Hey ya'll! I'm linking of with Ashley from Schroeder Shenanigans in 2nd and Angie from Lucky Little Learners to share my FAVORITE holiday tradition: our Winter Wonderland bulletin board.
(I blogged about this last year, so this is really a "re-blog." Is that a thing??)
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 trees. 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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I can't wait to include your Winter Wonderland mural activity in my January mapping and measurement unit! Such a creative way to integrate our standard concepts with art! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Stories and Songs in Second
Wow, this is such a wonderful post on holiday traditions!! You have included everything in this post that the kiddos should know about holiday traditions. I am also a preschool teacher and I hosted an outdoor holiday party for my students at some local event space NYC. They enjoyed a lot there and it was also a great way to tell them about holiday traditions.
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