Creative Minds

Kid’s Corner

{Week 1: Language}

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}.

Title: Christmas Tree {Lesson by Briana}

Description: Children will create four sentences with the word Tree.

Materials:

Green and brown construction paper

4 sentence strips out of white computer paper

Glue or tape

Sharpe

Directions:

1.      Make a tree out of green and brown construction paper.

2.    Make sentence strips. Write the word or words and cut out in strips:

a.     1^st strip: Write: Tree  {One word sentence strip}

b.    2^nd strip: Write: _______  Tree.  {2 word sentence strip}.

c.     3^rd strip: Write: The ______ Tree {3 word sentence strip}.

d.    4^th strip:  Write: The ______, ______ Tree. {4 word sentence strip}.

3.     Brainstorm with our child what word or words you can put in to fill in the blank and make a sentence.  Ask your child questions such as, “What do you see?”  “What color is the tree?”  What size is the tree?”  These questions will help you and your child make words to fit into the sentence strips.

4.    Write in the word for each sentence strip.

5.     Have your child tape or glue the sentence strips one at a time, to create a pyramid shape that will fit perfectly onto the tree. The first sentence strip will go at the top of the tree, second sentence strip will go right under it.  The 3^rd and 4^th sentence trip follow.

6.    When you and your child finish, read all of the sentences out loud. 

7.     Hang the finished project on the wall to show your child’s work to the family.

Learning Opportunity:

1.      Your child will learn the word tree.

2.     Your child will learn sentences structure.

3.      Your child will practice learning how to read.

4.     Your child will develop confidence by learning to read.

Read Aloud:

Christmas Tree Poem

{By: Joanna Fuchs}   http://www.poemsource.com/Christmas-poems.html

Christmas tree, sparkling bright,
Filled with baubles, warmth and light,
Precious symbol of our affection
For Christmas time and its perfection,
Show each night your radiant glory
For "oohs" and "aahs" obligatory.

Christmas tree, don't let us down;
Show something special at your crown,
An angel, star, or splendid piece
To make our holiday joy increase,

An icon, pure, ideal, complete,
For Christmas memories fond and sweet.

Glitter and glisten, gleam and glow,
Oh Christmas tree, we love you so!

By Joanna Fuchs

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 making his Christmas tree.  He had a blast making sentences and learning to read them and listen to them.  He was excited to show everyone his tree!  This is a great holiday activity!