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Kindergarten Thanksgiving social studies literature circles
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft and Activities
Are you looking for some fun activities to introduce Kindergarten and 1st Grade students to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? I have developed this focus on how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Peacemaker. We talk about the difference between a Peacemaker and a Peacebreaker. Then, students write about how they can be a Peacemaker. There are several engaging activities in this mini unit for you.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Writing PromptsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemak
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PreK - 1st
Turkey Trouble Turkey Claus Turkey in Disguise BUNDLE
Turkey Trouble is the perfect Thanksgiving or November read aloud. it is about a turkey who doesn't want to get eaten for Thanksgiving so he dresses up as different farm animals. It is a great story for discussing story plot, retell, characters, setting, problem, and solution. It has the added bonus of disguise a turkey. You can send a turkey home for kids to decorate to "hide" from the farmer. I also included a simple version that students can disguise at home. In December, you can follow up wi
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PreK - 1st
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Fry Bread A Native American Family Story Activity Native American Heritage Month
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of family and cultural traditions.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the November Interactive Read Aloud Bundle!
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K - 2nd
READ ALOUD ACTIVITIES Bear Says Thanks | Thanksgiving Craft
Looking for a rich read aloud, interactive lessons and engaging activities that meet various standards? This is a crafting-up comprehension, read aloud kit that provides you with targeted lessons, crafts, and literacy activities for up to 5 days using the mentor text, Bear Says Thanks by Karma in a Kindergarten or First Grade classroom to build understanding. **Please note: the lesson activities & varied printables CAN BE used or taught in isolation to best meet your ELAR needs. Additionally
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K - 2nd
Also included in: READ ALOUD Crafts and Activities 9 Book BUNDLE
Fall Read Aloud and Activities November Crafts Interactive Read Alouds Bundle
Engage your students in ten purposeful and meaningful read alouds with the books Last Stop on Market Street, Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, The Scarecrow, Turkey Trouble, Those Shoes, Sofia Valdez, Future Prez, The Leaf Thief, and Fry Bread: A Native American Story. Students will love the read alouds and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around each book's unique theme. Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Intera
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K - 2nd
Fall Sentence Building Read, Build, Write
If you are working on sight words, reading, and writing, this resource is perfect for you. This Fall themed Read, Write Build Simple Sentences in perfect for Autumn. There is a fall book, little creatures book, and pumpkin counting book. There is a summer book and a camping book. These are a great way to practice sight words. Students can build simple sentences in a pocket chart with word cards and picture cards. then, they can write the sentences. They can practice read with one to one using th
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Sentence Building Bundle Read Write Build
There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey
Book Companion Activities for "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Turkey" by Lucille ColandroIncluded:Pocket Chart Cards – Print. Cut. Laminate. Use to retell story.Sequencing Hat – use picture cards to sequence story and paste on hat strip in space provided.Color – color all the objects the old lady swallowed in the story “There was an OldLady who Swallowed a Turkey”.Trace – trace along the line and retell the story in order.Book – Print and staple. With guidance students will read each sent
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PreK - 1st
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie: Digital & Print Speech Therapy Companion
This digital and print set (two separate versions included) is a book companionI Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie: Speech and Language Activities. Perfect for both teletherapy and in-person speech therapy. This 35 page activity pack is perfect for speech or language. The activities included are also appropriate for literacy centers and whole class activities. **Updated November 2020 to include two documents. The original PDF and a digital interactive PDF that can be used with any interactiv
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K - 4th
The Great Turkey Race Book Companion
Use these materials with the favorite November read aloud The Great Turkey Race by Steve Metzger. The NEW book companion/book study includes materials for: Making Predictions *three levels of differentiation Favorite Part *three levels of differentiation Story Map Cause and Effect *three levels of differentiation ComprehensionStory Setting Characters Problem and Solution Q and A with picture answers to cut and glue *three pages Story Sequencing with Pictures *three optionsStory Sequencing with T
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K - 1st, Staff
How to Catch a Turkey: Speech & Language Activities
How to Catch a Turkey: Speech and Language Activities This packet is a companion to the book that can be used for literacy centers, whole class language lessons, or for speech/language therapy in individual or group sessions. The book is not included and will need to be purchased separately. This packet contains 70 pages of content that is perfect for targeting a variety of speech and language goals. •Rhyme:Cut out the cards (pages 5-10) and match the rhyming words from the story.•WH Questions:
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PreK - 5th
The Water Princess by Verde 19 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Beautiful book based on the true story of African model, Georgie Badiel. Gie Gie must walk with her mother everyday to get water from the well. Gie Gie wants to find a way to bring the water closer to her village. Wonderful opportunity for discussion. From Amazon:With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clear
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K - 3rd
Scaredy Squirrel: A Literacy & Social Studies Unit!
I am so excited to share my Scaredy Squirrel unit with you. A few months ago, I had never read a Scaredy Squirrel books. One of my students checked one out of the library and asked if I would read it to the class. We were immediately hooked! I then checked out three more books and we decided that we would do a book study on Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt. I cannot tell you enough how much FUN this was!
