Today we continued talking about Kwanzaa. We learned the colors that represent Kwanzaa, red, black and green. For our project we made Kwanzaa bracelets using red, black and green pony beads, the children were encouraged to string the beads on a pipe cleaner in a pattern. We read, “The Seven […]
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great holiday! Today we talked Kwanzaa. We discussed how Kwanzaa is a holiday celebrated in the African American culture. We also learned that it is celebrated for 7 nights and like Hanukkah a candle is lit each night. We read “My First Kwanzaa […]
Happy Monday! Today we had lots of fun singing different Christmas songs. We talked about which holiday songs are our favorites. We also enjoyed doing the Reindeer Pokey. We spoke about candy canes, who likes them and what colors they are, we discussed how the red and white colors of […]
Happy Friday! We had a very busy day today. During circle time we talked about the different types of Christmas decorations that we have around our houses. We enjoyed read “Christmas at the Top of the World”. We also had fun singing “Hear His Bells”. We made wreaths for our […]
Today we discussed the Christmas season. We talked about the different things that remind us of Christmas. For our project we made poinsettias since the 12th was national poinsettia day. We discussed how poinsettias are traditional flowers seen during the Christmas season. We counted out 5 green leaves and 5 […]
Happy Monday! Today we finished our Hanukkah celebration. We made menorahs with each candle lit. We used yellow paint and our fingers to light each of the candles. We also had fun singing “Hanukkahs A Happy Time”. For the rest of December we will be reviewing the letters A-L. Today […]
Happy Friday! Today we discussed cooking. We talked about chefs, where they cook, what they use and what they wear. We made aprons for our project to go with the chef hats we made on Monday, and decorated them with markers and crayons. We enjoyed playing restaurant and pretending to […]
Today we discussed the Star of David. We learned that it is a symbol of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah and that it is made up of two triangles with a total of six points. We read a book called “Happy Hanukkah” and learned a song called “The Latkes are frying […]
Happy national brownie day! Today we were chefs and made brownie cupcakes to eat for snack. We helped mix the batter and spoon it into the cupcake holders. We also enjoyed making chef hats for our project and playing in the kitchen center to make food for each other. During […]
Happy Monday! We introduced our themes for the week Hanukkah, cooking and the letter L. Today we talked about Hanukkah. I asked my friends who celebrates Hanukkah and we discussed its traditions and how it is celebrated for 8 days. We read “I Have a Little Dreidel” and learned a […]