Christmas Around the World (2 weeks)

The next two weeks will have us exploring the different holiday traditions around the world.  Every class in the building picked a country, and we will briefly explore each one with a focus on Russia next week.  We will see Germany, the Netherlands, China,, Belgium, Jamaica, Russia, Finland, and Brazil.  Each day we will make an ornament that in some way features the country.
Germany= Christmas trees because that is where we got the idea to use Christmas trees.
Netherlands= A last name initial, ass that is featured in the Netherlands
China= Lanterns
Belgium= Advent wreath
Jamaica= Sand and shells with Santa (traditions similar to USA)
Russia= Fabric ball, nesting dolls, Faberge Egg
Finland= Yarn Elf
Brazil= Flowers

We also will learn the holiday greeting from each country, and decorate their flag.  Be sure to keep an eye on our map in class as we mark each country we have studied.

Books these two weeks will include:

 We will not introduce any additional new letter, instead we will review letters A-I.  Sight words will continue with TO and MY.  And, we will start learning the concept of money with the introduction of the penny.  It is sure to be a busy few weeks as we get closer and closer to the holiday.  Please don't forget that our Christmas play is on Wednesday December 16th, and our class Christmas party is Friday December 18th.  If your child will be out during the holiday break please let me know ahead of time so we can plan accordingly for staffing.  Thanks.