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Kindergarten Thanksgiving creative writing lessons
Personal Narrative Writing Unit for First Grade
This personal narrative writer's workshop unit is aligned with the common core standards! It uses small moments to help guide students in writing narratives about their life. This was designed with first grade in mind, but can easily work in kindergarten and second grade classrooms. I needed structure and guidance for my first graders to successfully write their own personal narratives, so I created this packet to do just that! In this unit:Teacher Tips from my classroomDaily lessons in the "I d
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Writing Poetry in the Primary Grades
This poetry unit for first and second grade gets students writing both form and free-verse poems as they let their creativity fly!My students love to write poetry as a break from our traditional writing units. They really buy into the "no rules" aspect of free-verse poetry and when I show them different examples of poetry, they tend to take off and make many different writing pieces. I hope you and your students have as much fun as we do with this one!In this unit:Teacher Examples for each type
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year
Thankful Bracelets - Thanksgiving Activity
A fun reflective Thanksgiving activity your young students will love! Have you been searching for a unique Thanksgiving activity that is going to be fun for your kids to make? These November thankful bracelets crafts are just the thing you have been searching for! This Thanksgiving lesson has everything you need to have a successful Thanksgiving lesson, with a fun bracelet craft included! ⭐BUNDLE & SAVE ⭐️This thankful bracelet is a part of the Bracelets Crafts Mega Bundle. Save over 30% A
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PreK - 6th
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First Thanksgiving Unit for Kindergarten and First Grade
Sail on the Mayflower and experience life as a Pilgrim and Wampanoag during this first Thanksgiving unit for kindergarten and first grade! The week-long comprehensive unit includes detailed daily lesson plans with literature suggestions. It incorporates reading, writing, math, history, handwriting, and art. It also has Google Slides to use for discussion and links to videos that complement the unit study.Click on the PREVIEW to read each lesson plan, see the Week-at-a-Glance planning sheet, as
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K - 1st
Thanksgiving STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE - Dinner Table, Turkey Hideout
These Thanksgiving themed STEM/STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in November! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation.Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:Mayflower ShipDinner TableTurkey HideoutBonus Brainbuilder: Mini Magnetic ParadeCheck out my Video Tour and Demo of all components on YouTube below!LOW PREP THANKSGIVING STEM CHALLENGES VIDEOIncludes the following components for EAC
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K - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Little Social Studies Thinkers for K-1: Pilgrims and Native Americans /Wampanoag
This complete K-1 Thanksgiving History unit teaches historically accurate and factual lessons about the history of modern day Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims, and the Wampanoag people. Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for primary. It contains everything you need to teach a complete unit in a neat, organized package. It's very teacher friendly and student-approved! -------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE--------------------Full FIR
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Little Social Studies Thinkers CURRICULUM {Kindergarten Social Studies}
Thanksgiving Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K
Preschoolers will learn all about THANKSGIVING traditions and how to be THANKFUL in this thematic unit that has 10 complete circle time lessons to make planning and teaching a breeze!It includes 10 days of detailed Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - "Long Ago-Today" sort and songVisiting Family - ways to travel at ThanksgivingThanksgiving Food - class poll, photos, songFarm Harvest - photos, sort, carpet gameGive Thanks - "I am Thankful" interactive songBe Kind & Helpful - class activity and
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PreK - K
Opinion Writing Unit
Opinion writing for primary grades! This writing unit is filled with opinion writing graphic organizers and writing prompts that get your kindergarten, first and second grade students excited about writing!Please download the preview to see if you can use it in your classroom!Help your students tackle the opinion writing standard with this easy-to-use writing packet!In This Unit:Anchor charts for: Opinion, Fact, Persuade, OREO WritingTeacher tips from my classroomDaily Lesson Plans in the "I do,
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year
Kindergarten Teachers Taking Back Weekends BUNDLED
What is the Taking Back Weekends BUNDLE?Thanks so much for showing interest in my Taking Back Weekends packet! This packet was carefully created with kindergarten students in mind. This packet will offer the teacher material to get them through the month of learning. The best part is the Taking Back Weekends packet will lower teacher stress so you can focus on what’s important - - the kids! The packet covers five areas of learning: writing, content, sub plans, math centers, and literacy centers.
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K
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1st Grade Teachers Taking Back Their Weekends BUNDLED
1st Grade Teachers Taking Back Their Weekends BUNDLED View a video preview **HERE** and **HERE**I'm super excited to release these packets for first grade! For the longest time I was completely oblivious that it was not normal to spend every evening and weekend working at school or "on school" at home. These packets are designed to give you back your weekends! They have classroom ideas that require minimal preparation and will get you out of a last minute pinch if you should find yourself in
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K - 1st
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Elementary Writing Workshop Resources Bundle - Teaching Without Frills
This bundle includes all of the K-5 elementary writer's workshop resources I've made to accompany the videos on my Teaching Without Frills YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/c/teachingwithoutfrillsI'm currently in the process of updating many of the products to include new videos, slides, and other resources. Grab the bundle now before the price increases!14 resources are included. See each individual resource listing and previews for more information! :)Recently Updated:Personal Narra
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K - 5th
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Writing Realistic Fiction Writer's Workshop Unit (Grades 1-2)
This realistic fiction writing unit is so much fun for your first and second graders!Looking for more writing resources?! You can find ALL my writing resources for a fraction of the price here in my FIRST GRADE WRITING - EVERGROWING BUNDLE!This unit has students digging deeper into the writer's workshop process as they expand on characters, add problems and solutions, and come up with satisfying endings to their stories!In this unit:How to get started: background and preparationIn my classroomDa
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year
Turkey Trouble! Literacy Activities
After reading the children's book Turkey Trouble, by Wendi Silvano your kiddos can do these fun worksheets to respond to the book. Activities included in this packet: -Sequencing and character cards in color to help teach your kiddos sequencing. These cards can be used in a pocket chart, to create an anchor chart, or can be put in a center. -Sequencing cut and paste-Character drawing-Character traits activity-Story Plot-Setting-Favorite part of the story!-Design a disguise for Turkey-Writing act
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Turkey Book Bundle- Wendi Silvano's Turkey Books {Turkey Trouble}
Personal Narrative Writing
This Personal Narrative Writing unit is perfect for your K-1 classroom. It provides 3 weeks of lesson plans, anchor charts, printables, activities, and templates for your writers workshop unit on personal narratives. Students will transition from learning about personal narratives, to storytelling, to story writing!
