Thanksgiving classroom

With Thanksgiving heading our way, I love to do things to remind my kids of the many blessings we have. There is so much in our lives to be thankful for. I created this little Gratitude Game to play with them, and we have been having loads of fun with it! What is The Gratitude …

Your Thanksgiving turkey keeps escaping! In this turkey STEM challenge, your kids will need to come up with a turkey cage design to keep the turkey nice and safe.

I am not a pie person, but I make an exception when it comes to pumpkin pie. I think it's a Thanksgiving staple, as far as deserts go. There's nothing like a home-made pumpkin pie. If you're celebrating Thanksgiving in your classroom, it's probably not feasible to whip up a pie in your classroom, and...

I love the Thanksgiving-inspired book, "10 Fat Turkeys" by Tony Johnston. The book’s repeated phrases and silly rhymes are perfect for my emergent readers. Plus, we get to practice counting down from ten, just in time for our upcoming subtraction unit. Read about the activity I developed for my class, and download the materials and visual recipe to use in your classroom!

These Thanksgiving activities are must dos for the primary classroom. Enjoy a story mix for your classrrom feast with a Thanksgiving Writing Center!

The leaves are beautiful and swirling around! We're deep into fall! Time to prep your November resources. Here are a few mini lessons and activities we mix into our daily routines this month. Scroll along to see several mini lesson ideas and grab some free resources you can use for a fall theme in your own classroom! Veteran's Day In honor of Veteran's in our community, our school hosts a Veteran's Day assembly. The school lines the hallways with notes and pictures of gratitude. Our classes…

Thanksgiving activities and ideas for the classroom including Thanksiving coloring pages, Thanksgiving crafts and more!

Make going from holiday to Holiday easier with these fun Thanksgiving activities for kindergarten. You'll love that they are free and easy to pull together.

We have a two day week next week. Not enough time to do much of anything. Monday I try and stick to the routine, but Tuesday is more laid back. I don’t do a big party. Instead I pretty much just make use of all those Thanksgiving worksheets I was handed my first year of ... Read more

Name activities that are playful and reepetitive help to build the most meaningful word in a child's life. This fun name activity has a holiday twist.