Life, as always, has been incredibly insane. Things with my sister seem to be going in this revolving circle of doctors not knowing what to do. Now we are going to be referred back to GA, which despite all the hectic mess Charlotte created, I consider a blessing. There is nothing like being in your comfort zone when it comes to risky cases like my sis. I love you Dee!
On another note, I have been feeling lately that I am in a daze. Stress, I suppose causes such things. I literally have felt like I'm having an out of body experience where I am watching myself work every day, but I'm not there. I clearly have been in a great need of a break with no stress and no thinking involved. Thank God I was snowed in for two days in the mountains. That helped alot, but I still can't wait til Christmas.
The past couple of weeks I have been doing some Christmas songs, duh. I am a Christian. I celebrate Jesus' birth, Christmas! However, I have realized the importance of understanding and implementing some of the other holiday traditions around the world. I may not agree with a lot of these holiday traditions, but I can at least understand what is going on in the world. When planning for sessions or classroom activities consider holidays around the world and how to teach your students about them. If interested, check out the Dreydl game. (I am unsure of the spelling because I have seen it so many ways).
What you'll need:
Dreydl (found at wal-mart or similar stores)
Stones (we used clear round stones)
The dreydl song =) (I'm almost positive this is a Hap Palmer song)
Pot- or something to hold other stones
Each side of the Dreydl has a picture: Gimmel, Hey, Shin, and Nun. These words all represent a task in the game.
Shin: player places one stone in the pot
Nun: player collects nothing
Hey: player takes half the pot
Gimmel: player takes all in the pot
Each student recieves 6 stones
Give each student a chance to spin the dreydl (sing dreydl song as spinning). When the dreydl stops and lands on a picture, allow the student to look at the picture and determine what they need to do.
Santa Counting Song Please check this song out! It is completely ridiculous, but I love it! I haven't used this song yet (tomorrow). I used boardmaker to make 20 gifts of different colors. My plan is to sing the song and give each student a chance to count up to a particular number. The chords in the song are very simple: Key: A: A E D (and literally it keeps repeating)
This is what I have for now! "Smore" I hope this makes you smile =)
