Last week we read Turkey Trouble, by Wendi Silvano. It is the cutest book about a turkey trying to hide from the farmer. He dresses up as different farm animals with the hope of making it through Thanksgiving without being dinner! My kids loved reading this book and seeing all the ways the turkey tried to disguise himself.
Then, we had a chance to disguise our own turkeys. The kids could pick any animal they wanted and write why they weren't a turkey. They had so much fun disguising their turkeys. I love every one of them!
You can click on any picture to see my Turkey Trouble packet. It has this project as well as a variety of other reader response activities.
As part of my professional growth this year, I am working on incorporating math centers into my daily schedule. I use centers during my Language Arts block, but have not yet carried this model into my math block. This is my goal!
As a first step, I have created a set of math centers to use during the month of November. These centers are based on addition and subtraction to 10. I am introducing these centers to my students and going over expectations and routines. We have tried a few of these centers in my classroom already, and so far the kids are practicing the skills taught and having fun while doing it!
You can check out my November Centers by clicking the picture below.
Today was a scarecrow day! I usually do a few days of scarecrows, but this year, we just ran out of time. But, I did manage to squeeze in one day!
In the morning we read The Lonely Scarecrow, by Tim Preston. We talked about how the scarecrow's feelings changed from the beginning of the story to the end of the story. The kids then wrote about the story using the beginning, middle and end.
In the afternoon, we read The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown. We talked about whether each student thinks scarecrows are scary or not. Then, they wrote about their opinions and stated a reason why they thought this way. Finally, the kids made some cute scarecrows to go along with their writing.
For these activities, and many more, click below to view my scarecrow packet.
I can't believe it's November already. How does the time go by so quickly? I feel like we just started school!
Now that it is November though... owls, turkeys, Pilgrims and Native Americans will be taking the spotlight. I will be posting more pictures of our activities and projects throughout the month, but for now, take a peek at my "November Spotlight" packets.
