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Read-alouds and Presentations Week-to-Week by Grade Level

12/16/2019

 

Week of December 16, 2019 - TK
​Welcome Winter and Merry Christmas

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The First Day of Winter, by Denise Fleming
A cumulative story (and song) to warm up a cold winter day. Alive with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first ten days of winter bring special gifts for a special friend.

Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin
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As Farmer Brown prepares the house for Christmas, Duck tries to play Santa--but he gets stuck in the chimney, along with all the other animals who try to help.
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Activity Track Santa with NORAD and wreath coloring sheet

Week of December 16, 2019 - Kindergarten
​Welcome Winter and Merry Christmas

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The First Day of Winter, by Denise Fleming
A cumulative story (and song) to warm up a cold winter day. Alive with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first ten days of winter bring special gifts for a special friend.

Dragon's Merry Christmas, by Dav Pilkey
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Dragon has a merry time decorating a tree outdoors, making a candy wreath, and sharing his Christmas gifts with needy animals. See if you can spot the homage to Vincent Van Gogh.
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Activity Track Santa with NORAD and wreath coloring sheet

Week of December 16, 2019 - First Grade
Gift Giving

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Rabbit's Gift: a Fable from China, by George Shannon
The animals in the forest scurry to store their food away for the cold months ahead, but when Rabbit comes across an extra turnip and decides to have a special meal with his woodland friends, everyone is inspired by his act of generosity and soon demonstrates their thanks in their own special ways.

Marvin's Best Christmas Present Ever, by Katharine Paterson
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Marvin makes a special Christmas present. He wants the wreath he made to last forever, but the pine boughs are turning dry and brown as winter turns to spring.

Activity Track Santa with NORAD and wreath coloring sheet

Week of December 16, 2019 - Second Grade
Merry Christmas with Santa Claus

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McDuff's New Friend, by Rosemary Wells
On Christmas Eve, McDuff's persistent "woofing" leads to the rescue of Santa, whose sleigh has gotten stuck in the snow.
Little Santa, by Jon Agee
Little Santa loves the North Pole. So, when his family decides to move to sunny Florida, Santa is miserable. Lucky for him, a blizzard foils their plans. The only way out of the house is up the chimney. Up goes Santa to look for help, and along the way he meets a reindeer, a large group of elves... and the rest is history! 
Video Song Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Activity Track Santa with NORAD and wreath coloring sheet

Week of December 16, 2019 - Third Grade
​The Magic of Christmas

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson
The six mischievous Herdman kids lie, steal, and smoke cigars, and when they become involved in the local Christmas pageant, it becomes one of the most memorable Christmas plays the community has seen. ​
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How Murray Saved Christmas, by Mike Reiss
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Up at the North Pole, Santa is unable to deliver presents one Christmas Eve.
Video Song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 

Activity Track Santa with NORAD and wreath coloring sheet

Week of December 16, 2019 - Fourth Grade
​Extreme Weather and the Spirit of Christmas

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The Night Before Christmas, by Clement C. Moore
An illustrated presentation of New York clergyman Clement Clark Moore's famous 1822 Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," better known as "The Night Before Christmas."
Video Storm Surge Hurricane Katrina Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
Cajun Night Before Christmas, by Trosclair
A reading of a Cajun version in honor of the librarian from New Orleans who lost her entire collection in Hurricane Katrina, but not her optimistic outlook on life.
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Song Jingle Bells at the Beach
Activity Track Santa with NORAD and wreath coloring sheet

Week of December 16 - Fifth Grade
Peace on Earth at Christmastime

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Video Song I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake, 1975
December,
by Eve Bunting
 
A homeless family's luck changes after they help an old woman who has even less than they do at Christmas.
Video The Christmas Truce of 1914 from Oh! What a Lovely War running time 3:39
Shooting at the Stars, by John Hendrix
On Christmas Eve during the trench warfare of World War I, in the bitter winter of 1914, a virtual miracle occurred. Enemies on both sides stopped fighting and began to sing Silent Night. On Christmas Day, enemy soldiers walked into the open ground between the trenches and shook hands. They exchanged biscuits and buttons and belts from their uniforms as souvenirs.
The Wall in the Middle of the Book, by Jon Agee
Though a knight is confident that the wall in the middle of the book protects his side from the dangers of the other side, he fails to notice the danger lies on his own side of the wall.
​Video Song I Believe in Father Christmas (reprise) by Greg Lake with Ian Anderson, 2011
Activity Track Santa with NORAD and wreath coloring sheet
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