This week, we have started our Christmas books. The children are really enjoying being festive and learning about Christmas. Not only will we be covering the traditions of the festive season but we will talk about the meaning of Christmas. Here are some of the activities that we have been up to in KM so far!
Writing letters to Santa! By doing this, the kids are working on: writing, pencil-hold control, creativity, imagination and muscle control.
Making snowmen! This activity helps the kids to: be creative with art, develop coordination when painting and pasting, and learn facial features when placing parts on a face.
Making cupcakes and Christmas pudding! This allows kids to work on tactile play and role-play.
Making train tracks for Santa's elves. This allows kids to think independently on how to assemble, create and maneuver the tracks.
Arthur wanted to sit by the fire-place.
"Look, new fire place in our class!"
Ploen: "I making strawberry cupcake"
Making homes requires the ability to control, balance and be creative.
Reading Christmas books!
Making a call to his home. Porsche "Hello... ok ok... bye".
Finishing up the snowmen!
Lucas assembled a bear puzzle all by himself!
Lexie and Mai made a home for 'James' from 'The Snowman'.
Making snowmen out of play dough, sticks, buttons and ribbons. Working on their creativity and coordination!
Porsche: "Look, head!"
Making Christmas cards! Working on cutting and hand control.
Sequencing the story picture cards! Good work Pailin!
Lucy: "Monster snowman"
Mungkorn: "I making monster reindeer".
Lucas is drawing a snowman here.
Ploen is role playing with the animals making them talk to each other. "Mummy come come.... ok".
Mungkorn's monster reindeer!!Look how cool it is!
These friends went on a day out together. Lexie and Arthur are taking baby for a walk. Harry and SunLee are going shopping.
Ploen and Mai made their very own farm!
Irene and Lucas building houses.
Arthur, Lexie, Harry and SunLee out at a restaurant with baby.
Mungkorn taking pictures of the girls!
And yesterday was Harry's birthday. Happy birthday Harry!!
It has been a great start to our Christmas theme!Stay posted for more exciting updates!
As a home activity, I would like the kids to practice their writing. Please give them some paper, or a Christmas card, and ask them to write a letter to Santa saying what they want for Christmas. Encourage them to write their name at the bottom, even if it is just a swirly motion of letters. Please take pictures and send them to my e-mail address. If you can, please send the letter/cards into school and I will ask your kid to come up and talk about what they want for Christmas. This will help increase their confidence with public speaking and expand their voccabulary. This can also be used as a good opportunity to enhance positive behaviour - reminders that they have to be good boys and girls if they want to be on Santa's 'nice' list! :)
Thank you and I look forward to seeing updates on the activity!
