The Ugly Pumpkin The Ugly Pumpkin is the perfect book for that awkward time between Halloween and Thanksgiving that flies by! It is a sweet story that is a fresh take on the traditional classic, The Ugly Duckling. My students LOVED the book and making the craft made it even that much more fun! The author of the story is Dave Horowitz and if it’s
Scarecrow Directed Drawing
Scarecrow Directed Drawing Scarecrow Directed Drawing A Scarecrow Directed Drawing is something I had several people ask for and because I love drawing them, I thought, why not? I tried this one out with my Kinders on Monday and I was AMAZED by what they drew! They were SO into their drawings and even took the time to color them all in! You can find
Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Turkey Crafts
Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Turkey Crafts Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Turkey Crafts for fall! Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Turkey Crafts: The pilgrims are a favorite of mine. Over the years, they have been a staple of my first grade Thanksgiving crafts. As for Kinder, we’ll see. I will say, they are worth the prep work and parents *LOVE* them. I have students and parents that will come
Thanksgiving Activities and Freebies
Thanksgiving activities and Freebies Thanksgiving activities and Freebies for a busy classroom! Yes, it is November, people…NOVEMBER!!! Where has time gone? Well, I can’t answer that question, but I can help you get ready for a month of fun learning {and Thanksgiving} activities. No Prep Just Add Dice Games for Thanksgiving and Fall!! Find the pack {HERE} We’ll make Crock Pot Pumpkin Bread, which I got from Kristen’s Thanksgiving
Who Will Carve the Turkey {Thanksgiving} FREEBIE
This is a really cute, EASY craft for Thanksgiving! I got this book several years ago and it is always a hit with my kids. I revised an old freebie and wanted to share it in case you need a quick writing activity this week or next for your students. Get the FREEBIE {HERE} I also had a chance to work on variations of the
Thanksgiving Ideas {What We Did This Week}
Wow, it was a busy week! We worked on Thanksgiving Crafts and learning all about it…and then on Friday we had Pioneer Day, which was a blast! My kids wrote letters form the Mayflower, complete with “quills” for writing! We made Crock Pot Pumpkin Bread, which I got from Kristen’s Thanksgiving Pack (LOVE it) And we made butter, which tasted GREAT on the crock pot
The Little Scarecrow Boy *Book Companion* {Fall Craft}
The Little Scarecrow Boy *Book Companion* {Fall Craft} The Little Scarecrow Boy *Book Companion* {Fall Craft} I cannot believe that November is already here and that in a couple of weeks, it will be Thanksgiving. Where did October go? I’m not sure where October went, but I wanted to do something new and cute for fall this year and decided to go with a classic….
Thanksgiving {Fall} No Prep Just Add Dice Games
Hooray for me!! I FINISHED my latest No Prep Just Add Dice Games for Thanksgiving and Fall!! Find the pack {HERE} Yay for the cutest clip art ever from Melonheadz, AND…… This is the LAST pack included in the Just Add Dice BUNDLE {FIND IT HERE} I am thrilled at how the bundle has turned out. It is SO easy for me to just print
A Look Ahead {and Behind} Thanksgiving Pilgrims and Polar Bears
It’s November….really?? Time seems to be flying by this year, is it for you, too? A Look Ahead: This week we will be making our pilgrims…. you can find my Let’s Make a Pilgrim Pack {HERE} on TpT And our reading story this week is Land of Ice, so we will be using this FREEBIE to study Polar Bears Get it {HERE} A Look
Polar Bear Freebie & 3 Day Turkeys
Polar Bear Freebie & 3 Day Turkeys Polar Bear Freebie & 3 Day Turkeys: First up is the freebie I promised on Instagram (follow me {here} if you don’t already). Our week involved the story, Land of Ice…so I thought it would be the perfect time to study about polar bears. We made these little polar bears and wrote some of the facts that we