This past week (or so) we have been having a little fun with Thanksgiving. Turkeys, Pilgrims, and Native Americans, I love this time of year in the classroom.
Here's a peek at some of the special projects and Thanksgiving inspired learning we've enjoyed . . .
One adorable craft my classes have made for the past few years are these wooden spool turkeys. I pre cut turkey bodies from craft foam. The kids glue the wooden spools to the body. Once they are good dry, they glue the feathers to the opposite end of the spool. After a little more drying time, they add the felt beaks and waddles and then finally the pipe cleaner legs.
They are really cute and even more fun when they are all together in a group before they go home with each student.
Another craft we do around Thanksgiving time is a bean wreath. They are so easy to make and I think the colors look like fall.
To make them, all you have to do is pour several bags of dried beans into a large bowl. Next, add white glue and mix until the beans are well coated. Give each student a piece of wax paper and a few scoops of bean mixture.
The students shape the mixture into a circle. Let them dry for a few days. Add any kind of bow you would like and you have a wreath that was super fun to make.
I also really enjoy these Native and Pilgrim photo projects. As you can see, all you need for this activity is construction paper, glue, and photos of your students (feathers are also a nice touch). Kids love using their pictures for this project.
For the past few years I have also really enjoyed using Babbling Abby's Spelling for All Seasons. This packet has several paper toppers that are seasonally inspired, as well as a variety of recording sheets.
We used Abby's patterns for the three weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. We made Native Americans, Pilgrims, and Turkeys to top our practice with word families.
They looked fabulous hanging in the hall outside our classroom.
In math we worked on word problems using the math mini book that I made last year, It's Turkey Time. Students work with a variety of skills in this mini book. Addition, subtraction, fractions, fact families, and time to the half hour. It is a great little review before going home for Thanksgiving break.
I'm all about using these types of seasonally inspired mini books to practice word problems.
You can have a FREE copy of It's Turkey Time by clicking on the picture below. (or maybe just pin it to use next year ;)
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great long weekend!
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