This month begins my most favorite time of the year... so many holidays and themes to celebrate in the classroom! This week's dollar deal is a Veterans Day project. You can begin with a read aloud. Check out this LIST OF VETERANS DAY BOOKS. Then, you can "anchor" their learning with an anchor chart. Below is a picture of my firsties' thinking. We brainstormed words that describe soldiers. Anchor charts are such fun ways to display students' thinking.
You can extend their learning with THE VETERANS DAY PROJECT. This project comes complete with daily directions. First graders need to create. They need to use their scissors, glue sticks, crayons and markers!!!! Fine motor skills development at it's FINEST!! Even if you are remote, I implore you to print out this project and send it to your firsties. Ask parents to do a curbside pick up of materials. Students can display in their home and share during virtual class meetings. I promise both traditional and virtual students will LOVE this project and they are so proud when it's complete!
Review: "These look SO cute outside! They were perfect with our current standards. I have been teaching about expository text as well as character traits/responses. I was able to use this for both and as a transitional lesson from one standard to the other. My principal even commented about how much she loved them outside in the hall!! Thanks :)" - Monica M.
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