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By Beth Hammett
Students make their own fact based or fictional Thanksgiving Storybooks then bind and share. These ready to use handout sheets are loaded with holiday graphics that include:
4 Title pages to color
4 The End pages to color
6 Coloring Frames with Speech Bubbles
16 Coloring Frames with Writing Spaces
Instructions for Use and binding with Optional Extensions (media)
32 slides of Thanksgiving fun that allows students to create their own books to share with classmates, families, and friends. Can be used as assessment for grammar/writing skills, as fact-based only stories, or as creative writing assignments.
Close Reading: Thanksgiving Is ... by Gail Gibbons
By Qiang Ma
Teaching Social Studies/World Holidays through Close Reading and Fine Arts using GLAD strategies.
Materials include lesson plans and activity pages with both student version and teacher’s version (with teaching scripts).
Major components of the product:
- Student Package:
- 1 Info Organizer
- 1 Reading Passage
- 1 Text Dependent Questions Set ( with 4 questions)
- 1 Vocabulary Sheet
-Teacher Package:
- 1 Info Organizer with answers
- 1 Reading Passage with Close Reading marks
- 1 Text Dependent Questions Set with answers
- 1 Vocabulary Sheet with answers
- 2 Thanksgiving Is Black Line Drawings (with/without labels)
- 2 Thanksgiving Color Drawings (with/without labels) (Great for open house)
- 1 Vocab Poster with Post-it notes
- Lesson Plan embedded in 2 teaching scripts: 1 for Reading Passage and 1 for Text Dependent Questions.
This product is included in Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays.
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Related Lessons:
Holiday Word Search: Thanksgiving
All Thanksgiving Products
All Holiday Products
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Click a link below to see my other Close Reading Lessons:
Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays from Gail Gibbons
Plant:
Close Reading: Plant Unit
Close Reading: Apples
Close Reading: Corn
Close Reading: From Seed to Plant
Close Reading: Tell Me, Tree
Close Reading: The Fruits We Eat
Close Reading: The Pumpkin Book
Close Reading: The Vegetables We Eat
Animals:
Close Reading: Animal Unit
Amphibian:
Close Reading: Frogs
Arachnid:
Close Reading: Spiders
Bird:
Close Reading: Owls
Close Reading: Penguins!
Fish:
Close Reading: Sharks
Insect:
Close Reading: Monarch Butterfly
Close Reading: The Honey Makers
Close Reading: Ladybugs
Mammal:
Close Reading: Bats
Close Reading: Elephants of Africa
Close Reading: Polar Bears
Close Reading: Wolves
Close Reading: Whales
Reptile:
Close Reading: Alligators and Crocodiles
Close Reading: Dinosaurs!
Close Reading: Sea Turtles
Close Reading: Snakes
Environment:
Close Reading: Environment Unit
Close Reading: Caves and Caverns
Close Reading: Coral Reefs
Close Reading: Deserts
Close Reading: Marshes & Swamps
Close Reading: Rain Forests
Close Reading: Recycle!
Weather:
Close Reading: Weather Unit
Close Reading: It's Hurricanes!
Close Reading: It's Raining!
Close Reading: It's Snowing!
Close Reading: Tornadoes!
Season:
Close Reading: The Reasons for Seasons
Astronomy:
Close Reading: Astronomy Unit
Close Reading: GALAXIES, GALAXIES!
Close Reading: Planet Earth/Inside Out
Close Reading: The Moon Book
Close Reading: THE PLANETS
Matter:
Close Reading: States of Matter
Social Studies/Holidays:
Close Reading: Holiday Unit
Close Reading: Christmas Is ...
Close Reading: Easter
Close Reading: Halloween Is ... by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: Thanksgiving Is ... by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: Valentine's Day Is ... by Gail Gibbons
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The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving All Around Comprehension Questions
By Sign with me TOD
The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving All Around comprehension questions product is useful for students that read the book. The questions are placed in order with the book. Students can answer these questions as the book is read or after they have finished reading the book or listening to the book. While reading this book and answering these questions, students will learn about what they see outside in the fall, what to look for when seasons are changing, and the different activities they can partake in during the fall or near Thanksgiving.
Students can answer these short answer questions and multiple choice questions as they read book independently or they can use the text for lookbacks once the book is finished.
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Special Education Thanksgiving Unit: One Week of Activities for SPED, Pre-k, K
By Specifically Sped
This special education, Thanksgiving Day, adapted social studies unit explains what Thanksgiving Day is, how we can celebrate it, and gives a definition of common or traditional Thanksgiving terms. Also included in this print-and-go bundle is a lesson plan for the week. Students will end this unit with a better understanding of our history and traditions of Thanksgiving Day. There are two levels included in this unit. Visuals are paired with text throughout the activities. This unit can be used for special education, preschool or kindergarten classrooms.
Thanksgiving Unit
Lesson Plan Included
Reading/LA
Vocabulary Cards: Level 1 and 2
Vocabulary Tracing
First Thanksgiving Book
Vocabulary Definition Match: Level 1 and 2
Thanksgiving Vs Not Thanksgiving Sort
Story Comprehension: Level 1 and 2
Math
Find and Count: Level 1 and 2
Counting: Level 1 and 2
Addition: Level 1 and 2
Subtraction: Level 1 and 2
Money (find the total): Level 1 and 2
Fine Motor
Symbol to Symbol Match: Level 1 and 2
Line Tracing
Cutting Practice: Level 1 and 2
Color by Number: Level 1 and 2
Color by Number: Level 1 and 2
This product is part of YEAR LONG HOLIDAY UNIT BUNDLE.
Holidays Included:
What's in a bundle?
Each Unit includes a few of the following:
Check Out this MASSIVE Bundle HERE!!!
THANKSGIVING TURKEY PARDON INFORMATIONAL READING
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