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  Hello Families! It's been a crazy past two weeks, but I wanted to catch you up on our fun activities that we did together! Last week for Thanksgiving, we read the story:  In this story, Turkey didn't want to become Thanksgiving dinner so he tried to disguise himself as the different animals on the farm. While reading we practiced animal identification and the sequencing of events/animals that turkey dressed up as on a big poster board.  Together we celebrated all the different things we were thankful for by making a "Thankful Turkey". The students each had a feather and choose what things they were thankful for and then glue it onto their turkey feather. There was so much to be thankful for! This week we've been reading the book:  We've learned the different types of clothing you wear when it's cold outside and also identifying where they go on your body. We used real clothing to provide a more meaningful connection. Throughout the week we have been sort...

  Hello Families!! This week we read the story: Throughout the book I put picture symbols of core words or vocabulary that we're working on throughout the week: thankful, family, sun, friends, Thanksgiving, thank you. This allows for the students to listen to the story but also have visual supports throughout to support comprehension and understanding. As we read the story we completed various activities: vocabulary introduction, sorting, writing book, and a fun craft.  We turkeys using coffee filters. The students first used markers to draw a design or lines and then sprayed it with a water bottle to make the colors bleed into a fun new design. It was a great fine motor activity that incorporated color identification and counting too! To support our unit and book this week, we read the Scholastic News article:  In the article we had to clap for the things we were thankful for! Everyone took turns going up to the board to help identify pictures, numbers and colors. After ...