So Much to Be Thankful For

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern at The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs III.

I can remember my grandmother sitting in her big rocking chair that was placed in her favorite spot, next to a picture window where she kept all of her plants. I would sit on her lap and she would sing about the beautiful autumn leaves dancing to the ground in their colorful dresses. I can’t remember the tune or the words, but that wonderful memory has always been vivid in my mind. as if it were yesterday. I’m so thankful for this experience. 

I can remember standing on the front porch waiting for my mom to take me shopping downtown. I loved to shop with her. We used to go to a store called Eli Moore, they had everything that a little girl could want. First stop was the shoe department, and I’d get my black patten leather shoes, next we’d go to the clothes department. I was so spoiled back then, as an only child, I was showered with beautiful things to wear and great toys. Shopping done, we’d go to this café for lunch and a yummy desert. My mom passed on when I was 15 so these moments mean so much for me and I’m thankful for the short time that I was able to spend with her.

I have so many things to be thankful for, a wonderful husband, my Siberian Husky, friends and family who love me. We’re healthy, other than some aches and pains. Our house is in the woods and it is our own little paradise. I can’t think of anything else that I need, other than a few million dollars, lol!

As a teacher, I feel it’s part of my responsibility to help my students think about the good things that they have going, and to be thankful for their blessings. To introduce them to this activity, I tell them the story about my grandmother, and or my mom.  Then I will pass out task cards with Thanksgiving images on them and ask the kids to write down what they’re thankful for and we put them into a decorated Thanksgiving box. They can write as many things as they wish, The Wednesday before Thanksgiving recess. I pass the box around the room and each child, as well as myself, chooses a card and we read what is on it, then try to guess whose card it is and give it to its owner.

I usually end up moved to tears  and so do some of the kids, as this activity is so meaningful to all of us..

Please take a look at my values lesson What Am I Thankful For?

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Deann

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FREE Compare and Contrast Activity. Do You Know How Thanksgiving Has Changed?

Being able to tell how items and events are the same and different - compare and contrast them - is an important language skill we use in school all of the time.
It is important that students know how to describe and explain the critical features of people, object, and events.

Here is a brief activity about today's Thanksgiving 'feasts' and the original 'Thanksgiving' dinner between the settlers and the  Wampanoag Native American tribe.

Read the short narrative to the students and have them tell the critical elements that describe and contrast the two events.
You can also have them write a descriptive paragraph.

Enjoy the holiday, and keep on taking.

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Christmas Songs using QR Codes”

by QR Queens
Pre-Kindergarten - 3rd Grade

This is a great listening center with Christmas video songs. The students will scan the QR codes and listen to their favorite Christmas song.

All you need is an iPad, iPod, tablet, etc and download the free QR reader app. The students will use this app to scan the QR codes and become actively engaged listening and watching Christmas video songs. 

Here are a list of songs that are made into QR codes on the task card:
*Santa Claus is Coming to Town
*Jingle Bells
*Rudolph
*Deck the Halls
*12 Days of Christmas
*Has Anybody Seen Santa
*We Wish You a Merry Christmas
*Up on the Housetop
*Feliz Navidad

This product contains 5 pages:
(1) Front Cover
(1) Task Card with QR Codes
(2) Pages of Individual QR Codes (These can be placed around the room or however you choose.)
(1) Thank you page

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Misc. Lesson.- "La Cara - The Pilgrims- Parts of the Face in Spanish- Thanksgiving "

By Monica Herterich

Grades : 2-12

This interactive unit is the perfect lesson in November as part of Thanksgiving celebration. Using Pilgrims you can teach students to label the face in Spanish

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The units contains

1- Vocabulary Page- 11 face parts with a word bank''

2- Label the Pilgrims - Students can cut the picture and cut each word and label the image on a separate page. They can use the words for labeling or have them write the words. It is important that they label "El Peregrino " y "La Peregrina" .

3- Word Search- to reinforce spelling and vocabulary. Great game if you have them compete at the end of the class to see who finishes it first. The first pair or group to complete it gets a HW pass. - You will hear screaming the words and having a ball looking for them.

Follow-Up

-Have students draw their portraits or bring pictures and label them
-Collect portraits and have students play "guess who?' Adivina Adivina quien soy? Just read eye-color, hair color
- You can also purchase "Thanksgiving Body Parts in Spanish -El Cuerpo"  Interactive lesson from my store and teach them body parts by labeling the little Indian girl .

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4- Great sub plan- Have the sub go over the words and have students complete the package independently

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “Winter Holiday Sampler Freebie”

by Janet Rainey
2nd - 4th Grade

This is a ***free sampler*** from my Merry Mix of Winter Holiday Themed ELA and Math Standards' Activities. All of these printables plus an additional 59 pages of both English Language Arts and math activities are included in the larger version of this product:

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Students will stay focused during those last few weeks before winter break when using these fun and engaging holiday themed differentiated activities.

Reinforce and/or introduce standards with this sampler of English Language Arts and math common core printables.

This sampler of differentiated activities for grades 2 through 4 covers common core standards that are perfect for whole class, small group, and/or independent literacy and math centers.

This free sampler includes:
Holiday Fun Folder Cover
Polar Predicates
Surfer Santa Syllables
What Would They All Say? (to Santa)
Frosty Cause and Effect
Odd and Even Ornaments
Santa Sums I (2-digit addition, with regrouping)

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “Christmas Tags”

by Sailing into Second
Pre-Kindergarten - 6th Grade

Need some quick Christmas tags to add to gifts this year? Just print these out, cut, and use! Easy peasy! 

See how I used them HERE in a fun and easy volunteer gift tutorial!

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “Free Timed Keyboarding Practice for Grade 3-6”

by Spelling and Technology
3rd - 6th Grade

Free timed keyboarding practice for grade 3-6

This is one of my first exercises for the students to complete once they have reviewed all the keys in class. Using these exercise students will practice typing the alphabet, symbols, and numbers. Get the full set for only $1.99 here!

This handout is great practice for students after they have learned all the keys and you want them to increase their speed. Complete keyboarding book coming soon! Add us to your favorites so you receive updates and sales notifications.

Instructions with method to calculate words per minute using this exercise.

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Common core standards you can meet using this exercise:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.6
With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6
With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.


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