Jingle All the Way

Theme:  Letter J
The letter J is truly more important than we often give it credit for.  After all, one third of our class is "J-named."  Some of our "J" words included Jam, Jelly, Jellybeans, Jeep, Jet, Jaguar, Joker, Jump, & Jesus.

Choosing Time:  Nativity Set, Jingle Bell Jewelry, Jeweled Names...

Show & Tell:  Thank you Darren for bringing jellybeans to share!  We also loved seeing a Nativity Advent Calendar, jaguars, and 2 household items in the shape of a J.  

Snacks:

• Pretzel sticks & Go-gurts
• Fruit Leather & Goldfish
• Sting Cheese 

Writing:  We practiced letter J/j.  We also were able to do a coloring activity with J and j.

Music & Movement:

• Jingle Bells
• Johnny Works With One Hammer
• Jack-in-the-box
• 2 Jellyfish
• Jumping Song
• "Jelly" Sauce
• Peanut Butter & Jelly

Games:

• Beanbag Toss:  Each kiddo had a chance to catch the beanbag and tell us something that begins with the letter J
• Jingle Bell Drop:  Each kiddo had a turn dropping jingle bells into a jug

Art:

• Baby Jesus Ornaments
• Painting with Jell-O  (This was a great sensory activity.  We loved the raspberry jello smell.  Some of us tasted it.  We wondered why it was bumpy.  Some of us touched it.  It dried glossy.  I almost want to label this a science activity instead of art :)

Field trip:  We were so lucky to have a spontaneous field trip to the HFAC at BYU  We were entertained with two puppet shows. The first was about nutritious food choices and healthy activities. The second demonstrated how there are shapes all around us. We listened to a story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears.  We saw a short play about a monkey, an elephant, and a rabbit.  We also saw three short skits about sacrifice and love.  We even were treated to a cookie afterward.

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