New Thanksgiving Materials

Thanksgiving fun; Turkeys, Pilgrim, Native Americans, Pumpkin Pie Fun?
Let’s get ready for an outstanding month of November with
engaging activities, meaningful lessons, and great hands teaching tools that will make you and your little learners smile!

I am finishing up my prep for next week’s Thanksgiving activities.
I snapped a few pics to show you some of the things my class will be doing.

My students have to read the word and place it on the correct bird to build it.
Each turkey has 8 words for it.

I place these at centers for my students to complete.
Here is an example of the baggie for each student.

Each baggie has two mats and 16 feathers in it.
(That is 8 feathers per turkey.)

I also have more turkey families.

 Pocket Chart Comparing

I also put together a few pocket chart activities to play.
Check out this pocket chart math station!

One way to play involves comparing numbers.

Can you see the layers?

My students get to add a number to either side to keep the statement true!
See the number 24 grapes.
So here they added a potato with the number 24?

And of course there is a printable to practice this skill.

We introduce these activities during calendar time and often play it together over a full week.
But, the real fun is at center time when my students chose to come to calendar
to play “teacher” with their friends.

I made this comparing numbers activity because
we are getting SO good at comparing numbers,
that I like to step it up some.
I like to give them a number and the symbol,
then let them determine the remaining number…
perhaps a little bit of algebraic thinking?

I know my kids will be running to play teacher now!

Check out this number order activity for pocket chart time.
Cover some of the numbers to see if students can fill in the missing number.
I also like to mark the back of a number with a star {written on with a draw erase marker.}
Then, I give my students number sense questions about that number to see who can figure it out.
I might give clues like it has two sets of 10 and 5 ones.
It is the same amount as a quarter. It is a count by 5 number.

We are going to play this rhyming game in either small groups
or centers this upcoming week as well.

(Okay, we will most likely do it at both!)
I can’t wait to see my kids make the pies to match the rhyming words.

We will use the worksheet as a follow up activity as well.

Fill the Ten Frame

Here is an AWESOME Fill the Ten Frame Game
using Native American Symbols.

Can you see the two differentiated ways to use the same sheet?
One way has the students coloring in the ten frame as they roll.

The second has students writing their numbers to fill the ten frame.

Number Mats

Another activity to practice those number formation could be these

They are colorful and fun.
And your students simply LOVE writing on them.

Check out these workers!

MORE FUN

I love these color word and number word mats!
Student read the words around the outside…
and draw a line to what it matches on the inside.

Sometimes my student almost have to be FORCED to learn those number words!
So many times, little kinders just don’t want to read them!
This is a fun way to get them excited about reading and using them.

I also love using these mats to inspire writing!
Since color words and number words are simple ways to expand writing,
this mat can be a basis for some great writing topics.
And those outside words can be support!

I always like to have a printable or two ready…

because things happen.
(Sickness, bathroom accidents, student meltdowns)
It is just smart to have a set printed and ready to go for those cases.

Secret Code Words

I am thankful to have finished my Thanksgiving Now & Then Secret Code Word set.
This pack has a code breaker sheet,
18 code words using Thanksgiving Now and Then images and words,
and two worksheet options with the codes on the bottom of that sheet.

AND there is an identical set in the same pack that has QR codes for self checking!
WOO HOO!

I just finished the Then and Now Thanksgiving Reader too!

Lastly, I made this reader only $1 and didn’t bundle it so everyone and anyone could grab it.

Here is a good view of my Thanksgiving FUN! pack

 And the links to Now and Then Secret Code Words and Thanksgiving Fun!