After the games, the stories and studies on how other countries celebrate Christmas,
we ended with the perfect art project....the true reason for the season - the reason we celebrate.
Merry Christmas!!!
We took a break from our typical history studies for this fun Christmas history unit:
Christmas Around the World Scrapbook.
A great unit study available from:
¡Feliz Navidad!
Our first passport stamp was in Mexico where we learned
about Las Posadas and the Legend of the Poinsettia.
Happy Christmas! We also "traveled" to England where we learned all about English Christmas traditions with fun, brightly covered tubes called Crackers. Each student holds an end, pulls, and a loud CRACK sound is heard. Inside each Cracker is a paper crown, a small toy, and a "pun" joke.
Q : What was Jack Frost's favorite class?
A: Snow and tell!
God Jul! The Swedes celebrate St. Lucia day on December 13th, in honor of St. Lucia who wore a crown of candles on her head at night and took food to the persecuted Christians who were in hiding.
Today the oldest daughter of each family wakes up early, wears a
crown of candles, and serves her family breakfast in bed.
Thanks to a certain mom for providing this scrumptious snack!!!
Students were introduced to power point during this study and learned how to pay attention to new information and fill in blanks in their scrapbooks while being taught. Students "visited" 7 countries, learned all about famous monuments, read books, drew pictures, and sang Christmas carols. At Global Treehouse one of our goals is to develop the "whole"child by teaching appreciation for other cultures, beliefs and traditions. Christmas Around the World was a great start for these first graders.
Inquisitive kids want to know all about microscopes!
Who knows, maybe one of these two will discover a cure for cancer.
You never know, but if the resource is available, learning will happen!
Grinch Day!
"Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store," he said,
"maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more."
Borax + green glitter glue + water =
Grinch Grime: instant science experiment.
We do sit still. We do study. We do things that we might not like so much. We do grow. We do learn.
When it comes to a friend: age, height, maturity and sidewalk space doesn't really matter.
Kids are sometimes the best teachers.
