Globe Trot Scott Visits Israel

Globe Trot Scott has been busy!  We received another package from him today.  He has already visited Israel also.  It makes sense since Hanukkah is well under way there!  He was very thoughtful, he sent us dreidels and a recipe to make latkes!

The kids were so excited when I told them another package had arrived.  They had some really good guesses of where it might be from.  A few guesses were France, Texas, India, China, and Africa.  We opened the package and the kids were delighted to learn about Hanukkah.  They thought it was pretty cool that they get to celebrate for 8 days and nights.  We then got busy reading about Globe Trot Scott's Israel adventures and discovering more about the country he was visiting.  The kids were very excited to play the dreidel game.  Before they could get busy playing they had to learn the dreidel song and what the symbols mean.  Nun, Gimel, Hay, and Shin are not words they were familiar with.

 

While the kids were playing the dreidel game, I was busy frying up latkes for the kids!  I was really surprised, 11 kids liked the latkes and 4 didn't like them so much!  It was my first time making them and it was super easy!  See the recipe below.

 

 

I can't wait to see what Globe Trot Scott sends us next!

 

P.S.  Globe Trot Scott told me that we might need toilet paper rolls and empty soup cans for a few of the projects he is going to send us.  So, if you have any laying around your house please send them in!  We also need your empty plastic grocery bags. 

 

 

 

 



Scott's Holiday Globe Trot

The kids are very excited!  Today we received a package from Globe Trot Scott!  He travels around the world and sends packages to our classroom to help us learn how other countries celebrate Christmas.  He will be visiting us many times before we leave for Christmas vacation!

Today Globe Trot Scott sent us a package from GERMANY!

 

Froehliche Weihnachten!

That is how you say Merry Christmas in Germany!

 

Part of our job today was to read all about Germany and answer a few questions.  We found Germany on the map and looked up what their flag looks like also.   I decided that one day I would like to go to Chriskindmart!  It is a big shopping experience in Germany around Christmas time where people go to get delicious food and do their holiday shopping!

 

Here is a picture of our Germany fact sheet!

 

It is tradition in Germany to decorate gingerbread houses.  Our souvenir from Germany was gingerbread men that we could decorate ourselves.  The students had a great time learning about German traditions!  I can't wait to see where our next package comes from and when it will arrive!

 

 

We also read the story Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel.  If you have never read the story I highly recommend it!  It is about how the tradition of putting tinsel on trees came about.  It talks about a little old lady named Tante in Germany who wished for a Christmas miracle every year. 

Click on the picture below to be taken to Amazon.com to see the book there! 

 

Our First Grade Feast!

We had so much fun at our first grade feast today!  We were busy busy busy!  When we got there each first grade class performed their skit.  I was so proud of the kids in my class.  They did so well and remembered to use their loud voices!  After that, the kids split into groups and made Pilgrim hats or Indian head dresses.  About the time they finished that, Mr. Faller showed up and took the kids on a hike.  It was chilly, but they survived!  When they returned from the hike, they rotated through centers.  They played pilgrim games, made beadwork bracelets, colored turkeys, visited our Thanksgiving photo booth and listened to a Thanksgiving story.  Then it was time for our FEAST!  The kids were served a turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, stuffing, juice and PUMPKIN PIE WITH WHIPPED CREAM! The kids had so much fun and so did I!  It is so much fun being able to take them on adventures like this one where they can make memories together!

 



 

 

 

 

They learned all sorts of great things from Mr. Faller!

Holiday Party 2013!

 

Just a little heads up for planning purposes!  Our Holiday Party will be on Thursday, December 19th at 2:15!  I really enjoyed seeing the snow on my way to Pec this morning, but I am oh so happy it did NOT stick.  While I love seeing the kids run around and play in the snow, I really despise driving in it.  I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

 

 

We practiced our Thanksgiving skit for Mrs. Rawhoof's class today.  The kids did such a great job!

 

 

Feast Preparation!

 

We have been busy preparing for our feast this week!  We are working on our Thanksgiving skit, learning about Pilgrims and Native Americans, and making placemats for the feast.  Today the kids worked on their placemats, they used real Native American symbols on their mats.   Thank you to everyone who donated to the feast fun!  The kids will be enjoying turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, stuffing, dinner rolls, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream topping.  We will also be serving juice for our drink.  The kids are really excited and so am I!  I promise to take lots of pictures and I will try my best to get them uploaded to the blog before we leave for Thanksgiving break.  Fear not, if they are not up before the kids come home on Tuesday, I will put them up when my girls take their nap on Wednesday!

 

We also made a list of the things we are most thankful for.  I did not help the kids at all, other than to record their answers.  I was really impressed with the things they thought of.  What a marvelous group of kids!

 

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