Five For Friday - Thankful Style - HAPPINESS IS WATERMELON SHAPED!

I can't believe that it is already Friday!

Here are 5 random events from my week.

We had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving feast. I made turkey, LOTS OF mashed potatoes, turnip and squash. My sister brought delicious desserts. Of course, my dog was in her glory with all the eating opportunities:

We had a very quick week at school. We finished up our Backpack activity by grouping our backpacks by style (messenger bag vs. backpack) and by color/design. The kids then designed their own backpacks in small groups. They truly loved this activity. Here's the link if you want to check it out yourself:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teaching-Blooms-Taxonomy-with-Task-Cards-965381

We watched the Charlie Brown video about the Pilgrims. I LOVE watching this video because it is historically accurate and funny which makes the kids want to watch it. The video mentions how a main beam of the Mayflower broke and how they Pilgrims fixed it.
In addition, the Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact. If you're still studying the
Pilgrims (we'll be finishing up next week), try to watch this video.

In Math, we are diving right into symmetry and congruent shapes. We also started
learning our zero and one times tables which are always fun and easy to remember.

Two extraordinarily generous bloggers each gave me an amazing product from their TPT stores for FREE because I left a comment on their blog. I am so thankful and excited to use these products.

                 Special thanks go to Amber whose blog is:

                  http://amber-polk.blogspot.com/

                  Here's the link to the animal lapbook which looks tremendous. You can check it out at her
                  store:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Animal-Kingdom-Lapbook-Unit-Common-Core-936896