They had a lot of fun with this activity. They also loved that it was Christmas themed. They felt like they were doing more of a craft than a math lesson. This is one I will do each year!
Christmas Symmetry
I found this cute and fun symmetry activity in a mailbox magazine. All you do is pick out 4 different Christmas shapes. I chose a snowman, tree, snowflake, and gingerbread man. I used our die cuts and cut them out on white paper. I talked to the students about how both sides have to be the exact same. Then I handed out the shapes and had the students fold them in half. Then I had them trace over the fold with a black crayon. They glued the shapes on construction paper that they divided into 4 equal pieces. Then they decorated their shapes.
They had a lot of fun with this activity. They also loved that it was Christmas themed. They felt like they were doing more of a craft than a math lesson. This is one I will do each year!
They had a lot of fun with this activity. They also loved that it was Christmas themed. They felt like they were doing more of a craft than a math lesson. This is one I will do each year!
Quick Christmas Craft
My kids were overloaded with assessments and work last week. I had some extra time on one of the days and wanted to do a craft with them. The problem was that I didn't have anything planned. So, I went straight to my go to Christmas craft. (I got the idea from Oriental Trading) This is an easy craft and the materials are ones that you always have on hand in a classroom. The kids loved it and they turned out cute as always!
Popsicle Stick Snowman
Materials: 9 popsicle sticks (per child), black & white paint, red construction paper, googly eyes, orange foam, and yellow stars
Directions:
1. Get 8 popsicle sticks. Paint 3/4 of each stick white. These can be painted straight across or at a slant. Then paint 1 popsicle stick black.
2. Paint the other part of the 8 sticks black.
3. Push the 8 black and white sticks together. Glue the the black stick straight across the 8 sticks. This is going to be the rim of the snowman's hat.
4. Cut the red construction paper in to strips. Glue a strip above the black popsicle stick.
5. Glue the star, googly eyes, and orange nose onto the snowman.
6. Paint or draw (with a sharpie) the snowman's mouth.
Popsicle Stick Snowman
Materials: 9 popsicle sticks (per child), black & white paint, red construction paper, googly eyes, orange foam, and yellow stars
Directions:
1. Get 8 popsicle sticks. Paint 3/4 of each stick white. These can be painted straight across or at a slant. Then paint 1 popsicle stick black.
3. Push the 8 black and white sticks together. Glue the the black stick straight across the 8 sticks. This is going to be the rim of the snowman's hat.
5. Glue the star, googly eyes, and orange nose onto the snowman.
6. Paint or draw (with a sharpie) the snowman's mouth.
Christmas Writing
It's already Christmas time!! I can't believe how fast this year is flying by. The two weeks before Christmas break I like to review previous skills and spend time on writing. We have done quite a few writing projects already this week. The first writing activity was a persuasive writing. They had to pretend they were a reindeer and convince Santa to choose them to guide the sleigh for Christmas Eve. This is a lot like the Thanksgiving Persuasive writing. Since it was a familiar skill, they really enjoyed it and really improved. The other writing activity we did was a descriptive writing. They had to color an ornament and then write a descriptive paragraph. They really enjoyed guessing who colored each ornament. These are a few of the many writing activities that are in my Christmas Writing Packet. If you would like to check it out, head to my TPT store or click HERE.
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