Hey Guys! WOW! It’s been WAY TOO BUSY over here in Applicious Teacher land! I just wanted to pop in and share with you how our “No Turkey for Thanksgiving?!” writings turned out. Setting the Stage with a Book At the beginning of the week, we read one of my fave Thanksgiving books, “Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving”. (affiliate link) … Read More
The First Thanksgiving and Turkey Writing
Do you have the whole week of Thanksgiving off, or do you have to teach for a few days? I’ve got this week and one and a half days next week to get through before Thanksgiving break, so I’ve been jam packin’ my days with everything and ANYTHING Thanksgiving! Now, truth be told, Social Studies is like the red headed… Read More
My Thankful Heart: A Thanksgiving Writing Activity
In writing, we’ve been working on where authors get their ideas. Following our small moments lesson, we were ready to keep looking inward to find inspiration. With it being so close to Thanksgiving, I knew I wanted my kids to write about what they were thankful for, so in stepped this cute and easy writing idea, “My Thankful Heart” To… Read More