Teacher Tip Tuesday: Be Thankful
Thanksgiving things you can do in your classroom
1. In your newsletter, challenge parents and students to thank 10 people before December 1. Tell them to be specific. I did this recently, and someone actually thanked me and told me what they liked about me as their child's teacher! What a blessing!
2. Math - Make a pictograph of everyone's favorite (or not so favorite) thanksgiving meal food.
3. Language Arts - There are many books about Thanksgiving, early settlers, Plymouth Plantation, etc. Read some and encourage students to write a journal entry as if they lived during that first Thanksgiving.
4. Phy. Ed. - Scholastic has some games from that era. Click here to see them.
5. Geography - Pull out a map of the state or the country and plot where the students will travel this coming weekend.
6. More math - Make some Thanksgiving recipes with your class. For older students, bring in the recipe a day or two ahead of time, but make sure it's only enough to feed one or two people. Then, show them how to convert the recipe amounts to a greater amount. Make sure you know how many teaspoons are in a Tablespoon, etc.
7. Technology - Use Webquests, streaming video, etc. to explore the topic. Call it an Internet Field Trip.
8. Another Language Arts activity - Writing what you're thankful for in poetry form is fun!
One more thing - Be sure to tell the students how thankful you are for them!
1. In your newsletter, challenge parents and students to thank 10 people before December 1. Tell them to be specific. I did this recently, and someone actually thanked me and told me what they liked about me as their child's teacher! What a blessing!
2. Math - Make a pictograph of everyone's favorite (or not so favorite) thanksgiving meal food.
3. Language Arts - There are many books about Thanksgiving, early settlers, Plymouth Plantation, etc. Read some and encourage students to write a journal entry as if they lived during that first Thanksgiving.
4. Phy. Ed. - Scholastic has some games from that era. Click here to see them.
5. Geography - Pull out a map of the state or the country and plot where the students will travel this coming weekend.
6. More math - Make some Thanksgiving recipes with your class. For older students, bring in the recipe a day or two ahead of time, but make sure it's only enough to feed one or two people. Then, show them how to convert the recipe amounts to a greater amount. Make sure you know how many teaspoons are in a Tablespoon, etc.
7. Technology - Use Webquests, streaming video, etc. to explore the topic. Call it an Internet Field Trip.
8. Another Language Arts activity - Writing what you're thankful for in poetry form is fun!
One more thing - Be sure to tell the students how thankful you are for them!
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