We added a touch of Christmas spirit to our exploration of shapes! The children added to Christmas tree designs/outlines by decorating, tracing or creating patterns with various small manipulatives & natural materials. We also explored some sports cards, noticing all of the letters & numbers each one had. The class also used tremendous teamwork with both building a structure outside and deconstructing a cardboard box in the classroom. Oh, the magic of a simple, empty cardboard box!