Thanksgiving and November are the perfect months to bring some fun, engaging writing prompts into the classroom. Turkeys, leaves changing color, pumpkins, and more – plenty of inspiration for elementary…
Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, and of course, food! But it can also be a fun time to get creative in the classroom. Here are some Thanksgiving craft…
Did you know that giving thanks can actually make students happier? A Thanksgiving thankful flapbook writing activity is a meaningful way to help 2nd and 3rd grade students reflect on…
Ah, Thanksgiving. That special day when we express our gratitude for family, food, football, and…science experiments. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to explore science with your students. The best part…
A fun Thanksgiving Craft that helps kids think about why they are thankful. The craft can last all month long as kids add a leaf each day with a thankful idea. Includes a graphic organizer and multiple templates. #thanksgivingcraft #thankfultree
This elementary Thanksgiving unit helps students understand the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving and gives them tools to make connections between those events. By the end of the…
Describe the connections between historical events is a Common Core Standard that is hard to teach! Here is how I taught this standard with the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving. Through this unit, students asked and answered questions, we made a timeline, we read great books, AND we figured out the connection between historical events.
Asking and answering questions can be hard for students! We set up a routine where students would write 6 questions and other students would answer those six questions. This was the perfect way for me to monitor whether students could ask and answer questions about any topic! Here is how we applied it to Thanksgiving.
The month of November is the perfect time to spend in an in-depth study of the events that lead to the first Thanksgiving. In this blog post, I outline how we…
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