Tw"elf" Days of Christmas - Day 2

Day 2- The elf  moved around the room and was hiding in a holiday box. The children learned that the elf loses its magic when it is touched and you are automatically on the naughty list for the day.  We read Twas the Night Before Christmas and drew what we visualized, found the rhyming words and used context clues to determine what sugar plums were.  The children read the clue left by the elf and tried to figure out what he was giving them for a treat.  Here's the clue....

At the end of the day, a package was delivered from the office containing a jar of Twizzlers that was shared with the students on the nice list.  I'll post pictures of our activities tomorrow :0)

12 Days of Christmas with Elf on the Shelf (Day1)

Man, I'm dizzy with all the "stuff" going on in my life.  I had my formal observation,  robotics competition, teenage daughter with a shoe fetish, new rug = rearrange room, Pinterest addiction, Christmas shopping, holiday decorating, and the 12 Days of Christmas - just to name a few.  Needless to say, I haven't been able to blog as much as I would like.

I guess I'm the last person on Earth to hear about the Elf on the Shelf.  The book and elf are the cutest thing.  I wish I had known about it when my kids were smaller.  In case you're in the same boat, let me explain. A Christmas elf reports to Santa who is naughty or nice.  The elf pops up in unexpected places each day and leaves a message and/or treat.  When Santa arrives on Christmas Eve, the elf leaves with him.

I decided to do 12 days of Christmas with a classroom elf for my class.  We're studying poetry and fiction stories so I can tie the elf into my lessons.  He leaves clues each day for the "nice" students up until Christmas Break.  Each of the 12 days we have a poem clue and a surprise.  I'm plan to post the 12 days as we do them for the next two weeks.

Day 1 - Meet the Elf
On day one we meet the elf, read the book and give him a name.  I also read the first clue and the kiddos try to guess the treat. At the end of the day, I share the naughty and nice list and give each child a treat (lollipops).

Does anyone have any Elf on the Shelf ideas?