Christmas Social

Tying Shoes Without Tears - Learn an Easier Way to Tie Your Shoes Ages 13-18

Miss Ellen

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(166)

In this one time class, students fold and decorate an origami gingerbread house. They guess familiar Christmas songs and symbols, and guess gifts bought on a Christmas shopping list. Wear your holiday sweater or colors!

Class Experience

In this one time Christmas social, students play games to guess familiar Christmas songs, guess traditional Christmas symbols, hear poems to make them guess gifts bought on a Christmas shopping list, and fold an origami gingerbread house and color it.  The gingerbread house is an easy beginner pattern. 
This class gives students a chance to be social with an emphasis on having fun with a Christmas theme!
Students can wear holiday sweaters or colors.
Students can bring snacks to eat during the...

Students will use listening skills and prior knowledge to play a Christmas riddles game and a game with Christmas songs.  Students will listen to poems and use prior knowledge for the Christmas shopping list game, and follow directions and use observation skills to fold an origami gingerbread house.

I'm an elementary school teacher and spent most of my career as a homeroom teacher in first and second grade.  I've also worked as a reading teacher instructing in small groups for grades K-3.

For the gingerbread house:  
A piece of copy paper cut into an 8 1/2" by 8 1/2" square ( copy paper is 8 1/2" x 11")  or a 9" x 9" piece of solid colored origami paper.  OR students can use a brown paper bag cut into a 9" square.
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils to decorate the gingerbread house. A tan or a light brown color if students want to color their gingerbread house tan or light brown, and then any other colors to decorate.  If students used a brown paper bag, they do not need to color their house tan or light brown.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

55 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Meet the teacher

Miss Ellen

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(166)

Hi, My name is Ellen.  I'm a licensed teacher with experience in grades K-8.  I've taught all subjects as a homeroom teacher.  Reading is my favorite subject to teach and my master's is in literacy with a focus in grades K-5.  I've worked in the...