Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!

We have been busy, busy, busy!  I love this time of year, but it gets very hectic in the classroom…you know, trying to somewhat teach amongst the chaos cheer and trying to squeeze every last ornament, craft, and activity into December before it's all too late!  Last week we were still in full blown centers and small groups; however, this week we're kinda not  doing the center thing and just working from my December Craze packet!  I have to tell you it's, been kinda wonderful having these print and play type games right at my fingertips to throw out there on the table when I need to!  And, I have lots of pictures to show you as well, so here goes!

These first 3 center games we played last week and you can find them in my Holly Jolly Christmas unit.

 I like integrating math and literacy into my centers as you can see below.

 They loved these interactive presents they could actually open to find the sight word to read.

 We matched numbers to number words with real gift tags!

These next 3 centers from last week can be found in my Deck the Halls unit.

 Working hard on middle sounds with this center...

Another interactive center where they build the sight word with lights! 

 This was the first center this year where they had to unscramble the sight word, but they did SO good!

 And, these 2 can be found in my December Craze packet…just print and play!  Plus, there are TONS more just like these in this packet!

I was so surprised last week when I first asked my kids the difference between needs and wants; SO we worked really hard on learning the difference.  This sorting activity can be found in my Holly Jolly Unit

 We made Needs and Wants Lists too.  They loved finding and cutting from magazines.

4 more days for me!  How about you??