I love taking math concepts and applying them to real-life situations. Thanksgiving Dinner Shopping Trip Decimal Math Activity With Differentiation Students selected a book and read it on Monday, then on Tuesday they made their book report. I checked out a big basket of Fall-themed picture books that were appropriate for the grade level.They created the book report using the book they read. I had students read a chapter book and finish by Thanksgiving week.Perfect for your 3rd-5th grade classes, students review the elements of literature in any book while creating a “Thanksgiving Dinner.” I used this two ways: Thanksgiving Dinner Craftivity Fiction Book Report Project This lesson is easily adaptable for younger students. To extend the time of the activity, have students share their paragraphs with the class or each other in small groups. Once finished, students create a turkey that holds their paragraphs. In this project, students create a paragraph about things they are thankful for. This print and go activity is the perfect writing project to finish up your ELA work. Thankful Turkeys: A Thanksgiving Craftivity Writing Project If you need some Thanksgiving-themed lessons, I have the Thanksgiving-themed lessons my students enjoyed in my TPT store. Otherwise, you end up not feeling rested and rejuvenated. There is nothing worse than going home with days of work to catch up. I highly recommend this routine to other teachers for all holiday breaks. This way, students continued learning, but we broke up our routine to do things that felt special – and I could clear out my grading and plan for the next week before having off for the holiday. (My district only gets a long weekend – not a whole week off.)įor the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, I planned engaging and educational activities that had a holiday theme. To make sure I really had a break, I always planned to finish all chapters or units the week before break. My kids are always ready for a few days off by then, too. I know I always look forward to Thanksgiving, because it is the first long break after school starts. Can you believe that we are just weeks away from Thanksgiving?!
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