One of my most favorite holiday classroom activities is
Secret Santa of Kind Words. With all of the holiday
rushing, testing, finishing projects, and general craziness
of the last weeks of school before the holiday break
I like to slow things down a bit and have my kiddos
take a minute to share some kind words with a classmate.
We pick names and then make these Secret Santa cards.
Not telling who they picked about causes my kids
burst but the precious things they say to one another
truly reminds me why I love these kids so much!
The smiles are just priceless as they read the
sweetness from their Secret Santa!
I must admit that my Secret Santa's tend to get
a little carried away with the tape but those
candy canes will NOT be falling off, by golly!
I've had quite a few requests to use this for Secret Buddies,
Secret Angels, and for Reading Buddies too, so I've recently
updated the file with templates for those. (If you've previously
purchased this be sure to go to TPT and redownload the file
from your "My Purchases" page to get these new inserts!)
Here's another little way I like to acknowledge my
kiddos by having them write about how
Need a little something for that last cRaZy week before
the break? Try this Christmas activity booklet
with super simple, easy to make daily gifts that students use to
complete the tasks on each activity page! I've included
chart parts and everything you need to keep your class
learning, focused, and most of all having FUN on the
last 5 days before your break!
Visit this post for more ideas, last minute holiday activities,
for that last CraZy week before winter break!
Happy holidays, friends and remember to take a breath,
and take a minute to enjoy your kids!
Love this bulletin board and I am in LOVE with your 5 Days Before Christmas Break product in TpT!!!! So creative and fun.
ReplyDeleteCindy
Granny Goes to School