Christmas? I know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but teachers are always thinking a few weeks ahead and that means Christmas activities! I wanted to share something I used with my second graders last year. I love to use all of that holiday energy, craziness, whatever you want to call it, to get some great work out of my students. They are focused on the holiday anyway so we might as well use it to our advantage!
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always usually promise my students some sort of creative activity to go along with their writing projects. This gives them extra motivation to get moving and get it done.
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Last year I had my student imagine a scenario where they were contacted by one of Santa’s elves with an urgent message, Santa is stuck in a chimney! They need your help to save Christmas! The kids had so much fun explaining how he got in there and how they were going to get him out. They took their outline and turned it into a narrative story. The great thing about this project is that it is in line with the common core for second grade (2.W.2.) Engagement and productivity in one! It also ends with a fun project where they mount their writing on their very own Santa stuck in a chimney.
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