Llama Llama Holiday Drama - by Anna Dewdney |
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore |
Preschoolers are definitely old enough for this poem. Use your story telling skills and the kids will be rapt!
For Halftime (cue the music - I normally do 'Popcorn' by Greg and Steve so we can stretch and get the wiggles out), I decided to use a Christmas song. I thought Jingle Bells would be a great choice and it was. We got out the instruments and shook it!
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas - by James Dean and Eric Litwin |
Did you catch our awesome Flannel Friday Holiday Blog Post???
All three of us posted great flannel board ideas for the holidays. Check it out! Mine was this tree that we used to the tune of Old MacDonald.
Old St. Nicholas had a tree
Ho, ho ho ho ho!
And on that tree he had some lights
Ho ho ho ho ho
With a blink, blink here and a blink, blink there
Here a blink, there a blink
Every where a blink blink
Old St. Nicholas had a tree
Ho, ho ho ho ho!
Then the song continues with the rest of the verses:
Ornaments - glow
Drums - boom
Bells - ring
Candy Canes - Yum
Star - Shine
Click HERE for more information on how I made this board and how I used it.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell - Lucille Colandro |
Well, we had to finish story time with a bang, so instead of doing the Freeze Dance, by Hap Palmer, we danced "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" with alternate lyrics:
We wish you a Merry Christmas (x3)
and a Happy New Year.
Let's all do a little clapping (x3)
and spread Christmas cheer!
Let's all do a little stomping (x3)
and spread Christmas cheer!
Let's all do a little twirling (x3)
and spread Christmas cheer!
We wish you a Merry Christmas (x3)
and a Happy New Year!
My craft was pretty simple, but I have found that preschoolers love to place things on paper - so anything with stickers, bling, tissue paper squares, or even cotton (as shown here), keeps them happy and focused, and really helps with fine motor skills. I found this image online (if you Google 'Santa Craft Preschool', you will see a dozen examples of this craft so I am unsure who to credit) and created a template for the face and hat. Knowing the kids would be excited, I had everything cut out for them so I didn't have scissors in the room.
Happy Holidays from Miss Sue and everyone at the Library Village.
See you next year!
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