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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Thanksgiving Writing

My Book of Thanks
1/2 pages Students write their sentence I am thankful for... sentence.
Print as many pages as you want for the book!

Full pages Students write their sentence I am thankful for... sentence.
Print as many pages as you want for the book!
Can be done as a Class Book too!

Thanksgiving Senses/Fall Senses Book

Thanksgiving Postcards

Fall Leaves

Leaves Writing Book
      Start by reading books and learning about why leaves change colors. Fill out an organizer with what we learned about why leaves change. Color their leaves and add to a class book. I make an expandable book.

Number Sequencing

Color Patterns

Counting Leaves

Falling Leaves Games

Sorting and Graphing color leaves  (students bring in leaves or use construction ones)

Fall Leaf Art Ideas


School Year Themes

This is the order I teach my themes:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear (Kindergartner, Kindergartner)     (August/September)
Colors    (August/September)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom   (September)
Apples - Johnny Appleseed and Ten Apples Up On Top  (September/October)
Halloween   (October)
Fall Leaves  (October/November)
Thanksgiving   (November)
Christmas Around the World  (December)
Christmas Fun   (December)
Snowmen (January)
Gingerbread Man  (January)
Valentine's and Sweet Treats  (February)
Dr. Seuss Birthday  (March 2nd)
St. Patrick's Day - Leprechaun Fun  (March)
Insects, Flowers, Plant Parts (April)
Animals (May/June)



Thanksgiving Fun

 Thanksgiving Place Mats

Patterns - colors
Writing List
Drawing

Students need to make their place mats early because the total process takes a LONG TIME. They color the leaves in an AB or other assigned pattern in the colors of their choice. They also use our class list to write what they are thankful for and draw a picture. The place mat is laminated and used for our Thanksgiving Feast and then are taken home to use for their Thanksgiving Feast.




Turkey Feathers Game
Students spin for a color and then add that color feather on their turkey!



Pilgrim Visit - a dressed up pilgrim comes and tells the class what it was like at the first Thanksgiving.


Thanksgiving Beginning Sounds Match 

Favorite Part of Thanksgiving Graph 





Stamped Turkey Art








How to Cook a Turkey

Thanksgiving Parent Help

Parent Preparation Help:

Cut out turkey bodies
Cut out turkey feathers (in multi colors)
Trace and cut out cooked turkey (how to cook a turkey) (smaller than the sample)
Write students' "How to cook a turkey" on turkey templates
How to cook a turkey" picture sequencing book  - add blank pages for picture coloring

Halloween Parent Help

Parent Prep Help:

A parent to make a spider web on the ground with tape (easily removed tape).