Last Friday, our class celebrated Christmas together! After their weekly spelling and Bible test (yes...I still made my students take a test on the last day of school before break), the party began! Dad was with us for the first couple of hours, so the whole class went down to the basketball court and played for forty minutes. It was so much fun coaching with dad and playing with my students. Afterwards, we brought out all of the food and started watching the movie "Holes". (We read the novel together as a class.)
After the movie, we played some games in the classroom. First, we did a "White Elephant" exchange using chocolate bars. Each student who participated walked away with a chocolate bar. Then we did the cookie challenge, where each student had to get a cookie from their forehead down to their mouth without using their hands. Many of them had never played either of these games.
At the end of the day, I gave each of the students a gift. On the outside of each bag, I attached a homework pass. My students had never seen a homework pass before, and they were quite hesitant about it at first. (I think the word "homework" attached to their gift scared them a bit!) After I explained the concept, they were very excited about the possibility of getting out of an assignment. Each student also received new Crayola markers and crayons, pencils, a pink eraser, a glue stick, and candies. Several of my students are very good artists, so the coloring supplies went over very well. I received many hugs from my students afterwards! This will remain one of my most special Christmases for a long time!
After the movie, we played some games in the classroom. First, we did a "White Elephant" exchange using chocolate bars. Each student who participated walked away with a chocolate bar. Then we did the cookie challenge, where each student had to get a cookie from their forehead down to their mouth without using their hands. Many of them had never played either of these games.
At the end of the day, I gave each of the students a gift. On the outside of each bag, I attached a homework pass. My students had never seen a homework pass before, and they were quite hesitant about it at first. (I think the word "homework" attached to their gift scared them a bit!) After I explained the concept, they were very excited about the possibility of getting out of an assignment. Each student also received new Crayola markers and crayons, pencils, a pink eraser, a glue stick, and candies. Several of my students are very good artists, so the coloring supplies went over very well. I received many hugs from my students afterwards! This will remain one of my most special Christmases for a long time!