It is another day and I havea book that is excellent for Christmas preperation. It gives a slight twist to the traditional book Twas the Night Before Christmas . Tony Mitton presents Christmas Wishes with the introduction of two young mice and their preperation for Christmas. This book would be fun to read to Kindergarten- 3rd grade. It lends itself to integration with a couple of other classes including, English and Art. With the younger grades you can have them practice their English skills by writing a letter to Santa. It allows you to teach them the proper mechanics for writting letters. I would make sure that if you have the older ones write a letter, Santa is still part of their life. To tie this into art class you can have your students create stockings. It will make your classroom fun and getting into the spirit of Christmas. Remember, you set the tone of your classroom and you can make it fun, it just depends how much effort your willing to put into it. With those ideas and introduction to the book- Pull up a chair, Grab a cup of Coffee and ENJOY!"On the night before Christmas,the tree was all hung with lights and with baubles that shone as they swung" (Mitton, 1). This is the set up of Mittons story. The Mice are busy getting their house ready for Dear Mr. Santa Clause. The lights are up, the tree decorated, the milk is set out, the note is written, and the carrots for the reindeer are left out. Then off to bed these little mice go to patiently wait for Santa Claus to show. Now two of the mice are as antzy as can be, and scurry to the window. What do they see? Do the mice really see dear Mr. Clause and his reindeer? It is up to you to discover this ending!
Enjoy the rest of your coffee and make sure to check out the websites on the side to find more books that are fun to use for your family or classroom.
-Aly
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