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Beginning Writing: Launching Workshop
Opinion Writin
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Writer's Workshop Bundle
Kindergarten Writing Personal Narrative, Opinion, How To, Prompts, Paper, Poetry
This bundle contains 7 writing units for a FULL year of writing curriculum! Also available:First Grade Writing Curriculum HERE***DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW TO SEE THIS CURRICULUM IN ACTIONDo you struggle with teaching your students how to write? Do you feel like you need more confidence and guidance in teaching writing? This Kindergarten Writing Curriculum has EVERYTHING you need to be successful with teaching writing!What Units are Included in the Bundle?Unit 1: Personal Narrative: Sharing my Stories
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K
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Mo Willems Author Study
This Mo Willems author study is the perfect way for your K-2 students to read, study, and enjoy some of Mo Willems' popular books!This 75 page unit is packed with literacy and writing activities designed to get your primary students interacting with the text.Please download the preview to see some examples of the types of activities included!In this unit:Who is Mo Willems?Fact Sheet about the authorTimeline of popular books included in this unitSpecific activities for the following Pigeon books:
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K - 2nd
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Jory John Book Companions Reading Comprehension Crafts Writing
Are you looking for some good books to teach children about message and character education. This fun bundle will engage your students as they follow the character's journey to finding happiness. This activity pack is filled with comprehension strategies to focus on the Common Core State Standards. There are also writing and word work activities. There are activities for The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Cool Bean, The Great Eggscape, The Couch Potato, The Smart Cookie, and The Good, The Bad and
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K - 2nd
Balloons Over Broadway Reading Activities Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Have you read Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?! It is a fan favorite among students and teachers alike! The purpose of this resource is to provide teachers and students with a structured focus on vocabulary, text-based higher level questions, comprehension, and ELA-based skills through authentic and engaging children's literature. These activities can be adapted for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. What is included?Read-Aloud Guide fo
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Read-Aloud BUNDLE | ELA | Holiday Literacy Companions
Differentiated Story Writing Prompts Templates Set 1 - from Writing Bundle 1
Story writing can be daunting for emergent readers. This differentiated resources is specifically designed to scaffold emergent short story writing by including "finish the story" writing prompts. It is also designed to be flexible enough to challenge advanced students when writing a story by prompting the use of more complex descriptive sentences and self-editing. Most importantly, the differentiation is discreet, with no additional work for the teacher.You may also be interested in these FREE
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Writing Workshop ENTIRE YEAR BUNDLE (9 Top Writing Program Resources)
Writing Reviews: A Writer's Workshop Unit
Opinion writing unit for primary grades that focuses on writing reviews! This writing workshop unit is an extension of my Opinion Writing Unit where I previously taught them how to write opinions and provide reasons for them. That being said, this unit could stand on its own without the previous opinion unit. Your students may require a few extra "what is an opinion?" lessons!Students will brainstorm different things and give them a 1-5 star rating with reasons to support their opinion!Please do
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Turkey Kindergarten Emergency Sub Plan
Are you looking for print and go sub plans? These easy prep emergency sub plans or story extension activities for There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Turkey will save you in a pinch! A full day of activities aligning to kindergarten standards/ skills that are perfect for a stress-free day off in November!Click here to save over 35% on this resource with the Old Lady Sub Plans Bundle!Includes activities to cover all subject areas for the entire day (probably enough material for 2 days!). The
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Kindergarten Sub Plans Yearlong Old Lady Bundle
Pumpkin Pie in a Cup
Are you looking for a fun treat to do with your class for Thanksgiving? Pumpkin pie in a cup is the perfect dessert to make with your students. You can use the mini book provided to follow the directions to make the pumpkin pie treat. While you make it, you will read directions, work on teamwork and end up with something delicious. Your students can also predict, survey, graph and do a little math with their data. In addition, there is a fun pumpkin pie in cup craft, class graphing tools, and
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Activities Task Cards BUNDLE
Simply Social Studies K/1-Thanksgiving Then & Now / Traditions Mini Unit
***SIMPLY SOCIAL STUDIES - KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE ****
MINI UNIT - THANKSGIVING THEN & NOW, HISTORY, CUSTOMS, & TRADITIONS
What is Simply Social Studies all about?
Simply Social Studies is a Social Studies curriculum that covers grade appropriate concepts and objectives for First Grade and Kindergarten.
What's included in this mini unit of Simply Social Studies?
This mini unit of Simply Social Studies includes detailed lesson plans with ELA and Math extensions & suggestio
Grades:
K - 1st
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