This week at The Children’s House we will be continuing our theme of ‘Christmas Around the World’, and talking to children about how they will be celebrating Christmas at their homes, taking into account any customs from different countries that may be practised at this time of year. Please be sure to let us know if you would be interested in coming in and telling us about your own Christmas celebrations! We will be making flags to denote different nationalities in the classrooms, and later in the week will be doing some seasonal crafts.
In addition, we will be decorating the classrooms this week and doing some seasonal Montessori activities such as putting cloves into oranges, the life cycle of the Christmas tree, etc – and generally getting into the festive spirit!
Jingle Bells
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleigh – hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!
Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh,
O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way – ha ha ha,
Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright,
Oh what fun it is to sing a sleighing song tonight!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleigh – hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!
5 Yummy Gingerbread
Five yummy gingerbread sitting on a plate,
The 1st one said “Boy, we smell so great!”
The 2nd one said “There’s a chill in the air,”
The 3rd one said “I see hungry children everywhere!”
The 4th one said “I think we’d better run!”
The 5th one said “Here the children come!”
Then the children each grabbed one and with a MUNCH CRUNCH MUNCH,
The five yummmy gingerbread rolled all turned into lunch!