Week Fifteen-- Children of A King

Theme: Christmas
We've been working diligently on our Christmas surprises for our parents. Sh! Sadly, what I'd planned to do didn't work...so I improvised and I hope you'll all be gentle with me after you receive them :) We've enjoyed singing Christmas songs, reading Christmas stories, & sharing traditions. We discussed how Heavenly Father is a King, we are his children, so we are princes & princesses.
Letter: K
We met Kippy Kangaroo who brought us some new words including: king, kangaroo, kiss, karate, & kind. We learned that "K" and "C" make the same sound and sometimes they go together in a word, but K goes after C so that K won't kick him :) We had fun making "K" shapes with our bodies and the sign for "K".
Choosing Time: Kangaroo Game, Letter K Matching Game, Animals, Little People Village, balloons,....
Music & Movement:

• 10 Kangaroos hopping all around...
• Kangaroo Long Jumps
  
• Jingle Bells
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• Shepherd's Carol
  
• We Wish You A Merry Christmas
• Oh, I'm the Happiest Christmas Tree
• Lots of Kicking--to the side, quick front kicks, kick your bum, & high kicks
• Karate punches

Art:

• Children of a King Crowns
• Christmas Surprises

(Photography by My Nathan)

Writing: We practiced writing the words, to, love, mom, dad, our names, & the letter "K". We also wrote "Kiss" on our Krispy Kisses.

Books:

• Kangaroo, Kangaroo, What is in Your Pouch?
• Kisses (A Goodnight Kiss) by Nanda Roep
  
• The First Christmas ABC Book by Laura Ring
  
• There was no Snow on Christmas Eve by Pam Munoz Ryan
  
• Christmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
  

Cooking: The AM class had fun making large Rice Krispy Kisses together. We enjoyed watching the marshmallows puff up in the microwave.

Science: We learned about Kangaroos.

Snack:

• Hershey Kisses, Apples, & Goldfish Crackers
  
• Kangaroo (Pita) Pocket Turkey & Cream Cheese Sandwiches, Kool-Aid, & Kiwi
• Christmas Tree Cakes
• Kettle Pops & Graham Crackers
• Rice Krispy Treats & Winnie the Pooh Crackers (including Kanga)
• Kettle Corn, Cheez-Its, & Rice Krispy Kisses
• Kit-Kats & Special K Chips
  

Show 'N Tell: We had some great fun this week with our Show & Tell. Some of our favorites include: Kick board, Kernels, Kitten, picture of sister, Kaitlyn, Kangaroo, Keys, a book with a Kookaburra in it, & the musical dancing Christmas friends :)

Some Cute Comments:

***Me: "What is a baby Kangaroo called?"

Child: "Jo-Jo's"

***"Miss Jodi, I'm off the naughty list!"

After School Fun....