As I mentioned in our turkey bulletin board post, here’s a free printable turkey template! You could simply print this on heavy cardstock and use watercolor pencils, OR print the template on colored cardstock! Regardless if you need this turkey template for a bulletin board, a word wall, a class party, or near the kids’ […]
Turkey Craft Using an Old School Record Player
Don’t know what to do with an old record player? Create a turkey craft with it! When my son came home from preschool in November with this circular turkey craft, I just knew I needed to share it with you! He was exstatic about being able to turn on the record player, watch his record […]
Interactive Thanksgiving Turkey Bulletin Board
Bulletin boards work best for students when they can engage with them! For this Thanksgiving, I created an interactive turkey bulletin board that features a boatload of Thanksgiving illustrated vocabulary wirds. This bulletin board idea would be perfect for a small space near a writing center. For homeschools, this would be ideal if displayed eye-level […]
Pumpkin Crafts for Kids
One good thing about pumpkin crafts is that they can be used from the start of Fall to the end. They last three months- September, October, and November. They cover the season of Autumn and the holidays, Halloween and Thanksgiving. This pumpkin round up is worth your while to check out! Elements of art activity […]
How to Cook a Turkey Mini-book
November is the month of turkeys! I created a turkey mini-book activity to supplement your Thanksgiving unit! It’s titled “How to Cook a Turkey!” It’s the perfect way for your students to practice their writing skills. Just image what they will say! Writing prompts include: What do you need to cook a turkey? Cooking instructions […]
Pumpkin Unit Activity
Pumpkins units are hot in classrooms and homeschools during the months of October and November. I’ve created a fun stackable pumpkin unit activity that incorporates some ELA learning objectives with a bit of science thrown in. This pumpkin activity includes: Pumpkin Labeling KWL The Pumpkin Life Cycle Read your favorite pumpkin stories to accompany this […]
Color by Number Halloween Classroom Activity
In lieu of candy, gimmicky stuff, and little plastic Halloween toys, this year I created a color by number Halloween activity. It is perfect for students to pass out to students and for the preschool teacher or homeschooler to use as a number to color correspondence activity. Build fine motor skills by coloring within the […]
November and Thanksgiving Bulletin Boards
Hello, readers! Now, that Halloween week is here and almost over, all eyes are on the month of gratitude. We’ve rounded up a new crop of ideas to refresh your November and Thanksgiving bulletin boards. If you make anything you love, please shoot us an email, and we’ll add your picture below! (If you like […]
Spider Crafts and Activities for Kids
Hello, everyone! Spiders are not just for the month of October during Halloween season, but rather spider crafts, activities, and unit studies are perfect anytime of the school year or summer. Sure, we may see spiders everywhere now, but given most children’s fascination with spiders, it’s always a good time to bust out a spider […]
How to Improve Fine Motor and Cutting Skills
Hello, readers! In case many of you don’t know, both of my sons have IEPs. My oldest has autism, and my youngest son has some fine motor and receptive language delays. We had a breakthrough with some fine motor ideas for my youngest son, and of course, I had to share with you all! Stop […]
