This graphical organiser, ‘5Ws and How About Halloween’ provides a structured diagram that helps students identify the who, what, when, where, why and how of their own Halloween traditions. It is a great visual graphic that can be used to generate class discussion.
This graphical organiser, ‘ABCs of Thanksgiving’ provides an alphabet grid that students can use to develop their vocabulary and brainstorm different reasons to be thankful. This is a fun and simple resource that can be used to prompt thoughts about being grateful and the concept of appreciation during Thanksgiving.
This hands-on activity ‘April Recipe: Warm Lamb Salad’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource gives students the opportunity to study the structure of a recipe and the language of instruction and is a great example to prompt more complex procedural writing. Each of the twelve monthly …More
This article, ‘Comparing Thanksgivings’ is a simple resource that summarises the traditions of Thanksgiving and when it began in the US and Canada. Using a table it asks students to compare the differences in Canadian and US Thanksgiving meals.
This exercise, ‘Graphing Our Reasons to be Thankful’ involves the whole class in an activity designed to prompt thoughts about gratitude. Students are asked to collect the responses to ‘What are two things you are most thankful for this year’ and then group them into common themes (for example family and friends, good health and …More
This graphical organiser, ‘Halloween Acrostic Poem’ is a fantastic quick activity to think about what they associate with Halloween. It is a fun resource that can be used without preparation across all age groups and abilities. Students are required to use the letters from the word ‘Halloween’ to list things that they know and associate …More
This Halloween themed bunting can be reproduced and used as part of a colourful classroom display. The bunting is formatted as two bunting flags per page. Each flag includes places to punch holes through, allowing them to be strung together and hung in the classroom.
This black and white Halloween themed bunting can be coloured-in and used as part of a colourful classroom display. The bunting is formatted as two bunting flags per page. Each flag includes places to punch holes through, allowing them to be strung together and hung in the classroom.
This template, ‘Halloween Colouring-in’ is a fun resource to involve students in Halloween festivities.
This word puzzle, ‘Halloween Crossword’ provides students with the opportunity to use skills including vocabulary, reasoning and spelling to find the correct Halloween related words to complete the puzzle. It encourages students to identify and understand the terms being used and to build on their vocabulary of key words used when discussing Halloween concepts. An …More
This Halloween themed page border is a single page border that can be reproduced for classroom use and can be used in class projects or for decoratively presenting writing tasks.
This true or false on Halloween is a thought-provoking worksheet that requires students to asses the truth of facts about Halloween. Many students may presume the answers quickly only to realise their assumptions were not correct which can lead to interesting discussions and further research into fun facts about the history and topic of Halloween. …More
This word puzzle, ‘Halloween Unscramble’ is a great activity that encourages students to study the sounds and spellings of words associated with Halloween. Students will be challenged to unscramble letters to find common words used on Halloween. An answer sheet is also provided.
This word puzzle, ‘Halloween Word Search’ gives students the opportunity to learn new vocabulary and improve their spelling of words associated with Halloween. Students must scrutinize the spelling of each word on their list, ensuring new vocabulary is committed to memory with the correct spelling.
This word puzzle, ‘Halloween Word Shapes’ is a great resource that encourages students to examine the spelling and letter shapes of words associated with Halloween. Students must use the word bank to match the letter shapes to the correct words. An answer sheet is provided.
This hands-on activity ‘June Recipe: Butterfly Cakes’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource gives students the opportunity to study the structure of a recipe and the language of instruction and is a great example to prompt more complex procedural writing. Each of the twelve monthly recipes …More
This graphical organiser, ‘KWL Chart of Thanksgiving’ prompts students to explore what they know about Thanksgiving, what they want to learn and what they have learnt following activities. This is a great, clearly formatted resource to encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning and to assist teachers in establishing their students’ prior knowledge. …More
This hands-on activity ‘March Recipe: Minted Pea Soup and Sourdough Bread’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource gives students the opportunity to study the structure of a recipe and the language of instruction and is a great example to prompt more complex procedural writing. Each of …More
This hands-on activity ‘May Recipe: Pikelets with Banana and Yoghurt’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource gives students the opportunity to study the structure of a recipe and the language of instruction and is a great example to prompt more complex procedural writing. Each of the …More
This template, ‘My Thanksgiving Booklet’ is a fun resource that requires students to colour-in the Thanksgiving objects and fill out information about how they celebrate Thanksgiving and why they are thankful this year.
This sequencing activity, ‘Seasons’ develops comprehension through sequencing images about the seasons of the year.
This learning activity, ‘Strawberry Pumpkins’ provides step-by-step instructions for students to follow in the classroom or at home. This resource gives students the opportunity to get involved in a fun Thanksgiving activity by coating strawberries in orange icing to make them look like pumpkins.
This template, ‘Thanks’ is a craft activity is a great Thanksgiving activity that can be taken home as a gift. Students are required to add two words to the poem about being thankful using their knowledge of poems and rhyming words. They are then given space to trace their hand and use body parts from …More
This template, ‘Thanks From Our Class’ provides a template for a class book that includes a title page and a template that can be printed for each student. The resource requires students to complete the prompts ‘Things I am thankful for’ and ‘People I am thankful for’ and then colour in the Thanksgiving related images. …More
This graphical organiser, ‘Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem’ is a fantastic quick activity to think about what they have to be thankful for. It is a fun resource that can be used without preparation across all age groups and abilities. Students are required to use the letters from the word ‘Thanksgiving’ to list things that they are …More
This Thanksgiving themed page border is a single-page border that can be reproduced for displays, used in class projects or for decoratively presenting writing tasks.
This template, ‘Thanksgiving Placemat’ is a wonderfully simple Thanksgiving activity that can be taken home. Students can colour-in the placemat and list reasons they are thankful for a particular person of their choice. It can then be taken home and given to the person it is written about to be used at the Thanksgiving table.
This set of Thanksgiving stickers is a simple way to spread the Thanksgiving cheer. The page is formatted for Avery Code C2247 and can be printed directly onto sticker paper.
This lesson outline, ‘Season Symbols’ is a fun, craft activity that uses symbols associated with autumn and opposite colours to create an attractive piece of artwork.
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