What are you thankful for?

I know that this is Halloween week, but this week I have realized how thankful I am for my family and our health :)

With that said, I thought now would be a good time to share a Thanksgiving update with you that I made a few weeks ago.

It is a writing craftivity that you can find HERE at my TPT store.

This unique craftivity has students use markers to color on a coffee filter then add water to watch the colors blend. The coffee filter will become the tail feathers of a turkey. Templates are included for the turkey body for students to trace and cut out the body parts on construction paper. Detailed instructions are also included with photos to help you.
I have included 3 different Thanksgiving writing pages with different writing lines so you can choose the one that is right for your class.
Makes a great bulletin board display (accent included), but if you have lots of window space the tail feathers look great on a sunny window :)

If you have started your Thanksgiving planning here are a couple other products you might be interested in.  Just click on the pictures to learn more.

    

and this odd and even sort is FREE.

 Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Turkey Math Station

Last week I posted about our water woes in our basement.  After a week of chaos I'm thrilled to say the rebuilding is done - YAHOO!  My hope is the painting gets done this week and the floors laid.  Fingers crossed that my wish comes true.  I'm tired of living in disorganization - it's driving me CRAZY!!

My students have enjoyed the Pumpkin Sort I blogged about last week and seem to have a good handle on the number 10 so I thought it was time to move along.  I created a station that requires students to think about numbers and show their understanding for the number 12.

At the center students will sort cards into three groups.

less than 12

equal to 12

more than 12

The sorting cards have dice, tallies, an addition sentence and ten frames.  These turkeys are soooo cute in color, but ink is expensive so have included the option of black and white.  An "I can..." card is included to keep students focused and recording sheet to check for understanding and to be sure they were 'working' at their station.

You can find the Turkey Sort here and the Pumpkin Sort here at my TPT store.

As always when I post a new product, I'd like to give a few away.  I'll send a copy to the first 3 people who comment on this post.

Have a great week everyone!

Thanksgiving Bulletin Board and Giveaway

I survived parent-teacher week!  Between teaching, my own children's parent-teacher meetings and my class parent-teachrer conferences I came home yesterday EXHAUSTED!  But --- now that they are done I have some time to get to work on some of the ideas I have for new products!!! Yay! Stay tuned for new products in the near future!

In the meantime ... are you on the lookout for a Thanksgiving bulletin board idea?  If so, take a peek at this one. 

 

 

My packet includes writing pages and step by step instructions and templates for completing the turkey.

The turkeys make a wonderful bulletin board display, but if you happen to be lucky and have bright sunny windows the turkey feathers look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G with the sun shining through.  You can find this product at my TPT store.

I'll send a copy of this activity to the first 2 followers who leave a comment on this post.  Don't forget your email.

 

 

 

Turkey Time Tens and Ones

Are you as excited as I am about the upcoming long weekend.???  Some of you are celebrating Columbus Day and others are celebrating Thanksgiving.  Either way a long weekend sounds amazing right now!  Take a peek at my hundreds chart mystery picture.  Students need to solve each number before they color.  For example,

 

5 tens 6 ones ___

 



I absolutley LOVE these activities.  My students work for the longest time and don't realize how much work they are doing.  You can find this activity at my TPT store by clicking on the picture.
I will give away 2 of these  activities to the first 2 followers who leave a comment on this post.  Don't forget your email.