I realize this is a little last minute, but for those of you who might need a little something more to keep your students busy and learning these last few days before Christmas, this might be just what you need. This is an idea from a Kindergarten classroom at one of the schools I work with. Green paint hand prints form the tree and then a sponge star at the top. The berries could be done with the eraser of a pencil and the trunks are just painted in. The teacher displayed them so cutely in the hall as a large tree. I've also included the poem they used for shared reading and inspiration for the craft. The poem can be sung to the tune of "I'm a Little Tea Pot." If you don't need a little something before the break, tuck this fun little idea away for next year.
