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Kid’s Corner

{Week 2: Coordination} 

Theme: Christmas          Color: Red

Note: Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child! Our Kid’s Corner lessons are guaranteed to have you and your child learning together, growing together, and having fun together.  Enjoy!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}.

Activity: Gingerbread House  {Lesson by Annie}

Kid’s Corner

{Week 2: Nutrition} 

Theme: Christmas          Color: Red

Note: Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child! Our Kid’s Corner lessons are guaranteed to have you and your child learning together, growing together, and having fun together.  Enjoy!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}.

Activity : Frosty the Bagel {Lesson by Annie} (Recipe from http://familyfun.go.com)

Description: Children will create Frosty the Bagel with a few healthy ingredients, while learning about the importance of healthy foods.

Materials:

Mini Bagel

Cream Cheese

1 baby carrot

Sliced black olive

Sliced red pepper

celery

broccoli 

Directions:

1.  Spread half a mini bagel with cream cheese, then add a baby carrot nose, sliced black olive eyes, and a sliced red pepper mouth.

2. For the earmuffs, simply curve a thinly sliced piece of celery along the top of the bagel as shown and hold it in place with a broccoli floret at each end.

3. Enjoy the festive healthy snack!

Learning Opportunity:

1.  Talk about each ingredient used, explaining where the food comes from.

2. Go over the colors/numbers of each ingredient. (Example: There are two green broccolis.)

3. Sing “Frosty the Snowman” as your little one enjoys their snack.

Read Aloud:

I'm a Little Snowman

~Anon

(to the tune of I’m a little tea pot)

I'm a little snowman round and fat,

Here are my mittens,

Here is my hat.

Add a little scarf and a carrot nose,


I stand so tall when the cold wind blows.

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

Congratulations: You and your child finished the lesson for the day! What did you think about the lesson today, and what did your child learn?  We’d love to hear your thoughts!           

*Stallone Tested and Approved: {We are so lucky to have Stallone, Annie’s son, test out all of our lessons that we create for you.  We want the lessons to be enjoyable for children, so after each lesson we will post how Stallone did with the lesson in italics under the title, Stallone Tested and Approved}

Stallone had a great time making his Frosty the Bagel.  It was a delicious breakfast treat for him, and he kept saying "yummy!"  This is a fun and festive must-try treat for kids!

Kid’s Corner

{Week 2: Art}

Theme: Christmas          Color: Red

Note: Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child! Our Kid’s Corner lessons are guaranteed to have you and your child learning together, growing together, and having fun together.  Enjoy!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}.

Activity : “Footsy” the Reindeer {Lesson by Annie}   (Lesson inspired by: http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/animals/handprint-reindeer.asp). 

Description:  Children will create a Reindeer using the imprint of their foot and hands. This a great addition to the family Christmas tree for the years to come.

Materials:

Dark Brown Construction paper

Light Brown Construction paper

Two plastic craft eyes

Red cotton ball

Glue

Scissors

*The eyes and cotton ball can be substituted by just simply hand drawing it, and plain white paper will work by just coloring in the colors recommended.

Directions

1. Using the dark brown construction paper, trace your child’s right and left hand.

2. Using the light brown construction paper, trace your child’ s foot, either right or left.

3.  Cut out tracings.

4. Glue the left and right hand on the top of the foot (toe area), gluing the hands behind the foot. The hands will   resemble the reindeer’s antlers, the foot the face

5. Let dry for 5 minutes.

6.  Glue on eyes and cotton ball on the “foot area” to look like a “reindeer’s face.”

7. Don’t forget to write your child’s name and date on the back of reindeer, so you can enjoy it for the years to come. 

·      *You can also, hole punch it and loop and tie a piece of yarn through it, so it can be displayed on the Christmas tree as an ornament. 

Learning Opportunity:

1.  Count the number of fingers on the antlers.

2.  Distinguish the two colors of browns that were used, “dark” and “light."

3. Sing the famous “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” song.

Read Aloud: 

The Reindeer Pokey {From http://canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems11.html}.

{to the tune of The Hokey Pokey}

You put your antlers in.


You put your antlers out.


You put you antlers in,


And you shake them all about.


You do the Reindeer Pokey,


And you turn yourself around.


That's what it's all about!

You put your hooves in....


You put your red nose in....


You put your fluffy tail in...


You put your reindeer body in…

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

Congratulations: You and your child finished the lesson for the day! What did you think about the lesson today, and what did your child learn?  We’d love to hear your thoughts!           

*Stallone Tested and Approved: {We are so lucky to have Stallone, Annie’s son, test out all of our lessons that we create for you.  We want the lessons to be enjoyable for children, so after each lesson we will post how Stallone did with the lesson in italics under the title, Stallone Tested and Approved}:

Stallone really enjoyed this lesson.  He had such a fun time putting together his reindeer.  He thought is was really neat to trace his hands and foot.  We put the reindeer on the refrigerator and he loves to point it out! This activity was really crafty and fun! 

Kid’s Corner

{Week 1: Music}

Theme: Christmas          Color: Red

Note: Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child! Our Kid’s Corner lessons are guaranteed to have you and your child learning together, growing together, and having fun together.  Enjoy!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}.

Activity: Christmas Tree Rock {Lesson by Briana}

Description: Your child will practice coordination by movign to the holiday song "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree."

Materials:

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree Song by Brenda Lee

Directions:

1.    Teach your child any move you would like him/her to repeat.  Examples: Clapping hands, jumping up and down, wiggling hips side to side. 

2.  Turn on the song "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" and have your child listen to it.  Sing along with the song.

3.   Next, play the song again and have your child move and dance to the music by your Christmas tree.

4.     Repeat as many times as you would like.

Learning Opportunity:

1.   Your child will learn the words to the song "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree"

2. Your child will practice coordination by moving to the song.

3. Your child will gain confidence while dancing to the song.

Read Aloud:

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

{By: Brenda Lee} 

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Ev'ry couple tries to stop

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Let the Christmas Spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear voices singing
"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly" Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a new old fashioned way

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Let the Christmas Spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear voices singing
"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly"
Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a new old fashioned way

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

Congratulations: You and your child finished the lesson for the day! What did you think about the lesson today, and what did your child learn?  We’d love to hear your thoughts!           

*Stallone Tested and Approved: {We are so lucky to have Stallone, Annie’s son, test out all of our lessons that we create for you.  We want the lessons to be enjoyable for children, so after each lesson we will post how Stallone did with the lesson in italics under the title, Stallone Tested and Approved}:

Stallone had a great time dancing to the song.  I had him clap his hands and move his hips from side to side.  It was great coordination practice for him.  He sang along to the song and had a lot of fun!