First Grade Blue Skies: Easy Craft Idea and a Question

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

 Skills---- Recall & Retell, Plot, Character

Plot

All stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Using the illustrations in the story, model how to identify what happens in the beginning of the story.

Character----the Grinch, Max, Cindy Lou Who, the Whos

The characters in a story are the animals or people in the story. 

We can understand the characters better when we tell how they are alike and how they are different.

Recall and Retell

Using the pictures as prompts, invite children to retell the story.

Why did the Grinch hate Christmas?
What did he decide to do about the holiday?
What size was the Grinch’s heart at the beginning of the story?
Who is Max?
How did the Grinch try to stop Christmas?
Why did it not work?
How are some ways your family celebrates holidays?
How did the people of Whoville celebrate Christmas without trees, decorations, or presents?
What size was the Grinch's heart at the end of the story?
Why did it grow?
                                  Vocabulary
Mt. Crimpit
Who-ville
misletoe wreath
Christmas Tree
Christmas Eve
frown
grin
glee
heart
grow
Saint Nick
reindeer

Snow Flake Vocabulary

• Equal
• Same
• Even

See How We Grow

UNIT 3:  

• How do people, plants, and animals grow and change?

See How We Grow:   

• How do children change as they grow?

 Phonics Skill (Letter Focus)
Dd/d/ and Kk/k/

 Comprehension Skill
Cause and Effect
Vocabulary Words 

twins 

newborn 

crawl 

walk 

children 

babies 

High Frequency Words

see

look

Christmas Party

Dear Parents,

Our Christmas Party is scheduled for Thursday, December 15^th at 1:00p.m.  We will exchange warm knit hats with each other, make ice cream cone Christmas trees and have a special snack.  Please send in a wrapped knit hat with your child no later than Wednesday, 12/14 so that I may make sure every child will have a gift.  Boys will bring a hat for a boy and girls will bring a hat for a girl.  The price range should be under $8, please. Also, I am asking that each child be responsible for bringing in one item to contribute to our party.  Please send in your item by Wednesday, 12/14, as well. Thank you so much for your help in making the party a fun event for all the children!  Look for a letter with your precise item on Monday, Dec. 5th.
Happy Holidays and a Blessed New Year.

Christmas Party Supply List
Juice boxes/Capri Sun's
M&M's
Peppermints & Gumdrops
Large white frosting ( I will add green food coloring)
Small paper plates
Chips/Pretzels
Cookies
Grapes/Apple Slices

Polar Express Activity Day

Friday, December 9, 2011
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.