1st Grade Christmas Party

Today, I helped McCanless’ class with an ornament swap.  I found a cute story about “Lefty, the Elf” and took it to her class to read aloud.  I had the class sit in a circle.  Each student brought a wrapped ornament and as I read the story (which was written exactly for a swap such as this), the students passed their ornament to the left when I read the word, “left” and right when I read the word, “right.”   It was hilarious.  It took them a few minutes to figure out the whole process, but once they got it, I read faster and faster and they passed faster and faster. Unfortunately, I didn’t snap any photos of the swap.  I was too involved and had to pull out my teacher hat for this one.  So fun!

After the swap, I gave them “naked” cupcakes, as McCanless said, tubs of icing, sprinkles and candy galore.  A few of the results…

McCanless’ cupcake (the tallest)

By the way, that teeny, tiny, itty, bitty tooth to the left of McCanless’ two front teeth (the one hanging on for dear life) fell out tonight, finally!  The permanent tooth is already coming in right behind it!  This will be #9 permanent for her!

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