As I packed up the Christmas decorations, I decided to leave my snowman collection out for our unit on "Winter." I put fresh batteries in the light-up snowman tree so the kids could see it lit up at eye level. The table has several drawers, so mittens, hats and scarves can play a part in our winter discovery.
Since we live in Central Florida, winter is still just a concept for our preschoolers. I pulled out all the books we own relating to winter, including Snowmen at Night by Caralyn and Mark Buehner; The Mitten by Alvin Tresselt; Welcome Back, Sun by Michael Emberley; The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel and Nancy Winslow Parker; All You Need for a Snowman by Barbara Lavallee; and several easy readers about animals in winter.
The TV table makes a perfect discovery table, now that we got rid of the set in our living room. We never watched it anyway! This is our winter discovery table:
How do you celebrate winter?
Most recently, our central heat and ac went out. So, we have been bundling up and having bonfires with a space heater, hot chocolate, and marshmallows over a candle. Sad, I know.
ReplyDeleteWe are gonna need a whole new system, so it's gonna be cold inside for awhile!
Need any extra blankets? I might be able to find some extras if you do!
ReplyDeleteI love the marshmallows roasted over the open (teeny tiny) fire!
Good luck with the whole process of getting the new system...that must be stressful and extremely pricey.
What a great idea! It's not really "winter" in Phoenix, either. I did take the kids to play in the snow in the mountains the day after Christmas. A first for both of them!
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