Thanksgiving F-F-Fuuun....New products...and a giveaway!

I've linked up with Reading and Writing Redhead to let everyone know what we are thankful for. Here are my 10 things that I am thankful for the most:

What are you thankful for? Leave a comment below.Wanna link up? Click {here}

What have we been up to in class?

We read the delightful book, 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. I had the students sit in two groups and read to their peers. They all listened intently to each other. They even clapped for each other at the end. I explained their task and sent them off into groups of three. Each group grabbed an iPad and watched the story on YouTube. Their task was to create a sequencing map of the story. They were all working so hard and doing great when...... the teacher next door popped in and said she had extra materials to make butter. She wanted to know if we wanted to do it. Well of course!!! Who could pass that up? 

We had an amazing impromptu lesson complete with a hands-on how-to writing lesson. The kids did a wonderful job writing and I got an extra grade out of them before break. Win-Win all around! 

Here is how you make butter:

You need-

-baby food jar 

-heavy whipping cream

Instructions:

-fill jar 1/2 full with heavy whipping cream

-tightly close the lid

-shake shake and shake for 10 minutes

-open jar and pour out excess liquid

-tightly close lid

-continue to shake for 3 more minutes

-check for anymore liquid...if you have none, your butter is complete. If there is still some liquid, pour it out and shake for another 3 minutes. 

-salt to taste and ENJOY

Christmas in November Giveaway

What could be better than a marvelous giveaway??!! Easy Teaching Tools is having an amazing giveaway. Click {here} to enter for your chance to win and win BIG! 

Speaking of Christmas in November....

Have  you checked out my latest Christmas products?

I've created a math packet (geared for kindergarten and first grade) AND an ELA packet. My ELA packet is to the story Snowmen at Christmas. 

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