Edible Thanksgiving Turkey Craft Plus Book Recommendations
Are you still teaching the week of Thanksgiving? Looking for a fun EDIBLE THANKSGIVING TURKEY CRAFT? I mean, it is Thanksgiving week and that means eating, right? My mother-in-law showed me this easy, cute, turkey craft about 25 years ago and I have made it with my class many times since. It does require some supplies, but […]
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Read Aloud Recommendation
If you are looking for a Thanksgiving read aloud to spark your students’ creativity and imagination- you have got to read Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. I instantly fell in love with this book! It is based on Tony Sarg- an artist who created puppets and the first balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day […]
How to Catch a Turkey Thanksgiving Read Aloud Recommendation
New to the Thanksgiving read aloud scene this year is How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace and Andy Ellerton. What a FUN book- your students are going to love it! There are several books in the How to Catch a… series and this is one of the newest ones. (Check out the How […]
In November… Third Grade Mentor Text
Oh my goodness- I can’t believe we are almost to November. Time to trade in the jack-o-lanterns for turkeys… or maybe even Christmas trees? I love November and December in the elementary classroom, so much to do and so much fun. It’s a great time for strengthening your classroom community with all of the opportunities for giving […]
Cranberry Thanksgiving Read Aloud
This lesson incorporates two of my favorite teacher things- picture books and Post-It Notes! The picture book this time is… CranberryThanksgiving by Wendy and Harry Devlin and it is a real gem. I LOVE using “vintage” picture books with kids. This book was written in 1971- and the message in the story is just […]