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he E
duca
tion
Cen
ter,
Inc.
• D
ecem
ber
Mon
thly
Rep
rodu
cibl
es •
Gra
des
2–�
• T
EC
969
Dec
ember
Fre
e Tim
eN
ame
No
te T
o T
he
Teac
her
: H
ave
each
stu
dent
sta
ple
a co
py o
f thi
s pa
ge in
side
a fi
le fo
lder
. Ins
truc
t stu
dent
s to
sto
re th
eir
com
plet
ed w
ork
in th
eir
fold
ers.
Dec
embe
r C
alen
dar
Fre
e-tim
e ac
tiviti
es
Wed
nesd
ayM
onda
yT
uesd
ayT
hurs
day
Fri
day
Who
is y
our
hero
? Is
it a
spo
rts
star
, an
acto
r, or
so
meo
ne e
lse?
W
rite
abo
ut y
our
hero
.
Wri
te a
list
of
15 w
inte
r w
ords
. B
esid
e ea
ch w
ord,
w
rite
the
num
ber
of
syll
able
s it
has
.
Dra
w a
nd c
olor
a n
ew g
ift w
rap
patt
ern.
Rem
embe
r, a
patt
ern
repe
ats.
If th
ere
are
30 le
gs,
how
man
y re
inde
er
and
elve
s co
uld
ther
e be
? W
rite
an
d il
lust
rate
two
diff
eren
t ans
wer
s.
The
firs
t cro
ssw
ord
puzz
le w
as
crea
ted
on D
ecem
ber
21, 1
913,
by
Art
hur
Wyn
ne.
Mak
e a
cros
swor
d pu
zzle
and
ask
a
frie
nd to
sol
ve it
.
Imag
ine
that
you
ar
e a
snow
pers
on.
Wri
te a
sto
ry a
bout
yo
ur d
ay.
Dec
embe
r 15
is O
ne D
ay. T
his
day
hono
rs D
ecem
ber
cele
brat
ions
incl
udin
g C
hris
tmas
, Han
ukka
h,
and
Kw
anza
a. D
esig
n an
d co
lor
a po
ster
for
th
is d
ay.
How
man
y bo
ys a
nd g
irls
are
in y
our
clas
s? M
ake
a ba
r gr
aph
to s
how
yo
ur a
nsw
er. R
emem
ber
to la
bel y
our
wor
k.
Snow
ball
and
gin
gerb
read
are
co
mpo
und
wor
ds. L
ist a
t lea
st te
n ot
her
com
poun
d w
ords
.
Dec
embe
r br
ings
the
firs
t sn
owst
orm
s to
man
y pl
aces
. Wha
t w
ould
hap
pen
if th
ere
wer
e a
bliz
zard
in
Jul
y? W
rite
and
illu
stra
te a
sto
ry
abou
t a s
umm
er s
now
stor
m.
One
of A
mer
ica’
s gr
eate
st p
oets
, Em
ily
Dic
kins
on, w
as b
orn
on D
ecem
ber
10,
1830
. Rea
d on
e of
he
r po
ems.
The
n dr
aw a
pic
ture
to
illu
stra
te it
.
Lis
t the
lett
ers
in
Dec
embe
r in
a
colu
mn.
For
eac
h le
tter
, wri
te a
wor
d th
at d
escr
ibes
D
ecem
ber.
If y
ou c
ould
giv
e yo
ur f
amily
any
one
gi
ft, w
hat w
ould
yo
u gi
ve a
nd w
hy?
Wri
te y
our
answ
er
on a
noth
er s
heet
of
pape
r.
Wal
t Dis
ney
was
bor
n on
Dec
embe
r 5,
190
1. D
raw
a p
ictu
re o
f th
e D
isne
y® c
hara
cter
you
like
the
mos
t. T
hen
wri
te a
bout
why
it’s
you
r fa
vori
te.
Che
ster
Gre
enw
ood,
th
e in
vent
or o
f th
e ea
rmuf
f, is
hon
ored
on
Dec
embe
r 4.
Do
you
pref
er to
wea
r a
hat
or e
arm
uffs
? E
xpla
in
your
ans
wer
on
anot
her
shee
t of
pape
r.
Lis
t as
man
y w
ords
as
you
can
that
be
gin
wit
h D
.If
eac
h st
uden
t wea
rs tw
o m
itte
ns,
how
man
y m
itte
ns d
o 15
stu
dent
s ne
ed?
Sol
ve th
is p
robl
em o
n an
othe
r sh
eet o
f pa
per.
Dec
embe
r is
Int
erna
tion
al
Cal
enda
r Aw
aren
ess
Mon
th. W
rite
ab
out y
our
favo
rite
day
of
the
wee
k. B
e su
re to
exp
lain
why
you
li
ke it
.
The
firs
t wee
k of
Dec
embe
r is
C
ooki
e C
utte
r W
eek.
Dra
w a
n un
usua
l coo
kie
cutt
er. W
rite
abo
ut
the
cook
ies
you
wou
ld li
ke to
mak
e w
ith
it.
Win
ter
begi
ns o
n D
ecem
ber
21 o
r 22
. Wri
te a
sto
ry a
bout
the
thin
gs
you
like
to d
o in
win
ter.
The
n dr
aw a
pi
ctur
e to
go
wit
h yo
ur s
tory
.
