The Old Lady Swallowed a Pie

She swallowed a pie!  I wonder why?

Read this special story and find out.

And look at the cute turkey craft that comes in the packet. 

This little fellow is colorful and perfect decorating the room.

There are two old ladies for your literacy center.

Students can use the centers for retelling the story or sequencing.

There are pictures of each of the items.  Just print, laminate and cut.

For individual activities there are three sequencing activities your class will love.

Especially the pull and retell.

Vocabulary is colorful and ideal for posting in your writing center or on your word wall.

I like putting the words next to the story for recognition.

I also included two math games for partner work.

For gathering ideas there are graphic organizers.

Students can write journal entries following filling these out.

For comprehension there is a cause and effect page.

Finally WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?!

It's Turkey Time...Let's Talk Turkey!

Given that it is turkey time it is the ideal time to TALK TURKEY!

Yep that mean reading informational text and then using that text to complete activities, word word and writing.

Below you will see two cute crafts to highlight student work and to decorate your room.

Two poems contain information about the turkey.

Use them to gather facts.

Informational text comes in three differentiated forms.

They are ideal for allowing students to highlight key words and facts.

Graphic organizers help students record information

Activities include the life cycle of the turkey.

Word work includes definition and a word search.

There are bright vocabulary cards for posting.

Have your students find them in the text.

One of my favorites is the turkey disguise.

These can be displayed in your classroom.

There are 4 literature suggestions and each ones is followed by an activity or writing project.

'TWAS the Night Before Thanksgiving

'TWAS the Night Before Thanksgiving and what is going on?

The class is on a field trip and what will they have found?

Find it here.

This story is an all time favorite read aloud and ideal for using as a springboard to teach comprehension, writing and word work skills.

Below you will see activities to encourage recall:

Story Elements

Character Study

Sensory

Sequencing

Below you see the vocabulary cards for posting with colorful pictures.

Word Work includes ABC Order and a Let's Make Word.

I also included two math games for partner work.

Writing includes graphic organizers for 'TWAS the Night Before Thanksgiving and all about Thanksgiving.

Opinion

Informative

Narrative

Sequencing

Final Write pages follow the graphic organizers for showcasing student writing.

The First Thanksgiving: Reader's Theater

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This script takes your class on a journey from the time the Pilgrims were packing to travel to the final celebration with their Wampanoag friends.

The script is in a mini book form.

There are 10 characters:

Narrator

Master of the Ship

Crew

Pilgrim Dad, Mom, Boy, Girl

William Bradford

Squanto 

Native Friends

There are 5 activities that reflect on the journey.

Packing for the journey.

Emotions on the journey.

Mayflower Compact/Classroom Compact

Making words with Mayflower

Sequencing the Journey

The packet also includes Name Cards for characters and suggested costumes.

The First Thanksgiving

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The perfect November packet filled with informational text for guided reading, comprehension activities, graphic organizers for gathering key facts, writing and word work.

Ideal for embedding your curriculum into a current theme.

Check out this cute page toppers, or they could be used as a craft, for showcasing your student writing. Simple and patterns are included.

There are so many wonderful literature pieces for read aloud time.

There is a mini book and two print, fold and read booklets for gathering facts.

I love these materials for guided reading.

Students can highlight key facts, highlight vocabulary as well as read and reread the story.

These texts are followed by True/False Reading for Detail.  I love using this for assessment as well as encouraging students to go back through the text to find the correct answers.

There is a time line and two activities for making connections.

Above you will see more graphic organizers used to collect information for writing.

Again I encourage students to use their text.

With students needing more support we complete one together using the text.

Directly below you will find the final write pages differentiated for leveled writers.

Also included in the packet are activities for Compare and  Contrast.

Native American life to Colonial American life as well as our own life.

How are we alike yet different?

There is also a data collection page for would you rather have lived as a Native American or a Colonial American.

Word work is plentiful to encourage vocabulary building.

Word Search, ABC Order, Making Words and Parts of Speech

The colorful vocabulary cards are ideal for posting.

Fire Safety Month

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October is Fire Safety month.

This packet is filled with informational text, literature suggestions, writing, word work and more.

These are some of my favorite literature suggestions for Fire Safety.

This site is perfect for your computers.

The site has interactive games, facts and an area to ask questions as well as printable for the classroom.

Look at this cute little craft and writing pages for posting.

Above you will see a poem about Fire Safety.

Use this for student activities about Be Safe, Be Prepared.

There are three forms of informational text leveled for reading.

I love using the mini book for a guided reading lesson.  Students can highlight key vocabulary and important facts in the text.  The booklets can then be read and reread as well as used for recall.

Above you will see a True/False, a reading for detail and a safety sort.

I encourage students to use the text while completing these.

Writing includes informational text and imagine if.

There are also final write pages for showcasing students work or making a class book.

My favorite read aloud is No Dragons for Tea!

There are two followup activities for after reading.

Another is Stop Drop and Roll!

Again there are activities to accompany an post reading activity.

There are 16 vocabulary cards for posting.

Word work includes ABC Order, Making Words, Spinning Words, and Word Search.

There are three math games included for your math center.

Many activities to make Fire Safety month an informative one.

October Themed Math and Reading Games and Activities

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PRINT AND GO!

Games and activities with an October theme.

Ideal for centers, partners, got a minute and need something to do.

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