Little Elf Christmas
We began our unit by reading several Christmas stories
with elves.

We then made life-sized elves.  I used the school's
digital camera and printed only the children's faces.  
The children made their elves and added their photo
faces.
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During this unit we also talked about our five senses.
(see Five Senses Science Centers) We sang a little elf song that talks
about the 5 senses.
We concluded our unit with a "Little Elf Tasting Party."  The
children made elf hats and made and tasted cheese horn
snacks, little elf party mix, and mini-bagel wreaths.  We ate
our snacks on tiny plastic dishes that the children brought
from home.
We wrote letters to Santa and got a
reply from Santa email from the
North Pole!
Five Little Elves
This little elf went to the workshop, (point to
thumb)
This little elf stayed home,  (point to index finger)
This little elf ate a candy cane, (point to middle
finger)
This little elf ate none,  (point to ring finger)
This little elf cried, "HO, HO, HO,"  (point to
little finger)
All the way home!