Christmas Lesson Plan

Yesterday at the elementary school was the best experience ever. I enjoyed teaching them a lesson so much, it was amazing. When I got there the teacher let me get started right away. The kids were already sitting on the carpet so I joined them and read to them, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. They sat very attentively during the whole story and seemed to like the book. When I finished the story one of the little boys mentioned how it ended, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" which was the same way the other book they had read in class ended. The teacher and I told them that most Christmas stories end that way. After that I explain what I wanted them to do next, write their own story about a reindeer. I gave them an example of a story I wrote then sent them to their desks to get started. I walked around during this time helping the kids decide what they wanted their stories to be about. I loved seeing their creative side and the things they came up with. One little boy had a bad reindeer who wasn't allowed to pull Santa's sleigh. Another boy who is a little slower than the others was having a hard time getting started, so I sat down with him and worked with him through his whole story. It was awesome seeing what these kids could come up with. After they finished their stories I got them started on the craft. I showed them my example and told them how they have to trace around their foot and both hands to make the face and antlers. I went around helping them trace. They were all so excited about the craft and thought it looked so cool. Even the teacher was really excited about it and said she was going to clear a space outside the room to hang the reindeer and their stories. There was a problem when it came to gluing the mouth down. The pipe cleaner didn't seem to want to stay. The teacher said she would go back through after all the glue had dried to fix the mouths. But besides that it went really well and I had a blast. The kids seemed to legitimately love the craft and that was exciting for me. I had so much fun with this and would love to do it again!