Gingerbread Unit Dec. 15-23

Our End of the Year Show will be on Thursday December 18 at 11:45  Please come see "The Gingerbread-The Musical"
-Gingerbread Homework Due Friday Dec. 19-  Please have fun with you child with the at home math activity.  (Gingerbread Measuring)

- We also have an elf named Holly who will be visiting us in the month of December.  Holly be hiding in our classroom and keeping an eye on all of us.
-We are also enjoying guest readers during this unit

Books this week

Gingerbread Friends
Gingerbread Girl
The Pancake Boy

Small Groups
-Presenting our Gingerbread Homework to the class.  Each child will have a turn to present to the large group what they measured at home with their gingerbread ruler.
-Math- We will create number books to create a predictable text book to read at home.
-Art- Creating gingerbread men using a variety of materials including cinnamon.  Then we will put them on a foil tray bulletin board.
-Math- Number puzzle.  We will cut then sort in order by number to create a gingerbread man.
-ELA- We will be creating  _an word family books in small groups.  We will  be reinforcing beginning letter sounds with manipulatives before creating our books
Center
Blocks-Blocks
Sensory Table-Snow (aka popcorn from boxes)
Dramatic Play-  Gingerbread Bakery
Library- A variety of books about gingerbread
Art Table-Painting with gingerbread cookie cutters
Easel- Water Colors
Science Table
Puzzles- Puzzles
Manipulatives- Ipad apps to make cookies
Writing Center- Writing Letters

Song, Word Play and Letters
Poems- 5 little cookies
Songs- gingerbread songs, Tale of the Gingerbread Musical Songs
Literacy Skills- Letter Sound Activities, Change and Rearrange Words

Handwriting
-We will be beginning our "Magic C" HWT books (C, G, D, O, Q) and singing a Magic C rap song