Friday Favorites: Thanksgiving Books to Check Out Now!

Happy November!  Today I am linking up with Andrea from Momfessionals and Erica from A Little Bit of Everything for:

                                       Friday Favorites!

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving so I'm so excited to share these new titles with you!  I searched to find some new books for you to share with your students the year.  If you click on each cover, you can read more details at Amazon!

Ready to Catch a Turkey?

Thanksgiving time is here again, but there's a turkey on the run! Can you catch this tricky bird before the school play has begun?

Check out this fun book to find out!

Stretching Out Thanksgiving!

Based on the popular song ~ The Twelve Days of Christmas ~ find fun ways to make the Thanksgiving season last!

"On the first day of Thanksgiving, I was thankful for . . ." This festive story starts with ONE cozy evening at home with family, then adds TWO sacks of apples, and THREE fall squash, counting up through the twelve days leading to Thanksgiving. Kids will love spotting all the fun ways a family gets ready for Thanksgiving. And the book includes stickers—perfect treats for each of the 12 days.

If You Like Duck and Hippo Books, This One is for You!

I LOVE all Duck and Hippo books so I was especially pleased to see on about Thanksgiving!

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and Hippo has his heart set on having a good old-fashioned feast with Duck and their friends. Together, Duck and Hippo go shopping for food and invite Turtle, Elephant, and Pig to share the special day with them. Then they get everything ready. But while Hippo goes to bed dreaming of his good old-fashioned Thanksgiving, Duck is busy making her own plans. There’s going to be a BIG surprise—one that will remind Hippo of all he has to be thankful for. Join Duck and Hippo for a memorable celebration!

If You Only Get One New Book, Get This One!

This new book, Thanksgiving in the Words, has beautiful illustrations and is based on a true story!

Thanksgiving in the Woods is based on the true story of a family in Upstate New York who has hosted an outdoor Thanksgiving feast in the woods on their farm for over twenty years.

Last But Not Least ~ a Book by Eileen Spinelli!

Eileen Spinelli has always been one of my favorite authors.  I'm especially excited to find this new-to-me book:

The gardener’s thankful for every green sprout.

The fireman, for putting the fire out.

The artist is thankful for color and light.

The clown for her costume silly and bright.

What are you thankful for these days?  Do you have any must-read Thanksgiving books?  Please share in the comments!

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope you find a new book to enjoy at this festive time of year!

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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? Panda Kindergarten!

Happy Veterans' Day!  Today I'm linking up with Unleashing Reading for:

Here is some BIG news for 2025!

At the Smithsonian National Zoo:

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are here! Starting in January 2025, you can visit the new bear pair in their renovated habitat on Asia Trail.

One time I needed a book to read so I peeked in my Trait Crate (3rd grade version) and found a book called - Panda Kindergarten by Joanne Ryder:

This non-fiction books tells about a place in China that takes special care of panda moms and their cubs.  Panda moms care only care for one cub so if there are twins, one gets ignored.  Not at this place - the special people take care of the other panda while the mom tends to the other cub.  Then the people switch the cubs so that they both get what they need from the mom.  When the pandas are old enough, they go to kindergarten where they get to play outside on equipment; they even have rest time!  My students were crazy for this book!  Now they all want a turn to take it home.  You know it's a winner when that happens.

Now that the pandas are coming back, it's a perfect time to read this fun book!

Another professional book that I have found extremely useful is Reading with Meaning by Debbie Miller.  There is even a second addition!

 

This book gives ideas for reading mini-lessons and lists of books to use to teach reading strategies such as how to better understand what you read; using prior knowledge; etc.  I have found this book to be very helpful.

As always, thank you for visiting and have a great week!

 

Magnet Time!

Hello there!  Do you teach magnets in science?  If so, you'll want to check out this new slide deck with follow-up reading activities!

Claw machines use electromagnetism!  My students are obsessed with claw machines so I found a way to incorporate these machines into the slide deck!

More About the Slide Deck!

Magnets are really fun for kids to explore!  If only, they did not need to learn vocabulary and concepts such as these learning goals:

*Work with magnets to see the nature of the forces between two magnets.  Explore how magnets push and pull each other.

*Show how a simple design problem can be solved by using interactions between magnets.

There are 4 days of lessons.

1.  Introduction to Magnets and Vocabulary.

2.  Magnet Shapes.

3.  Electromagnets.

4.  Static Electricity.

Each day starts with warm-up slides that review what has been learned.

I also added in a bonus question on each slide.  

In addition, each day has a reading passage to reinforce that day's information:

There is also an answer sheet for each set of questions.

The questions could be done for homework or as part of a small group literacy activity.  I like to include science and social studies with small group reading to mix things up.

This product is in my TPT store.  Click here to check it out!

As always, thank you for visiting today.  Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions!