Stories: The Christmas Story, Santa’s Little Helper, Rudolph to the Rescue, The Night Before New Year’s, Cinderella Penguin, Ten Grouchy Groundhogs, Happy Valentine’s Day Little Critter, Berenstain Bear’s Valentine Party, A is for America, A Year Full of Holidays.

Themes: St. Nicholas and the birth of Jesus, The Nutcracker Play, Hibernation, Presidents Lincoln and Washington, Math-mittens: pair/match, Valentine number bingo, Popcorn and Pajama Day

Projects: Santa ornaments, Gingerbread faces, Nutcracker Booklets and invitations, Penguins, Valentine Hearts

Plans:   Building on our reading skills by learning to recognize printed words, such as the days of the week, months of the year. holidays and special events. Math- Learning basic math facts of adding and subtracting by using numbers through sight and counting objects. Science-How different animals hibernate during the winter.