Jump Shout Boogie

Well, that got your attention didn't it!! I want to give a shout out to another one of my favorites, Deanna Jump. You'll find her over at Mrs. Jump's Class. I border on stalking the poor soul. I mean the creativity just drips off of her 1st class Georgia accent ;) I own almost every unit she's ever created and by the end of the school year I plan to own every one of them. If I could teach every day the Deanna Jump way I would go home such a happy teacher. But alas, things like RTI and assessing get in the way. But this week, in honor of my favorite holiday and because I am so thankful for her, I did just that! All of the activities you see here are from her Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Fun which you can find on Teachers Pay Teachers. We made a variation of these darling Long Legged Turkeys (I combined Mrs. Jump's directions with a freebie from Mrs. Miner)

Then we surveyed each other and created a pie graph entitled Do You Like to Eat Turkey?

Then we were off to learn about the historical story of Thanksgiving! I couldn't believe how many of my kiddos had NO IDEA about the story behind Thanksgiving. What are pilgrims???!?? We spent a lot of time reading some great non-fiction books and watching some great youtube videos and then they created their own Why, Who, and What sentences.

Then, we made these cuter-than-cute Turkey Glyphs and I hid some treats inside that they had to promise not to open until Thanksgiving Day! They probably didn't make it home before they tore them open ~ lol!!

And it would not be complete without a fun Thanksgiving feast prepared for 80 precious guests :)

And there you have it, three pooped but very happy teachers ...

Now doesn't that just melt your Thanksgiving butter!?! SO, boogie on over to Mrs. Jump's Kindergarten and I promise you, you'll get some inspiration of your own! And when you're done enjoy some Barry Manilow on me!

Get it??