Monday, January 20, 2020

Holiday thoughts and silliness

Reflecting on the Holiday rush....

Kindergarten - Celebrations Hannukah, Kwaanza and Christmas
First Grade - Christmas Around the World (with First Grade Teachers)
Second Grade - Nutcracker Ballet (We attend the week before Christmas, do a written reflection and do movement, art and music activities)
Third Grade - Holidays Around the World (Hannukah, Kwaanza, Christmas, La Posada, Diwali, and then in January Chinese New Year)
Fourth Grade - Holiday Musical (this year Christmas at the O.K. Corral from Plank Road Publishing)
Fifth Grade - Precorder Arranging Project (see previous post)

Resources used:
All Around the World
Story of Hannukah (3rd grade)
Kwaanza
Kwaanza (Sesame Street)
Diwali
Las Posadas

Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia

How to Draw A Nutcracker
Trepak Percussion
Trepak Boomwhackers
Waltz of the Flowers percussion

December Songs We LOVE
Reindeer Pokey
Christmas, If You're A Kid
Crazy Santa - Just Dance
Little Snowflake (We LOVE to sing this one)

Las Posadas:  Will we retain anything other than Pinata's and Feliz Navidad?? 
 Fun to work with this crazy guy, Mr. Sutton, and his crazy outfits!!




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