The poem, The Night before Christmas is not only a Christmas favorite, but also one of the most well known poems in America. It was originally titled A Visit or A Visit From St. Nicholas and was first published anonymously on Dec. 23, 1823, in a Troy, New York newspaper called The Sentinel. In 1837 a man …
I love the story of The Little Drummer Boy. It makes me feel all Christmasy inside and it’s one of my favorite songs to listen to during the Christmas season. I love this version from Pentatonix. Oh and definitely this one from for King and Country. The song The Little Drummer boy has a fascinating …
Can you already hear the Nutcracker music just from reading the title? I think it’s the most iconic Christmas sound. Today’s Grab and Go Lesson is focused on the story of The Nutcracker. I still laugh about a time a few years ago when I took my kids to go see a showing of the …
Join Jan Brett as she shares this funny Ukranian tail of a little boy named Nicki who has lost his mitten. In the story The Mitten, One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. Finally, a …
Jan Brett is one of my favorite children’s authors. Her stories are always the kind that make you feel all warm and cozy inside. The illustrations are beautiful and the outside of the pages always tell their own tale. Each book includes a story within a story, which makes the books extra special. If this …
If you have not already been introduced this cute Christmas tail of Too Many Tamales then sit down and enjoy this sweet story of Maria who is joining her family tradition of Christmas Tamales. In the midst of making the tamales she tries on her mom’s wedding ring and looses it in the mix. The …
Teach your student how to not be a Christmas Scrooge with Charles Dickens Classic tale A Christmas Carol. There have been so many movies and book adaptations made to this classic tale over the year, you will be able to consider which one will be the most fitting for your family. If you have never …
If you haven’t already read or seen the Polar Express book or Movie, you are missing out on a sweet holiday tradition. In our city, we even have a train that runs during the Christmas Season that does a whole Polar Express experience. When I was teaching in the classroom we would take the kids …
Every kid dreams of the first snow day of the year. Author Margery Cuyler tells a sweet story of little Nell who lives in a house with her older sisters and mom and is often told that she is too small to help. She meets up with animal friends in the woods who convince her …
No Christmas Season is complete without a little gingerbread. Every year we spend a day baking and whipping up our gingerbread men and our gingerbread houses. But you can have some gingerbread fun without the baking mess. Today’s Grab and Go lesson is from the story Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. In this cute twist …
