Twas the Weekend Before Thanksgiving {Centers Freebie!}

Well, I finally got around to taking down some of our October fall-themed decor:

Paper Plate Cats

Here are the instructions for the cats and also our super cute pumpkin heads, if you would like to use them next year. They certainly were adorable and a lot of fun to make!

I also FINALLY put up the essentials of our Thanksgiving Bulletin Board (we'll do the thankful hand prints next week). As a new teacher I have to say that bulletin boards are quite difficult for me. It must take years of practice to become proficient at putting up the art paper background by yourself and to be able to intuitively center the title!

And, for those of you who will be working Thanksgiving week with me, I made a free Thanksgiving-themed center packet! The packet contains two different activities for your math and literacy centers, including a Clothespin Number Match for Numbers 1-20 and a Thanksgiving-themed Clothespin Letter Match with consonants. I am so thankful for you and all the work you do! Click on the picture below for the link to the freebie and I hope you enjoy it!

These two games are also included in my larger Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Centers Bundle, which you can find by clicking on the picture below.

I hope you all have a wonderful, well-deserved Thanksgiving Break!

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Art
Snowflake Craft Stick Ornaments (Parent Gift)

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Art:
George Washington Color by Number
Many thanks to Maria at Kinder-Craze for this great freebie! On Tuesday we learned a little bit about what a President does and why we celebrate President's Day. Pick up Maria's great freebie at her blog by clicking here.
Paper Bag Houses
Love how these houses turned out!
Family Trees
Some of my kiddos were even able to write most of the names on their family tree!
Magazine Family Hunt
Are you ready for your first freebie? Click on the picture to grab your own copy of this fun family magazine picture hunt! The kiddos cut out pictures of people in magazines and placed them in the category they thought fit: mommies/daddies, grandmas/grandpas, brothers/sisters, and pets.
Literacy:
Families Have…

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