Mrs. Ross's Classroom Blog: Happy Holidays!

Wow, we had a wonderful 1 day week today!!! The ice/snow/cold weather really has made all of us have to be extra flexible over these past 5 days. :)

Today was SUPER fun!! We did some of our Grinch Day activities that we had planned for yesterday and some of the activities that we had scheduled for today.

Name That Tune

We played a few rounds of Name That Tune with Christmas favorites. The kiddos wrote down their guesses on a piece of paper for 3 songs & this is how we selected who would go up today during the Sing-a-Long. Of course, we had to enjoy singing a few songs at the end! :) There are pictures below from Name That Tune during the Sing-A-Long.

Grinch Word Problems

We practiced our word problem skills by solving some problems that included the Grinch. The kiddos practiced stacking 2-digit addition problems and strategies to solve 2-digit subtraction.

Holidays Around the World

One of the reading intervention groups studied different holidays, wrote picture books, and then taught us about the holidays they studied. Today we learned about Holi, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, Christmas, and New Years. All of the students said that they learned more than one thing about holidays that are celebrated around the world - so ask your student something that s/he learned!

Grinch Movie & Snack

The kiddos enjoyed watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas and eating a "Grinchy" snack! We had popcorn with M&Ms and Grinch Juice (green Hawaiian Punch).

How Did the Grinch Change?

As the kids were watching the movie today they were thinking about how the Grinch changed from the beginning of the story/movie to the end. With a partner they listed character traits in a Before and After heart. Their posters that they made are hanging in the hallway.

Sing-a-Long & Winter Party

Our day ended with a Christmas Sing-a-Long and our Winter Party. Some of the highlights of the sing-a-long were dancing to the Nutcracker with plates, singing a version of Santa version of Bingo (ask your student to sing it - it's cute), and the specialist acting out the "12 Days of Christmas." Here is a video. Here are the kids singing Jingle Bellw Rock. Our Winter Party was held in the cafeteria. The kids made snowflakes out of coffee filters - they turned out really neat, and enjoyed hot chocolate & popcorn. It was a wonderful party! Thank you to everyone who contributed to make it a success & for parents who were able to come to be an extra set of hands.