DE
CE
MB
ER
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nesd
ayT
hurs
day
Frid
ay
12
3
910
Emily
Dic
kins
on
snow
ball
gingerbread
popc
orn
Decemb
er
Donna
dance
day
ecor
atio
nslve
shr
istma
sgg
nog
istlet
oerr
rrrr
rrxc
iting
eind
eer
Dece
mber
15t
h
Chris
tmas
• Ha
nukk
ah •
Kwan
zaa
snow
1
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le3
mitt
ens
2
Thinking of you and wishing you a very happy
holiday season! the Scott family
Alex Marie
Jason
Kelly
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Name December EventsFamily activities
Note To The Teacher: Give one copy of this reproducible to each student at the beginning of the month. Encourage each family to complete at least one activity by the end of December.
©1999 The Education Center, Inc. • December Monthly Reproducibles • Grades 2–� • TEC969
DecemberEvents And Activities For The Family
Directions: Select at least one activity below to complete as a family by the end of December. (Challenge: See if your family can complete all three activities.)
Gifts Of The Heart Share the warmth of the holiday season with a family volunteer project. Discuss the ways your family can share the joy of giving, such as making cards for senior citizens, singing Christmas carols at a nursing home, or helping a neighbor in need. Then select one or more of these activities to do together. No doubt you’ll want to make this rewarding experience a new family tradition!
Take 12 Recognize the 12th month of the year with this timely tribute to 12! In the center of a large sheet of paper, write the numeral 12 with a colorful marker or a crayon. Then ask each family member to write a different way to make 12 using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Display the paper in an easily accessible location, such as on your refrigerator door. Then, each day for a desired number of days, review the problems listed and challenge each family member to add a new way to make 12. Count on this math activity to result in dozens of creative solutions!
Great Gift Idea Help your family members make these unique scent-ed soaps. They make “scent-sational” gifts for the holidays or for any time of the year!
Directions: 1. Mix the water, food coloring, and extract in
a large bowl. 2. Mix in the soap flakes (the mixture will be
crumbly). �. Shape the mixture into five balls, packing
each ball firmly. �. Allow the soap balls to dry overnight. 5. Wrap each ball with an eight-inch square
of decorative fabric and tie it with a ribbon.
Scented Soap Balls(Makes five soap balls)
You need:� cups Ivory Snow® soap flakes1/2 cup water8–10 drops red or green food
coloring1 teaspoon peppermint extractdecorative fabricribbon
Featurethesetemptinggingerbreadideasonyourclassroommenuofholidayactivities!
Spicy Ornaments Thesecinnamon-scentedornamentsaresuretospiceupstudents’holidays!Giveeachyoungsterasix-inchtagboardcutoutthatisshapedlikeagingerbreadman.Havehimplacehiscutoutonaslightlylargerpieceofwaxedpaper.Thenin-structtheyoungstertopaintathinlayerofglueonhiscutout.Havehimsprinklegroundcinnamonontotheglueandshakeofftheexcess.Allowthegluetodry;thenaskeachstudenttodecoratehisornamentwithavarietyofcraftsupplies,suchassequins,blackbeads,andminirickrack.Finally,haveeachyoungsterloopasix-inchlengthofgoldthreadandtapeittothebackofhisornamentforahanger(seetheillustration).
Adventures In Gingerland Here’sagemofafairy-taleidea!Inadvance,copyeachwritingtopicshownontoadifferentgingerbread-boycutoutanddisplayitinaprominentclassroomlocation.Thenreadwithstudentsyourfavoriteversionof“TheGingerbreadBoy”anddiscussthecharactersinthestory.Nextchallengeeachyoungstertocreateherowngingerbreadcharactersforanewfairytale.Giveeachyoungsteracopyofpage7.Havethestudentwriteonhersheetastorythatisbasedononeofthedisplayedtopicsandfeatureshercharacters.Inviteeachyoungstertosharehercompletedstory.Thenstaplethestoriestoabulletinboardtitled“AdventuresInGingerland.”
Gingerbread Greetings
Lookingforasweethandmadecardidea?Thentrythesegingerbread-housegreetingswithyouryoungsters!Giveeachstudentabrownconstruction-papercopyofthehousepatternonpage6.Havehimcutouthispatternandglueitontoafoldedsheetofwhiteconstructionpaperasshowninfigure1.Nextinstructhimtocutoutawhiteconstruction-papercopyofeachhousepieceonpage6.Askhimtocolorthepiecesasdesired,cutthemout,andgluethemontohishouse.Thenhavehimcarefullycutaroundhiscardthroughbothlayersofpaper(seefig-
ure2).Tocompletehiscard,hewritesaholidaymessageoraseasonalpoeminsidethecard,thensignsit.Encourageeachstudenttohand-de-liverhisspecialcardtoalovedone.
Goldilocks And The
Three Gingerbread Men
Little Red Riding Hood And
The Gingerbread Family
The Fairy Godmother Meets
The Gingerbread Characters
Snow White And The Seven
Gingerbread Boys
figure 1figure 2
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House Pattern
©1999TheEducationCenter,Inc.•December Monthly Reproducibles •Grades2–3•TEC969
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House Pieces
Note To The Teacher: Usewith“GingerbreadGreetings”onpage�.
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©1999TheEducationCenter,Inc.•December Monthly Reproducibles •Grades2–3•TEC969
Note To The Teacher: Usewith“AdventuresInGingerland”onpage�.