We focused our unit on four books (Scaredy Squirrel, Scaredy Squirrel goes camping, Scare
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PreK - 1st
THANK YOU OMU interactive Read Aloud | Fall Sequencing | Gratitude Activities
Help build comprehension with this interactive read aloud resource! It has *targeted* mini lessons & corresponding activities (for up to 5 days) that invite kinder or first graders to listen, interact and show what they know via crafts, printable(s) and group discussion! This Interactive Read Aloud Kit pairs with the mentor text, Thank You, Omu by the talented Oge Mora! This resource was *updated Nov 11, 2021*Supports Included: • Text Questions for Interactive Read Aloud• Mini Lesson Plans (
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Interactive Read Alouds Mini Bundle | Read Aloud Activities
Thanksgiving Play or Readers Theater and Songs with Literacy Activities
Make your November and Thanksgiving literacy activities memorable this year with integrated Reading, Writing and Drama and Music activities. These are the most excellent ways to include all students and offer diverse learning activities, while developing reading, writing, speaking and creativity skills. Use the Readers Theater or Play about the Native Americans and the Pilgrims to help children learn how to become friends and celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Integrate READING, WRITING, MUSIC and DRAM
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K - 3rd
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey: No-Prep Printables Pack
Love the Old Lady books but don’t have time to prep accompanying activities? Look no further than the There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey Printables Pack. This pack targets a variety of literacy, language and listening skills. Simply, print the black and white pages, and you’re ready to go! Activities include:
1. Sequencing- Cut and paste pictures in story order
2. Comprehension- Circle the items the Old Lady swallowed in the book
3. Retelling- Cut out a cut Old Lady spinning w
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K - 3rd
Tennessee Symbols
This unit includes everything you need to put together an informational book on Tennessee's state symbols. This coorelates with the new TN Social Studies standards that are being adopted and implemented for the 2014-2015 school year. Included are 4 different versions of the book to meet the needs and differentiate instruction for all of your learners.
-A craft version with patterns for all of the symbols (hands on activities)
-A writing version for your higher level learners. This will help to
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PreK - 2nd
The Very Stuffed Turkey Book Companion
I love this Thanksgiving book by Katharine Kenah for November! It is one of the best read aloud Thanksgiving books I have found that conveys the meaning of the holiday! Nice, autumnal colored illustrations and Turkey is just the most lovable main character!!! Includes: Page 2 Make a prediction Page 3 What part was your favorite? Page 4 Cause and Effect: draw a line to match the cause with the effect...I love this style of printable for beginning readers to dive into cause and effect! Page 5 ABC
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K - 2nd, Staff
Also included in: November Read Aloud BUNDLE 2
The First Thanksgiving - Booklet & Activities - Low Prep!
Happy Turkey Season! You'll love teaching your students about the first Thanksgiving with this Low Prep The First Thanksgiving Booklet and Activities! Every page is interactive! Students can color, reinforce sight words they are learning, and discover why the Pilgrim's celebrated the first Thanksgiving. Included in this product is also a math activity, Thanksgiving word search, and a writing activity where students can express what they are thankful for.This can be used from kindergarten to 3rd
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K - 3rd
Editable Thanksgiving Sight Word Games | Customize in Seconds
Editable Thanksgiving Sight Word Games! This EDITABLE sight word pack is completely auto-fill. Just type in the words on the first page and 8 activities are INSTANTLY produced using the words YOU chose. The amount of worksheets and games you can create is ENDLESS!IMPORTANT FAQ: When viewing and using any of my editable packs you'll need to make sure you download the pack, save it to your computer, and open it with the newest version of Adobe Acrobat (it’s free). If you are viewing this pack in P
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Editable Sight Word Worksheet | Holiday Sight Word Activities BUNDLE
How to Catch a Turkey: Literacy, Language and Listening Book Companion
Celebrate Thanksgiving with How to Catch a Turkey! This book companion provides literacy, language and listening activities to accompany the book by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton (sold separately online or in stores). Follow Turkey's journey through the school, as he tries to avoid being caught! After reading the book, follow up with six fun activities, including:1. Sequencing with Pictures (which is also a great retelling tool!)2. Comprehension Questions with two (picture) answer choices3. Rhy
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PreK - 2nd
I Like Food - Emergent Reader (Bilingual: English & Spanish)
This Easy Reader Book was created to engage and build confidence in our emerging readers, while helping to practice sight words, one-to-one word correspondence and basic primary level instructional standards.What is included? There are four versions of this book included.#1: A teacher version in color. (Spanish & English copies).#2: Student black line to color, and save on ink. (Spanish & English copies).Teaching Tips:This is a great book to implement during guided reading groups, in sma
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Level A BUNDLE - Easy Readers (Bilingual: Spanish & English)
Turkey Trouble : Literacy, Language and Listening Book Companion
Celebrate Thanksgiving with Turkey Trouble! This book companion provides literacy, language and listening activities to accompany the book by Wendi Silvano (sold separately online or in stores). Follow Turkey’s funny adventures as he tries to hide out to avoid being served at Thanksgiving dinner! After reading the book, follow up with seven fun activities, including:
1. Sequencing with Pictures (which is also a great retelling tool!)
2. Comprehension Questions with two (picture) answer choices
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PreK - 2nd
Turkey Trouble - Book Companion
This book companion is a great way to follow up with fun activities after reading the Thanksgiving favorite- Turkey Trouble.
Activities include -
* prediction
* favorite part
* problem and solution
* writing prompt
* vocabulary card for 'disguise'
* animal disguise activity
* story retell
* story pictures for retell
Please click on the preview to see the full packet.
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K - 2nd
Thanksgiving Activities Turkey Trouble Craft Read Aloud and Activities
Engage your students in a meaningful and purposeful interactive read aloud with the book Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of perseverance.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future interactive read alouds will be added for F R E E ! This resource is included in the November Int
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K - 2nd
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