Thanksgiving Fun! {Photo Overload!}

I usually share my activities AFTER the holiday is over..doesn’t help you too much does it?  So, this year, I decided to go through my photos and pull together some ideas that I have used over the past few years.  Maybe you’ll actually be able to use some of them before the holiday is over, right?!

But, first, I’ve just finished updated my Let’s Talk Turkey unit from a few years ago.  It’s an oldie, but a goodie!  If you’ve already purchased it, head on over and download the updated pages.  If you haven’t purchased it, you can download a copy while it’s on sale!

Here goes….all of the next few ideas are in my “Let’s Talk Turkey” pack.

All of these next ideas are from Kim Adsit’s Terrific Turkey pack.

The next few activities are ones that I have been doing in my classroom for years.  I wish I had these in a packet or available for download, but I would have to search and search on my computer to have them (if I even still have them!)

Some literature response activities:

The next few ideas came from The First Grade Parade:

And these were from a predictable chart we did:

And of course, we LOVE our undercover turkey project!

Phew – I hope that helps your planning a little bit!

I’m just finishing up a collection of fix it sentences for literacy center/daily five time.  I hope to have it finished and posted tonight! Stay tuned!

50th Day Packet Winners

 

If you weren’t a winner this time, you can purchase the pack over at my TpT shop!

Just think, before you know it, the 100th day will be here!!

50th Day of School FUN!

The 50th day is one of my all-time favorite days of school!  My mom even made me a poodle skirt about 6 years ago! I love it so much!

One of the first things we do in the day is get our room ready by making these fun records.  Sometimes I have the children just round the edges, sometimes I will trace the circles and have them cut them out.

I like to have them cut them out completely too because I can really see how their cutting skills are coming along.

We make self-portraits for our portfolios…here’s mine ;)
We try to write 50 words!

We play a fun sight word game where the children choose a card and read the word.  If they get the Jukebox (or juicebox as the kids like to call it!) we all get up and dance!

We sort things from the 50s and now.  I’ve done this with my IWB

and the old fashioned way too!  You can download this pocket chart sort from Eberhart’s Explorer’s!

We watch how kids dance in the 50s.  The kids get a kick out of watching the guys throw the girls up! “We can’t do THAT in school",” they say!

We dance and listen to 50s music as much as we can! The music just makes me happy!
We play this super fun pocket chart game where we try to find the cherry for our “brown cows!”

At the end of the day, we dance in the gym, hula-hoop, do the limbo, chew bubble gum and TRY to blow some big bubbles! And of course, we end our fun day with ROOTBEER floats!

The 50th day of school is THE BEST.  I love when we walk by older classes and they say “I remember when we celebrated the 50th day!”
…and I LOVE being able to celebrate with my OWN sweeties.  I made this poodle skirt for my oldest when she was in Kindergarten, and I was happy to learn that my 1st grader got to wear it AGAIN this year.

I have a little packet of fun 50th day stuff if you’re interested! Just click on the image to head over to my little shop.

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Book About Love

I’ve got nothing for you today.  I’m tired.  {Not just because it was the 50th day}, but I’m just exhausted.  These 26 sweet kinders wear.me.out.  I’m working on some new things, just can’t finish them.  *sigh*

So, I’ll leave you tonight with these thoughts about love from my 6 year old.

Love you all.  Thanks for hanging in there with me :)

(PS -  not sure what’s going on with “will” – I think she was thinking faster than she was writing! ha!)