Happy Thanksgiving Card-Poem

Children Learn What They Live

Children Learn What They Live 
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

Thanksgiving Crafts

Thanksgiving Resources: http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/thanksgiving.htm

Thanksgiving Themes-Lesson Plans-Activities-Events

Lesson Plan Ideas For Thanksgiving
Here are some ideas for the theme of Thanksgiving. 

 

1. Write Thanksgiving Invitations - Write them as if you were a Pilgrim.

2. Get The Groceries - Have students plan a healthy holiday meal.

3. Why Do We Have That Holiday? - Compare how holidays were accepted.

4. Plan Your New Town - Have students plan their own Plymouth.

5. Brochure for America - Persuade others to join you.

6. Thanksgiving Myths - Explore folklore.

7. How Big Was The Mayflower? - A fun measurement activity.

8. Google Earth-ing the Pilgrims - Take a look at the route in real time.

9. Being a Pilgrim - Was being a Pilgrim cool?

10. Traveling at Thanksgiving - Explore the travel realities of Thanksgiving.

Weekly Tips for Teachers-Source Issue 539: November 8, 2010 

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Thanksgiving Resources: http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/thanksgiving.htm

Veteran's Day Themes, Lessons, Activities, Crafts

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/veterans/   Veteran's Day Theme, Lessons, Activities, Crafts

 

http://www.surfnetkids.com/veteransday.htm  Veteran's Day

 

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/veterans-day/   Veteran's Day Lesson Plans and Activities

 

http://www.teachnology.com/themes/holidays/veterans/ Veteran's Day Guide

 

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/veteransday.php   Resources

 

November Themes-Lessons-Activities-Crafts:

http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/novemberfunthemes.htm  November Themes

http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/veteransday.htm  Veteran's Day

http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/novembercalendarthemes.htm  November Calendar Events

Veteran's Day Theme Lessons

Veteran's Day

http://www.va.gov/vetsday/docs/vetkit01.pdf
Veteran's Day pdf documents, including history of Veteran's Day, ideas for
Veteran's Day programs, flag etiquette, and much more

http://k-6educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa110101a.htm?iam=dpile&terms=veteran%27s+day+activities
Activities & links to other Veteran's Day websites

http://www.va.gov/vetsday/Teacher’s guide, patriotic fact sheet, posters for Veteran’s Day to print and more

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/july4/color.html
Patriotic pictures to print and color

Patriotic Activities  http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/results/view.asp?SubjectID=2&SubheadID=6&TopicID=35&GradeID=&PageURL=%2Flessonrepro%2Flessonplans%2Fprofbooks%2Fpatriotismactivities%2Epdf

Source:  http://kittyk70.tripod.com/monthlyactivities.htm  Monthly Activities

More November Theme Unit Lessons- Resources:  http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/novembercalendarthemes.htm and http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/novemberfunthemes.htm

Gratitude

Gratitude is a Yearlong Theme

Friendship, kindness, responsibility, and gratitude are yearlong curriculum themes in many of our classrooms. "Thank you" is a caring phrase that builds healthy relationships and positive attitudes about friends and life inside and outside of the classroom. Consider opportunities for children to share appreciation: Teach children in pairs to turn and look at their classmates and talk (eye-to-eye and knee-to-knee) about an idea, a feeling, or curriculum theme. Model polite communication and invite the children to practice. Teach them to end the brief dialog with “Jeremy, thank you for sharing...” and "Thank you for sharing too, Ryan!" Teach children American Sign Language for “thank you” (with a smile on their faces ). They can sign “Thank you” to visitors and to each other.  Again, see the ASL Browser for Sign Language Instruction: Michigan State University ASL (American Sign Language) Browser Teach children to read, write, and spell “Thank you”.  A memorable spelling song for “thank” uses the old folk melody, What Do We Do With a Drunken Sailor?  Sing the letters “t-h-a-n-k” four times – once with each line of the song – and watch the children quickly learn to spell, write, and read “thank”!   They will know “you” from our M-O-M Spells Mom song that teaches Mom, Dad, you and me. Children can surprise parents with “thank-you” notes.  After children have practiced writing “thank you” repeatedly for fluency building, give them 3″ x 8½″ strips of paper to make several “thank you” notes to take home in an envelope.  A child can hide them under pillows, by the phone, in Dad’s shoes, etc.  (Thank you, Patti Peck, for this delightful literacy gift idea.) Look for opportunities within the classroom for children to establish eye contact and practice saying "Thank you" to each other. This might be when someone passes them snacks, pushes chairs in, holds the door open, etc. Three wonderful books on gratitude: Thank you!  These delightful books invite children to have "grand conversations" about all the things they are thankful for: Thank You, World, by Alice B. McGinty (Dial Books, 2007).  Publisher description: “The joys of childhood are the same the whole world over.  In this compelling book of celebratory rhyme and glowing pictures, eight very different kids from eight different countries all go about their day and experience the same moments of happiness: greeting the sun in the morning, swinging on a swing, flying a kite, being tucked in by Mommy at bedtime.  Uplifting and visually rich, this book reminds us that the world isn’t as large as it seems and that life’s greatest pleasures are the simple ones.” Giving Thanks,  by Jonathan London (Candlewick Press, 2003).  A young boy learns to show gratitude for all the beauty he sees from his father, who thanks the sky and animals and trees.  Like his Indian friends, this father believes that things of nature are a gift that requires something be given back – a thank you. The Booklist review says it, “…fosters respect for the natural world through a relatively simple text and illustrations and express the beauty and dignity of nature.”  And we agree! Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Marks (Harper Collins, 2004).  This warm, joyful book celebrates the many things children are thankful for – from Thanksgiving turkey and pie to hopscotch and fall leaves.  Sharing this simple book is a wonderful way to foster a spirit of gratitude.  The message inspires children to think about the many things they have to say “Thank you” for.  As an extra bonus, the print is clear and large enough to engage early reader. November Themes The story of Thanksgiving and a study of the gifts of the Native Americans to the pilgrims and the Native American view of the natural world provide an opportunity to create rich November curriculum themes including foods and nutrition.  Wise kindergarten teacher Joanie Cuttler involved families in creating a “Thankful Feast for Native Americans,” held in the classroom for families.  Before the feast, the children performed songs and dances.  (Always, there are celebrations of language...) This is the monthly newsletter from the Nellie Edge Excellence in Kindergarten and Early Literacy site. For more information and resources visit www.nellieedge.com.  See the newsletter online: http://www.cooleremail.net/users/nellie/2010NEWSLETTER3_November2010.html  See http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/thanksgiving.htm or http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/ for more themes, lessons, activities, ideas, and resources for November!