Thanksgiving Archives - Tales from Outside the Classroom

I Am Thankful For Thanksgiving Writing Activity

With Thanksgiving around the corner you might be looking for seasonal writing activities. With this year being what it is, I wanted to design a digital Thanksgiving writing activity so it could work in any school setting: traditional in person, hybrid, or virtual learning. I am not a big celebrator of Thanksgiving. It’s a complicated holiday. I do, however, focus my Thanksgiving work in the classroom around being thankful. Our conversations in the classroom revolve

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Sight Words Turkeys

Learning sight words can be tricky and I’m always looking for new ways for students to practice their sight word recognition. One of the best way to improve students’ abilities to read sight words, is by having them read the words in various settings and fonts. Often, while doing sandwich drills with flash cards, I’d grow frustrated that students would know the word when they were working with me, but if they saw it anywhere

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Thanksgiving Ideas for Home and School

First up, I’m so excited to be joining in on First Grade and Fabulous‘s Thanksgiving Recipes linky party. So, the first recipe I’m sharing with you is for Apple Pie Moonshine. I understand that it may not be a typical Thanksgiving recipe. But, I know that many of you need some help to make it through the holidays so this might be the perfect addition to your recipe collection! Plus, it’s delicious! It’s seriously

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