We started out our morning by hopping on our plane to travel across the country. We turned off the lights, watched a slideshow of pictures of some of the different things you might see at a Christmas celebration in America, and we listened to Santa Claus is Coming to Town. When we arrived at our destination, we got our passports stamped with a picture of a stocking.
We looked at our map and discovered that we did not need to color anything new in yet since we were still in America.
Then we were ready to learn about how Christmas is celebrated in the US. Everyone had LOTS of connections and we spent some time sharing how our families celebrate. Then, we read the book 'Twas the Night Before Christmas because it depicts a lot of the typical traditions here in the US. After reading the book we got to work on our scrapbook page.
Once that was completed, we were ready to begin working on our souvenirs from this stop on our trip. First, we got to work making a stocking. These will be hung in our classroom, filled by the teachers, and everyone will get to open them at our holiday party!
While students were working on their stockings, I called them up to my table a few at a time and they got to make a bag of reindeer food. It's hard to tell in the picture, but it's oats mixed with a handful of glitter. The reindeer food went inside each student's suitcase, so they will get to take it home next Friday before the holiday break.
Finally, I called each student to my table one by one to begin to make a special project that will become a gift for their families. I won't share a picture of that here yet because I want it to be a surprise!
What a fun day today! Tomorrow we are headed to Mexico. Can't wait!
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