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Thanksgiving Common Core W.8.4 resources
Thank You Note Card Acts of Kindness Project or Middle or High School
Teach the art of the thank you note card to spread gratitude and kindness in your middle or high school with this 3-part letter writing project.Complete all 3 parts at once or throughout the year:School-wide thank you card flash mobThoughtful note of appreciation to someone from your pastResearched thank you letter to a never-met-before hero for their contribution This complete kit comes with 30 card designs, especially for middle or high school studentsProject sheets, templates, samples, and r
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
Gratitude Activities & SEL for Middle School & High School Thanksgiving Activity
Use this EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES gratitude activity for middle and high school students to help students celebrate and reflect on their growth during the year while expressing gratitude for those who have supported them along the way. For an engaging discussion and a meaningful closing activity, invite students to share some of their letters or brainstorms! A perfect Thanksgiving writing activity for middle or high school students or an any-time activity for supporting SEL and cultivati
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Figurative Language Turkey Style
Your students will LOVE this turkey-themed figurative language worksheet that outlines descriptive writing over a high-interest topic using the following concepts:
-Alliteration
-Onomatopoeia
-Personification
-Simile
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~Not Just for Elementary (learning can be fun for big kids too!)
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Keywords: vocabulary, sensory, imagery, irony, writing, describe, describing, description, game, fun, activity, lesson
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3rd - 12th
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Thanksgiving Gratitude Activity Letter of Gratitude Writing Project
Thanksgiving and the holidays are a perfect time of year for students to focus on the theme of gratitude and kindness. This gratitude activity and project centers around having students reflect on important individuals in their lives, and allows them the opportunity to reflect and express their gratitude in a letter. Each year I am just as excited to do this lesson and project with my students. What's even better is the excitement and the stories they share with their classmates after giving the
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Thanksgiving Reading and Writing Resources Thanksgiving Activities Bundle
Thanksgiving Critical Thinking Task Cards- Using Real Life Legal Cases
Student excitement around holidays can leave teachers headed into break feeling a little worn down!Keep your students actively engaged, writing, and PRODUCTIVELY TALKING with real-life legal cases!This thinkLaw Task Card Activity uses FIVE real-life legal cases:-A pie company sues a rival pie company that sent a SPY into their factory-A prisoner sues the prison when he finds out that there is turkey in the turkey stuffing- A woman sues her grocery store employer for violating her freedom of reli
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â *Bundle* thinkLaw First Semester Holiday Bundle
Thanksgiving Recipe Poems Middle School ELA Creative Writing Lesson Fun
This fully editable creative writing lesson is perfect for celebrating Thanksgiving and the fall season with an activity that encourages students to use the structure of a recipe to write a poem about something that is not related to food! Use this activity to teach your students how to consider and analyze the structure of a poem, and to think critically about word choices. First, look at a recipe together and identify the main parts: title, ingredients, steps. Then, look at an example of a poe
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers, Quizzes
Introducing essay writing for Thanksgiving has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric, narrative rubr
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6th - 8th
Thanksgiving Gratitude Thank You Cards SEL Lesson Worksheet Middle School ELA
This fully editable lesson plan and worksheet is ready to use for Thanksgiving or a SEL lesson to teach middle school students about gratitude and how to write a thank you card. This lesson plan guides students through a Do Now activity, notes on how to write a formal thank you card with s helpful structure, a group activity where students write a practice thank you card based on a scenario, and then a final writing activity where students write a rough draft of a thank you card that they want t
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6th - 8th
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Gratitude Mini Postcards: Fall/Thanksgiving Student and Teacher Appreciation
These adorable mini postcards (roughly 3 inches by 4 inches) are perfect for expressing gratitude to faculty, staff, students, or even families leading up to Thanksgiving. Boost morale within the school or classroom community and teach letter-writing skills.Features:4 unique designs, including back of postcard with address line and stamp4 printer-friendly/ink-friendly versions of each postcard
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Not Grade Specific
Thanksgiving Planner-Life Skills, Social-Emotional, Interest-Based, Adults
Students will learn life skills and social-emotional skills by creating this interest-based Thanksgiving Day Feast! Introduce the unit by discussing the Timeline Idea sheets and then assist with the Brainstorm Sheet. Students will then need to do research to plan and organize for: groceries, decorations, games, shopping lists, cooking schedules, and more. This project is student-led with teacher assistance.This Thanksgiving Planner is designed to help adults organize Thanksgiving Day events, but
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Thanksgiving Planner Bundle for adults, teens, and homeschool
Thanksgiving Writing Lesson Thanksgiving Descriptive Writing Activity
Looking for an engaging Thanksgiving writing activity leading up to the break? This zero-prep Thanksgiving descriptive writing lesson and activity is sure to be a hit with your middle school students! This resource walks students through what descriptive writing is, its importance and gives them an opportunity to practice using it through the use of imagery by creating a "snapshot" of a given Thanksgiving scene. Â How does it work?In this descriptive writing activity students are assigned (or se
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5th - 8th
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Article Of The Week: The Thanksgiving Edition!
