Gingerbread House Fun

I hope everyone is having a fabulous start to December.  I'm not sure what it is, but it seems like there is magic in the air during the Christmas season.  Everyone is so cheerful and full of the Christmas spirit.  I have been blessed with my students this year because they are not portraying the "hyped up" Christmas spirit that is sometimes displayed by students during the month of December.  They have such a great attitude and disposition.  They work hard and I try my best to make sure we have fun while we are learning. Last week we did my "How to Build a Gingerbread House" unit.
 

We began the week by making making a real gingerbread house.

I must have forgotten to take a picture of the finished product.  Every student got an opportunity to decorate it.  I called a few students over while the rest of the class worked on different centers. This made it very manageable for everyone to add their own touch to our little gingerbread house.

Then we wrote about the process together on chart paper.

  Then I released students to their seats, and they wrote their rough draft.

After they finished their writing we had a conference about their writing.  Then they finished their final draft and completed their craft.

 Have a happy writing, crafting, gingerbread makin' kinda week!

Christmas

I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas party!  I know I look forward to it every year as a teacher and parent.  This year we had an elf themed party in my classroom.  We had three stations at our Christmas party.  We made elf hats and collars, Christmas tree treats, and an adorable ornament.

Who doesn't love the combination of pajama & Christmas party day?  These little guys are mine.  They are ready in their matching Mario pj's and robes.

Making elf hats & collars.

Yup they are cool in their hats!

Here is a picture of the front of their ornament.  The ornament is a piece of wood pained white, then we used modge podge to glue christmas paper, school pictures, and student names. 

Here is a view of the back of the ornament.  It is a Christmas wish list for 2013.  The top of the ornament has Christmas ribbon and a cute little bell.  They turned out really cute and will last for a long time to come. 

Decorating Christmas trees with icing and goodies. 

 

To end the party Santa Claus stopped by and asked each student what they wanted for Christmas.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas this year.  May you be blessed in the coming year.  I know I have been blessed with an amazing family, co-workers, friends, and God. 


Adriana Berry