Nativity Christmas Actvities

We're kicking off all our Christmas activities by doing nativity activities. Before we get lost in all the festivities I want the boys to learn the real Christmas story. We've read many different versions of it and found lots of fun story books that tell the Christmas story from different angles. 

This is a printable shadow game where you match the cut outs to the shadows. 

Here you measure the different nativity characters with little stars we cut out. Lots of counting practice. 

We read "This is the Stable" and "The Christmas Baby" and used sequencing cards (below) to arrange the events in order. 

More nativity printables for writing numbers. 

And this fun worksheet didn't take him any time at all, but he filled in all the missing letters from the alphabet. 

Polar Lands and Chilly Experiments

The last week of November we transitioned from our Thanksgiving activities to wintery themes by doing some polar lands activities. Since we don't actually have a cold winter here, this let us introduce cold weather themes and learn about some of the polar animals that live in cold climates. 

We matched animals with their tracks 

We traced animal paths and drew their homes at the end. 

We made patterns with our polar animal cards (this is a favorite we've also done several times since).

Here we were doing a science experiment. You cover your hand in shortening to simulate the fatty skin polar animals have. Dip your hand in icy water and you can feel how the fat keeps you warm.