Christmas is a fun time for children. It’s a time their brains run through all the presents they want. Well, for my kids anyway. So I told them they should write a letter to Santa. And you know what? They were actually very excited about writing to Santa. Straight away they grabbed paper and pencil and started scribbling away. Even my 4 year old son who is just learning to spell didn’t complain about not being able to spell. He wrote:
Der Sata I want cranformus and power rangers
Okay, so I helped him a little (the power rangers part).
My daughter didn’t just write one letter, she wrote several notes to Santa and put it under the Christmas tree for him to read. Let me tell you a little bit about my daughter. Sometimes I give her writing assignments like write me a story about blah, blah, blah. And what do I get? Whine, whine, whine. But writing to Santa was done so enthusiastically.
To fuel their excitement, I searched on the net for websites where they can sent emails to Santa. These websites send back a reply to your mail, making it look like Santa wrote it. My oh-so-innocent daughter really believed that Santa wrote to her. She even asked if she could write to say good night to Santa.
TIP FOR THE DAY:
Christmas seems to be an ideal opportunity to encourage literacy skills in children. Just because it’s the holiday season, learning doesn’t have to stop. Not only get them to write to Santa, you could also have them write Christmas messages in your Christmas cards. Read Christmas stories as a count down to Christmas. They are usually full of messages of love, kindness, sharing and giving. Be creative and I’m sure you will find many literacy activities to do during the Christmas season.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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