Morning Work

Ellie just came and sat with

me as I work on a project right as 

friends were coming in----

Then we got the play doh out

Kennedy was

excited to share the 

play doh her family made

Otto enjoyed decorating

the mini tree

Cecilia chose to use scissors first

Calvin wanted to make the

stable color sheet with

Mary, Joseph and 

baby Jesus

Lucas started coloring

the stable

Charlotte started morning

work with the Christmas present

counting game

Otto started with the Stable and Star

counting game

LOTS and LOTS 

of play doh 

morning work

friends

Arwen cutting out Mary

for her stable

Cecilia was attendance

helper...

2 friends NOT

at school

13 friends AT school

Ellie volunteered to be our

invocation leader

Invocation Leader

got to help add the sticker

for our ADVENT DEVOTION

Each day I will read a little part of 

the Christmas story as part of the devotion

We sang 

Light one Candle....

Arwen is holding a stuffed puppy

...carefully like a little baby....

I made this weighted stuffed animal (3lbs)from

 one of my daughters old stuffies.....

I introduced it to the children today with

showing them how to hold the stuffed puppy carefully

 like you would a real baby... support the head... 

be gentle and take care of him while we are doing Jesus time.

I think over time this will be good for some of my

wiggle worms to hold and concentrate on caring for our

stuffed animal, while listening to our

Jesus Time Story.

For the first week or so , we are just randomly taking turns holding

him----to be named later----- friends had lots of suggestions--

we will vote later.....

Calvin and Arwen got a turn today

Today's Jesus Time story

we learned how 

Mary and Joseph had to travel to another

town and while

they were there it was 

time for Jesus to be born.

When they arrived to town, there were

NO INNS that had any room

so Mary and Jospeh stayed in

a stable---this is where our

SAVIOR was born!

Our helpers for today.....

Otto was our gate keeper

OUTSIDE

A little chilly but in the sun

not too bad......

Then we went into Mrs Horn's

class to practice our Advent Song

Calvin was our Librarian today

this is the story he chose

Mack was weather helper

Charlotte was prayer leader

Lucas was snack manager

Snack

Reading by the 

fireplace

Oliver was teacher assistant

We have a few new center choices.....

WRAPPING "PRESENTS"

empty recycling boxes....

I put wrapping paper, scotch tape

and scissors in the sensory table...

The doll House

Mrs Koenen worked with

friends to finish

a few projects

CREATION STATION>>>>

another new center idea

I had colored glue, cups, popsicle sticks

and the children could just

dump, pour, mix, create new 

colors...... whatever they wanted.....

Many children were excited to

try this center.....

Otto started center time at the work bench

Lucas, Oliver and Arwen

enjoying the doll house

So much fun mixing and pouring

Lincoln and Ellie had fun with

wrapping and I think later

they became 

ELVES.....

Ella trying out he

creation station

Calvin painting at the 

art easel

Lincoln was pretending to 

be Elf on the Shelf

Emmy was our

superintendent 

Ella was our

Yoga Instructor

Downward Dog

Prayer requests

Cecilia wanted to volunteer to 

be our exercise leader

Push Ups...

a few started out doing

Sit Ups

Ellie chose

Fly High Butterfly