Gobble Gobble Individual Thanksgiving Writing

Our individual writing pieces turned out great! We talked and sang some more about what we are thankful for. The students then went and wrote. We edited their work together until it was written correctly and then we published our feathers and posted them on the bulletin board outside the classroom. While shopping this week I also picked up a turkey craft. It is not something I've ever really done in my teaching. I am not fond of pre-made art but I felt it could be a neat way to come together on the carpet and practice following directions as well as work on our fine motor in a different way. Plus, we got to leave with a pretty cute completed turkey project. It was lots of fun! I did have to even it out the next day by adding a creative art project to the bulletin board. We made autumn trees with leaves of different colours and tore construction paper to make the scene. Funny though we were a day too late. It was a snow storm outside and looked a lot more like winter than fall. Oh well, it was a good teachable moment. Our seasons don't always match what is going on outside. Have a very happy Thanksgiving everyone! See you all soon.

Thanksgiving

We have been working so hard in our room. We are busy discussing Thanksgiving. The students and I have decided that no matter how rotten your day is or how sad you are feeling there are always things to be thankful for. Our list includes; family and friends but also includes items such as; time to play and lollipops. It is important to remember that happiness can be found anywhere. I was really proud of them for coming up with these inspirational ideas. Earlier this week most of them didn't even really remember what Thanksgiving was or if their families had any plans. After picture book after picture book and a little homework (discussing their plans with their families and reporting back) our shared writing looked like this:

We are working on an individual writing piece with some art to go with it. Visit again soon for an update. Happy Thanksgiving!

Gobble Gobble

Our class listened to our morning message using Voki. We loved it! Happy October!