Back in December, Ashley and I had visions of sugarplums of starting our teacher blog. I really wanted to blog about my absolute FAVORITE winter holiday craftivity and bulletin board display, but sadly, there was no blog. Sooooo... when I saw this Holidays Around the Blog Linky Party from Mrs. Labrasciano, I just had to link up!
I give you... Winter Wonderland. (Sorry the lightning in our hallway is terrible.)
Here they are sledding, skiing, making snow angels, and singing Christmas carols.
Those snow angels kill me. So darn CUTE!
Yes, these are pics of my kiddos. They brought in "winter" outerwear one day because it's not that cold here. They chose the activities they wanted to do, and I had them pose and then printed out small pics.
They turned out so sweet. I just cut out little pieces of construction paper for the sleds and skis.
Next we have our ice skaters, snowman builders, and our shoppers.
(That's my co-teacher and me having a blast as we leave the candy shop!)
For the ice skaters, I printed out little ice skate clip art.
For the ice skaters, I printed out little ice skate clip art.
And, of course, we had to have a snowball fight!
Finally we have some kids skiing and choosing Christmas tress. If you live in Texas, you KNOW we had to have our favorite grocery store: HEB! And seriously, how precious is that church?
Okay, so now to HOW. We started by brainstorming the buildings that we would need in our community, and then I gave the kids measurements for each building. This is the math part. It worked out perfectly because we were right in the middle of our measurement unit.
This is the fire station. You can see the measurements and the ruler because this is serious business! The kids had to sketch their idea before they were able to start with the construction paper.
I kept having to say, "Less is more, people. LESS IS MORE."
Sorry I don't have a pic of that part, but you can see the details in the final product pics.
There you have it! So fun! The key is making sure to incorporate the holiday traditions of all of your students. It is truly one of my absolute favorite projects. Thanks for stopping in!
Let me know if you have any questions about this project.
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That mural is gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! I can't wait to try this with my class! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSo much detail went into this..it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHoly moly this is so cute. I'm going to have to borrow this idea. Doing lesson plans this holiday is going to be so much fun!!!!!
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This is so cute and beautiful. Lovely holiday tips and pictures you have shared is too good.
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How did you decide what the measurements would be for all the buildings?
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