j is for jingle bell poem

we used our cutting muscles again to cut foil (folded over 6 times) circles.

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the teachers helped seperate them.  one we glued in our journal and the rest we used for a jingle bell project to go with the poem we wrote at circle time:

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the preschoolers glued strips of paper on so they touched the TOP of the paper, then glued their jingle bells on the BOTTOM of each strip.

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let me tell you, i should have written: sing + clap + JUMP to “Jingle Bells.”

j is for jingle bell

we used j week to explore metal vs non-metal

magnet work

with huge bags of thrifted wooden beads and more bags of jingle bells, we made necklaces and tree ornaments.

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before we made them, all the bells and wooden beads were mixed in a large bucket.  when we sunk a magnet wand in and pulled out, it was covered with jingle bells.  that was a good time.  i recommend it.

s is for snowflake

once children have mastered the basics of this activity, there are so many variances!

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one option for our “snippers” is to give them a paper plate to snip and then fold the edges.  quite satisfying for accmplished cutters too!

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for those with more scissor control and strength, we offer the traditional folded square.  if they like, we draw lines for them to cut on.

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mounted or hanging free…beautiful.

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