Do you need a holiday children's book that is a great lead in for a discussion about the word, "thoughtful"? If so, I'd like to recommend a children's book titled, Hurry Santa! by Julie Sykes. The story is about Santa who has overslept and is late delivering toys to girls and boys. Throughout the story, animals encourage Santa to press on and get all the toys distributed. Santa finishes delivering toys just in the "Nick" of time. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the pun.) But there's one present left in Santa's bag. It's a gift for Santa from the animals. They've selected a very thoughtful gift. It's an alarm clock!
This story offers a wonderful example of thoughtful gift giving.
Grade One Snapshots created a free set of holiday and winter themed journal prompts. One of her prompts tied in perfectly with the book, Hurry Santa. The photos shown below are sample writings that I created. Your students will probably come up with much cuter ideas than mine. You can get all the writing prompts created by Grade One Snapshots and her shop here: Christmas Journal Prompts.
2012 Lessons by Molly
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