December 7th, 2018
We learned about Hanukkah this week; what it is and the traditions families takes part in. We used the menorah candles as our main number and counting focus this week; going on candle hunts, counting and keeping track of what day of Hanukkah it was each day. We also made our own handprint menorah and played the Dreidel game. The kids especially enjoyed the Dreidel game…even more so after a couple of days of practicing because they got to use chocolate to play the game instead of just pretend coins.
We read a book called Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf by Greg Wolfe. It was a great way to talk about how not all kids celebrate Christmas and get presents from Santa, and that’s okay. At first a few of them thought that was a very sad thing but some people have different holidays they celebrate with their families that they enjoy very much, and have traditions that make them just as special as Christmas is to us.
The elves have come to visit us this week. What an exciting time! Not only do the elves report to Santa about the kids behaviour, but they also keep an eye out for the kind things they do. We have talked about how it feels good to give instead of just receive, so the kids were busy making crafts for Santa and the elves, as well as each other. They also seemed to want to help each other out a lot this week. It was wonderful to see the Christmas spirit!
We made it to our last letter before the holidays, Z!
We learned about Hanukkah this week; what it is and the traditions families takes part in. We used the menorah candles as our main number and counting focus this week; going on candle hunts, counting and keeping track of what day of Hanukkah it was each day. We also made our own handprint menorah and played the Dreidel game. The kids especially enjoyed the Dreidel game…even more so after a couple of days of practicing because they got to use chocolate to play the game instead of just pretend coins.
We read a book called Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf by Greg Wolfe. It was a great way to talk about how not all kids celebrate Christmas and get presents from Santa, and that’s okay. At first a few of them thought that was a very sad thing but some people have different holidays they celebrate with their families that they enjoy very much, and have traditions that make them just as special as Christmas is to us.
The elves have come to visit us this week. What an exciting time! Not only do the elves report to Santa about the kids behaviour, but they also keep an eye out for the kind things they do. We have talked about how it feels good to give instead of just receive, so the kids were busy making crafts for Santa and the elves, as well as each other. They also seemed to want to help each other out a lot this week. It was wonderful to see the Christmas spirit!
We made it to our last letter before the holidays, Z!
RSS Feed