Pattern Block Turkey

On Tuesday I posted about changing my lesson plan for American Education Week. I thought I would a do problem-solving activity using Steve Metzgers book Silly Turkey Party or doing a turkey sorting activity. But I change my mind again... I found this really cute pattern block turkey activity on Chalk Talks blog. Needless to say I got to school extra early this morning to cut out all of the shapes.

I downloaded the template from Heidi song blog here.

They turned out super cute and the kids had fun.

Thanksgiving Word Work

Here is one of my favorite word work activities for Thanksgiving.

Sight Word Turkeys

Download the patterns for sight word turkey's on my TpT site. Copy the feathers on a variety of different colors.  Challenge your students to put the feathers in a pattern.

Silly Turkey Party

Happy American Education Week!!! Tomorrow my school is having it's open house and knowing me I am rethinking my lessons for tomorrow.  So instead of doing our next Talent and Development lesson (which to be honest is boring) I have decided to do something turkey related.  Not only do I want to change my lesson but I am exhausted from our field trip today and can't decide what to do.  Here is what I have come up with so far...

Read Steve Metzger's Silly Turkey Party and do a problem solving activity.  Click here for a free copy of the problem solving worksheet. 

OR...

I can have students work in groups to sort Turkey's based on one of their attributes.  Then have them graph their turkey's.  

I am too tired to decide now. I guess will will pick one in the morning. :-) 

Thanksgiving-Good Reads

Here are some of my favorite books to read for Thanksgiving.

We read this book to introduce our Thanksgiving Family Project.  You can download the parent letter and turkey template here.

I love this book to teach kids about traditions.

This is a great book for counting to ten and back again.

These two books are great for comparing Thanksgiving now and Thanksgiving during the colonial days.  Check out Chalk Talk's Then and Now Sort.