We can thank Germany for bringing evergreen trees and wreaths to our Christmas celebration. In honor of the evergreen, the little peeps practiced their pre-writing skills by tracing a simple christmas tree shape. It can be a tough skill for a 4 year old, but as they are learning to write, tracing becomes an important part of correct letter formation.
In honor of evergreen branches, the little peeps made wreaths.
I was short on pine boughs, so we improvised.
Green and reddish-orange pasta turned out to be quite festive. Let the sorting begin!
We used small paper plates with the centers cut out as the wreath base. White school glue helped keep everything in place. I let the kids decide how they wanted to lay out their wreath. There were basically two results. Line the pasta end-to-end and make a circle like so:
or the pasta starburst:
Tomorrow, after they've had a good day to cure, I'll attach the ribbon for hanging.
While they were working, Gabriel spontaneously broke out into song. I captured the last little bit.
Santa Claus is Coming!
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