Phonics Poem- Cinderella

Cinderella

Cinderella, dressed in yella,

When upstairs to kiss a fella.

Made a mistake and kissed a snake.

How many doctors did it take?

**Now count to 100***

Identify words from the -ake family, then brainstorm more words that end on -ake.

Kids Can Cook- Jack Frosty

Who says ice cream is just for summertime?

Ingredients:
4 cups mint or mint-chocolate chip ice cream
2 cups milk
Optional: whipped cream
Optional: candy cane

Preparation:
Place the ice cream and milk in a blender and mix on high for about 1 minute or until smooth.
Pour into 8-ounce serving glasses.

Optional: top with whipped cream and insert a candy cane.

One More Thing...

May your days be merry & bright...

Have a very merry Christmas!

Love, Mrs. Stagg

Phonics Poem- Oh, What a Shame!

Oh, What a Shame!

I got sick

Oh, what a shame.

Now I can't play

In the soccer game.

There's nothing to do.

There's no one to blame.

but all the same,

Oh, what a shame!

-Linda B. Ross

Identify words from the -ame family and brainstorm more words ending in -ame.

Kids Can Cook- Reindeer Snacks

Sometimes, serving your kids a healthy snack is all about the packaging. Kids will love imagining that Santa feeds these sacks of trail mix to Prancer, Dancer and the rest of the reindeer crew.

Ingredients:
Use any of your favorite trail mix ingredients such as:
Cashews
Walnuts
Peanuts
Almonds
Shelled sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Flax seeds
Pretzels
Raisins
Other dried fruit
Chocolate chips
Carob chips
M&Ms
Yogurt-covered raisins

Preparation:
Combine your choice of the above ingredients, using your desired quantities, in a bowl and mix until evenly combined.
Scoop about one cup of the trail mix into individual sacks, such as cellophane baggies, brown-paper pastry bags or simple burlap sacks you've sewn, as pictured. Tie the bags shut with a red or green ribbon.

Optional: Add a tag to each bag that says "reindeer snacks," perhaps with each child's name on it, too.

Note: If you're low on time or not interested in customizing the look and taste of your trail mix, just use a pre-packaged variety.

Phonics Poem- Kate the Super-Skate

Kate the Super-Skate

I have a little sister
My sister's name is Kate.
My speedy little sister
loves to skate, skate, skate.
There's no one who is faster
Sh really is first-rate,
She's always first to get to school,
She's never, ever late!
My speedy little sister known
as Kate the Super-Skate!
-Helen O'Reilly

Identify words in the -ate family and brainstorm more words ending in -ate.

Kids Can Cook- Jingle Bell Juice

Jingle Bell Juice

Red raspberries are the surprise ingredient in these glasses of holiday juice.

Ingredients:
One part sparkling water or club soda
3 parts fruit punch, pomegranate juice or other red juice
3 red raspberries per serving

Preparation:
Combine the first two ingredients in drinking glasses.
Wash the raspberries and then plop three of them into each glass.
Adorn the bottom of the glasses with rings of fake holly or fake berries.

Phonics Poem- Watching Elephants Jump

Watching Elephants Jump

look at the elephants,

Large and plump.

I like to watch the elephants jump.

Can you hear them?

Thump, thump, thump!

Elephants jumping over a stump!

-Linda B. Ross

Identify words from the -ump family and brainstorm more words ending in -ump.

Kids Can Cook- Traditional Cookie Dough

Traditional Cookie Dough

Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt

Cooking Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium until smooth. Add sugar. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg yolk until combined. Add vanilla. Beat until combined.

Add flour and salt. Beat until combined, scraping down side of bowl occasionally.

Between two sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap with a rolling pin roll the dough to ¼-inch thickness. Cut out shapes. Reroll and use scraps until all dough is used.

Bake 15 to 20 minutes,depending on the size of the cookies, or until lightly browned.

Remove from oven and cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired.