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Should you celebrate Thanksgiving at preschool?

Allison McDonald — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:14:35 +0000

I get this question a lot, and I don’t have a perfect answer for it —because so much depends on your specific students, their families of origin, and how your area recognizes or does not recognize Thanksgiving. You may not even know there are issues with celebrating Thanksgiving in schools – or perhaps you disagree […]

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Family Picture Frame Craft

Allison McDonald — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:09:36 +0000

This month we’re talking a lot about families, traditions, and food in my PreK class. However, I still want to keep building on skills and concepts from previous themes. One that my students are really doing well in math with patterning. I knew I wanted to make a family photo keepsake craft to take home […]

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Paper Bag Gratitude Tree for Kids

Allison McDonald — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:00:38 +0000

There are many ways to teach gratitude to kids, from reading books, doing projects like this paper bag gratitude tree, or simply talking about it. With time, kids will begin to talk about being thankful on their own, not only for material objects but also for the people and experiences in their lives. Talking […]

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Roll & Feather – Turkey Math Game For Preschool

Allison McDonald — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 02:23:30 +0000

I hate buying expensive classroom materials that students will only use for a few weeks before I pop them back into the closet until next year. This turkey math game for preschool can be used for a farm theme or around Thanksgiving, and it’s so cheap to make that you totally get your money’s worth […]

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Gratitude Activities for Kids: The Thankful Book Art Activity

Allison McDonald — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:03:40 +0000

I am such a huge fan of Todd Parr’s books and his simple, boldly colored illustrations have always reminded me of children’s artwork, so when I recently came upon The Thankful Book at our local library, I just knew it would be a fabulous prompt for talking about gratitude and inspiring kids […]

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