Christmas Tree Names

One more week!  You can do it!
If you are looking for a fun Christmas themed activity, you've come to the right place!

I made templates for your kiddos to make their own Christmas tree name!
This would be a perfect addition to your math time!  Hello, shapes!
Just print the templates on white (they color them) or colored paper and have your kiddos make their tree names!  You can write the letters or have them do it!
If you want to try this in your class, click HERE!

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Ornament Number Match

Looking for a quick activity to keep your kiddos busy during this last week?
I have made a fun ornament number match game.

Your kiddos can flip over the numbers and pick a number to match or just match on their own.
To make it a challenge, flip over all the ornaments and have kiddos take turns, one needs to find the even numbers and one needs to find the odd numbers.
I love how it can be adjusted to meet anyone 's level :)
Click HERE to grab it!

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Student Gift and Tag Idea for the Holidays

If you are looking for a cute student gift, I have an idea for YOU!

I found play-doh on clearance a few months ago and thought how perfect this would be for a student gift.

I made this adorable gift tag you can use with your play-doh too!

I have two sizes!  A smaller one that you can use with the mini containers of play-doh and a bigger tag you can add to a gift bag or tie to the container itself.

If you want to use it, grab it HERE!

*This post contains affiliate links*

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Parent Gift Idea~Hand Print Christmas Trees

I can't be the only one who waits until the last minute to do parent gifts.  I wanted to share an idea that I did.  You can do this now or like me wait until the week before break to start on your gifts.
I am a sucker for hand print anything!  I know-the mess!  BUT if you have clear directions it isn't so bad!
I would call each kiddo up during their normal reading centers!  If you don't want to skip a day of guided reading, then have your kiddos work on a holiday card or do it during a work time.
 

Paint their hands green and press it on the paper.  I took a piece of poster board and cut it into squares.

Here is an example of the ways you can create this hand print tree.  You can have their hands up, down, together, or open!  Either way they turn out adorable!

Once all the hand prints dry, you can have your kiddos decorate.  I tried two different ways.  Lights and ornaments.  The ornaments are probably the easiest since they don't need a marker to draw the lines.

After the tree is decorated (don't forget the stump!), I cut around the tree!  You can laminate the tree for extra sturdiness or leave as is.  I taped a piece of ribbon on the back and wrote 2018 on the back as well!

These cute little trees can be hung on their trees at home or just a keepsake to remember how tiny those hands were!

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Christmas Sensory Bin~FREEBIE

I wanted to show you my sensory bin for December!

I put Christmas bows in my bin and I created Christmas themed letter cards to put in there too!

If you want these letter cards for FREE, click HERE!  I have also added number cards 0-20!
These cards have so many uses!

Enjoy!

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Holiday Gifts for Students and Parents

Can you believe it is already December!?  That means we need to think about those holiday gifts now so we aren't scrambling the week before winter break!
I received some great things from Oriental Trading!

I decided to make a little goody bag for my kiddos this year!

I found these cute holiday notebooks.  

They are filled with blank paper.  These would be perfect for your kiddos to draw or write about their winter break. 

I wanted to have something more than a pencil, so I found these snowman crayons!  They are stackable and come in five different colors.

The kindergarten team does a whole grade level winter party on the day before break.  Each classroom has a different activity that the other kinder classes rotate through.  I did a games room last year and wanted to do it again.  At the end of our rotation, I let each kiddo pick out a prize for doing so well at the games.  This year I found this GIANT pack of winter pencils!  I plan on adding another pencil into my class's goody bags too!

I always hand out pencils for different prizes, etc, but I never think to add a sharpener...until this year!  

Don't forget the cute bag to hold all of the goodies!

And last but not least our parent gifts!  I plan on taking a picture of each kiddo to tape into each frame.  I usually let my kiddos decorate a piece of paper that we use to wrap our gifts in :)

I hope you found some things you can use for your class this holiday season! 

* Note: I was given these items from Oriental Trading in exchange for a review.  All opinions are my own

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CVC Lights-CVC worksheet FREEBIE

It has been awhile!  We are working on short vowels in phonics, so I created a quick FREEBIE and decided to share it with you!

Perfect practice during this holiday season!  Each picture has three light bulbs.  Your kiddo will write the CVC word in the light bulbs, using one light bulb for each letter.
ENJOY!

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All I Want For Christmas Linky Party

Christmas is just around the corner!  Literally, only 8 days away!  Mrs. Leeby from Learning with Mrs. Leeby and I thought it would be fun to have an All I want For Christmas Linky Party where you share your Christmas wish list!  Feel free to use these categories to share your list or make up your own!


Perfect gift from:
students
kiddies
hubby/boyfriend
parents/family
BFF's
Santa

Did I mention we are giving away a $15 Starbucks gift card to one lucky blogger who has linked up for this fun linky party?

Students: Chocolate!  Maybe a gift card to my favorite store

Kiddies:  No kiddies...yet

Hubby/boyfriend:  I would love a vacation to somewhere tropical, but a nice watch or perfume!

Parents/Family: Pajamas (I sound like an 80 year old woman) and a new pair of black skinnies!

BFF's:  A night out!  I haven't seen them in forever!

Santa:  A new SUV so I can actually drive through the snow covered roads here in MN!

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All I Want For Christmas Linky Party

Christmas is just around the corner!  Literally, only 10 days away!  Mrs. Leeby from Learning with Mrs. Leeby and I thought it would be fun to have an All I want For Christmas Linky Party where you share your Christmas wish list!  Feel free to use these categories to share your list or make up your own!


Perfect gift from:
students
kiddies
hubby/boyfriend
parents/family
BFF's
Santa

Did I mention we are giving away a $15 Starbucks gift card to one lucky blogger who has linked up for this fun linky party?

Students: Chocolate!  Maybe a gift card to my favorite store

Kiddies:  No kiddies...yet

Hubby/boyfriend:  I would love a vacation to somewhere tropical, but a nice watch or perfume!

Parents/Family: Pajamas (I sound like an 80 year old woman) and a new pair of black skinnies!

BFF's:  A night out!  I haven't seen them in forever!

Santa:  A new SUV so I can actually drive through the snow covered roads here in MN!

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