At the writing center, students will be making their own Christmas card to give to a friend or family member. The teacher will provide a template of the card. They will write who it is for and then write their name as who it is from. Depending on the writing level of the students, they may just put a few words or have a sentence on their card. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">Christmas tree. They will have several items at their table that they can use to decorate their Christmas tree.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">Activity and Closer (15 Min)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;"> Finish KWL (L)