12-10: Christmas Unit

C is for Candy Cane!  We had a great day!  We started our day outside as usual for some playtime.  I love how the leaves are changing on the trees.  I wish that had happened last month for our Autumn theme.  Oh well.

 After circle time and story time we headed over to the table to make C shaped Candy Cane Cookies!  So fun!  The children added the ingredients, mixed it up, and rolled the cookie shapes on their C mats.  I am so proud of them!

 We added butter, water, and vanilla to the red and then the white mixes.  They worked in pairs and did very well at taking turns stirring.

 The dough becomes a lot like playdough so the children rolled out a piece of each color like a snake, then twisted it together and then shaped it like a C.  They followed each step so well.

 After we made our cookies we went upstairs for centers.  I am always so happy to see them enjoying themselves and learning in the process.  I have mentioned this in an earlier post but I felt it again today.  I play soft lullabies while the children do center time and with the sound of the water from the fish tank, it really is a peaceful time.  I love it.

 In individual learning the children did a do-a-dot of a candy cane.  They had to put a dot only on the lower case c's.

 My husband and I made this plinko board and the kids are having fun with it.  I love putting out a few new things each month.  It really helps to keep their interest.  I change out the books each month also to follow the theme.

 Our classroom is decorated for the season.  There is our Santa!

 After centers we went down to sample our candy cane c cookies.  The kids thought they were great!

 It was such a beautiful day outside, we decided to do some of our work in the back yard.  I was impressed at their level of concentration when it was so tempting to run and play.  What great kiddos!