Article of the Week: The Thanksgiving Edition!I have been doing Article of the Week for several years with my classes, and feel like I have finally perfected it! I really feel like the AoW is the silver bullet of assignments - it covers so many standards (reading, writing, AND speaking + listening). It is rigorous, engaging and students feel genuinely proud of themselves when they complete a solid reflection. Additionally, once your students learn the format and expectations, this is a great ass
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6th - 9th
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Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
Are your kids starting to check-out before the holidays?? Reel them back in with these fun writing prompts that will keep students highly engaged!
Includes 7 Thanksgiving-themed worksheets:
- 2: persuasive essays
- 3: brainstorming Top 10 lists to create
- 1: descriptive essay
- 1: compare/contrast venn diagram
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Fun's Not Just for Elementary
keywords: fall, autumn, November, English, reading, ESL, sped, special education, warmup, warm-up, warm up, bell ringer, activi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Thanksgiving Write the Room Writing Activity for Middle School
It can be difficult to find the right middle school Thanksgiving writing activity. This Thanksgiving write the room give kids a fun, easy, and meaningful way to write for different purposes. The Thanksgiving writing prompts have kids move around the room and randomly select a main character, minor character, setting (place), setting (time), tone, problem, figurative language/poetic device, genre, and vocabulary related to Thanksgiving.Here is what is included:✅9 printable "posters" (sized 8.5 x
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Write the Room Writing Activities Bundle for Middle School
Fall Themed Collaborative Writing Activity
Celebrate autumn with this engaging communal story-telling activity!This product features a communal story-telling activity in which students practice using Freytag's Pyramid plot structure in their own narrative writing. In this activity, each student begins a story inspired by a unique fall-themed photograph. They are prompted to write the exposition of the tale by introducing the setting and main characters. After the allotted amount of time, the story is then passed to another student who i
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6th - 9th
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Thankful Essay: Thanksgiving Narrative Writing Assignment for Middle School
This resource is perfect for a November writing assignment! Students reflect on people, places, and things they are thankful for while writing a six-paragraph essay. While ideal for Thanksgiving, it can be used whenever you want students to write a personal narrative with self-reflection. There are specific sub-topics for the body paragraphs and several ideas for each sub-topic to help students who struggle with generating content. A graphic organizer is included to help students brainstorm idea
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Holiday Writing Bundle for Middle School Language Arts
Thanksgiving Letter of Thanks Giving Thanks to a Character Writing Activity
Thanksgiving and the holidays are a perfect time of year for students to focus on the theme of gratitude. Put a spin on the usual "letters of gratitude," or "thank you letter" writing activities typically done during this time of year all while teaching students how characters teach the reader "theme" in texts you've been reading throughout the school year.How does it work?This zero-prep letter writing activity lets students have FUN and also requires them to connect deeper to characters in a te
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Thanksgiving Reading and Writing Resources Thanksgiving Activities Bundle
Turkey Pardon English Activity
Do you need an activity before Thanksgiving Break? This activity can be used for various levels and learners. Students will create a turkey to pardon and then a letter to pardon their turkey!Step by step instructions includedAdaptations for advanced learners includedChart for turkey creation includedLetter format/framing included
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7th - 11th
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Thankful Thanksgiving Reflective Sheets
Thanksgiving is a time when people really think about their life and what they are thankful for. I created these quick activities to use when you have some extra time around the holiday and want your students to take a look at the things they have in their life and really think about what they are thankful for. There are 5 different activities included in this activity set. Thankful Turkey - students write what they are thankful for in the turkey's feathersThankful Thanksgiving - students draw s
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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