Veteran's Day FREEBIE

I know it's been awhile since I've checked in, but this little miss has been occupying LOTS of my time!

And when she doesn't like to take naps during the day, the poor little blog gets pushed to the back burner.

But I'm here while she's taking a short nap to let you know about a Veteran's Day freebie I have! It's a great activity for students to practice a little research and writing facts about some of the amazing symbols that we have in our history because of the veterans who fought for those freedoms!

And if you are looking for a great past and present unit, this is your unit! My students always LOVE hearing about how things were in the past. They can't believe there were no cell phones back then :)

And if you need a fun Thanksgiving craftivity, I've gotcha back for that too!

Enjoy!

Five for Friday

Well, I may be 2 days late, but I can't pass up "Five for Friday". I love sharing what I've been up to throughout the week, both at school and at home! Here we go!

Since Thanksgiving is almost here, we've been talking about how things were different then than they are now. The students are always so fascinated at how things have changed over time! Here is an example of the t-chart activity from my "Then and Now" unit. After reading about the different ways things were different, each group of students was given a t-chart with a certain topic. They had to draw and write a sentence of how things have change over time. Here is one on transportation.

If you are still in school next week for a few days before Thanksgiving, this is a fun unit to do! Grab it in my TpT store HERE!

These next couple of ones count as 2 and 3 because I have so many to share! Since Christmas is right around the corner, I have been loading lots of fun things for Winter time! Some are even freebies! Just click on the picture to be taken it on TpT! They will make any classroom fun during the holiday season!

Target is coming out with their Christmas candy and this is BAD news for my waistline!! But oh so good in my belly!

I have off all next week and I can't wait to spend the week with family and these two fur balls!!

Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your full or half week off! Lord knows we all need it! :)

Then and Now Thanksgiving Unit

Well Dana from Scrappin' Doodles does it again! I contacted her with an idea for a fun Thanksgiving clip art set and she blew my expectations away! This unit wouldn't have been possible with her! So without further ado, here my newest unit!

This is a fun unit to teach right around Thanksgiving time. My kids always love it! They can't believe how the pilgrims used to live! Some of my favorite books to read that go along with my unit are the "If You Lived..." books.

Here are some of the activities included in the unit with many more as well!

I also just posted a fun freebie craftivity on TpT that is a must do for the Thanksgiving season!

What are your favorite Thanksgiving activities to teach?