Today's Classroom Activities :

Holiday Craft Project

Potpourri Rocks
Art/Science Ask the children to bring in different kinds of rocks to examine. Then, in a small bowl, mix together:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup salt
• 1/2 tsp. scented oil
• food coloring (optional)
• 1 cup warm water

Have the students mix the ingredients with their hands until a stiff, smooth dough forms. Allow each child to shape small pieces that resemble rocks. Let the dough air-dry for 24 hours or until hard. Make a couple different batches using different coloring. Use for holiday gifts by placing them in colored mini-cupcake papers. Be mindful of allergies when selecting fragrances.

Read Getting Crafty by Lisa Von Drasek and greet the holiday season by creating homemade gifts with your students.

Computer Christmas
Computer Skills/Social Studies Take your primary students to a colorful website filled with symbols of Christmas: games, poems, songs, crafts and recipes. www.alphabet-soup.net/christmas.html Some activities can be enjoyed in class and others printed from the site for students to take home.