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We also spent some time on December's skills. We practiced writing 5 on Gavin's back (he's a bit ticklish!). We practiced cutting *straw* for Jesus' manger. We practiced putting our thumbs on top (in the little hole) and our other fingers on bottom in the big hole. Cutting takes some serious concentration.
It made me smile to hear how many pieces of hay the children cut in an effort to help baby Jesus be snuggly. 
We also practiced "dot, dot, dot" with the glue. My gluing suggestions were not heeded, as it turns out, and we're out of glue now :). I'll try to remember to get some more...We talked about our Christmas traditions. Gavin asked if some friends' traditions were "fiction"; some of them were pretty extravagant!
And we talked about traditions in other countries.
Mexico:
In Mexico, children often celebrate Christmas with a pinata. Those lucky ducks: no celebration is complete without a pinata!
Whack it, Simone!Ireland:
In Ireland, people put candles in their windows to show that they would have welcomed Mary and Joseph as they were looking for a place for Mary to give birth to baby Jesus. I wish you could have seen the tender expression on Ellie's face as she talked about how she would have made room for Mary and Joseph.
India:The Christian people in India remember that Jesus is the Light of the World by lighting clay lamps filled with oil and placing them around the walls and roof. Here's Ellie, working hard at her pinch pot:
With the left-over clay, she made a rollie-polly and a rollie-polly baby (that's what this is, can't you tell?):
And here's Gavin with his lighted lamp after we baked it in the oven.
I talked to them a little bit about what "Jesus is the Light" means, but probably the more meaningful conversation came while they were shaping the dough. The kids asked questions such as, "Why did Jesus have to die?" and "Did it hurt?" and "How did Jesus dying make it so we can live with Heavenly Father again?" These kids are so thoughtful. Such sweet spirits.
It was a really fun preschool day to teach. Hearing the children speak lovingly of Jesus, and then seeing them compliment each other so much on their projects (especially Matthew, he was really dishing it out!), make a fort together, sing those sweet primary Christmas carols, and then work to solve a MAJOR sitting problem at the table until everyone was satisfied, just warmed my heart!
We missed you, Rachel and Maylie. Feel better, Rachel!
And here's Gavin with his lighted lamp after we baked it in the oven.
I talked to them a little bit about what "Jesus is the Light" means, but probably the more meaningful conversation came while they were shaping the dough. The kids asked questions such as, "Why did Jesus have to die?" and "Did it hurt?" and "How did Jesus dying make it so we can live with Heavenly Father again?" These kids are so thoughtful. Such sweet spirits.It was a really fun preschool day to teach. Hearing the children speak lovingly of Jesus, and then seeing them compliment each other so much on their projects (especially Matthew, he was really dishing it out!), make a fort together, sing those sweet primary Christmas carols, and then work to solve a MAJOR sitting problem at the table until everyone was satisfied, just warmed my heart!
We missed you, Rachel and Maylie. Feel better, Rachel!
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Ellie had such a fun time at your house this past week. She totally got the whole fiction/nonfiction thing and has been telling us which category each one of our books is!
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