The Shelf Elf Helps Out Activities

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The shelf elf helps out activities.

You can still have fun posing your elf all around the house but instead of having him do some silly or a little naughty he can be holding up one of these activity cards instead. As a follow up activity to being introduced to the dewey decimal classification system 3rd graders listen to poems from jackie mims hopkins book the shelf elf helps out and sort book jackets by category and call number. Once student gets a sticker all will soon be turning each page by the corner waiting for you to notice. Elf on the shelf ideas to help parents teachers and occupational therapists engage their children and students in fine motor activities.

Make this fun album and keep pictures of all the fun places your elf turns up this holiday. Click the image below to grab. The kids will get a kick out of it and will want to eat bananas. Even though the jury is still out on whether we will allow this impish character into our home i have to admit i love the stories i hear about other parents doing elf on the shelf.

These are so fun. Pass out parts to volunteers. Http amzn to 2yz6byq elf on the shelf pinterest. Explain how students can win the golden shelf elf award to display in their classroom.

It has a shelf elf song a creative writing project a fun activity where the kids build a house for the elf and an engaging lesson called how would the shelf elf feel where the kids discuss different library scenarios. Daily notes from elf on the shelf. A quick youtube search will yield hilarious videos of elf on the shelf activities with some bordering on a little dark or geeky. The kids will love coloring a picture for santa.

3 diy elf on the shelf photo album from eighteen25. Third graders explore the dewey decimal system. The young students really like getting immediate rewards when they have followed a rule. Call on volunteers to read their magic scroll throughout the story when prompted.

Fine motor development can help children with handwriting and pencil grip. At the beginning of the school year the shelf elf is a good introduction for library rules and book care. In this library media lesson 3rd graders read the book the shelf elf helps out and explore the various neighborhoods in a library by creating a bookmark for each library section. Read the shelf elf by jackie mims hopkins.