I just thought that I would share two of my current Thanksgiving bulletin boards.
The first one is a Math bulletin board.
I do not have a pattern for this, I just freehanded them. But, I can tell you the dimensions of the paper. You will need a 5×6 brown, 1×3 red, and 2×2 yellow for the turkey body. I just cut out a bowling pin type shape for the body.
Next, I labeled each brown part with a number (2-22). The students colored a paper plate with a brown crayon and made their turkey body.
After the students make their bodies, pass out 6 feathers (approximately 3×6) to each student. I guided them through ways to make their number. We did each feather one at a time with different directions for each. Each student had one with tally marks, 2 with addition number sentences, one with a subtraction number sentence, one with a picture to show their number, and one with money.
Another bulletin board in my room right now is a turkey body that I had made about 5 years ago using the overhead projector. I put this up every year with feathers that the students write on to show what they are thankful for.
I have done others in the past where students have had to write about how they would cook a turkey. You can find this idea at What the Teacher Wants.
What are some of your favorite Thanksgiving displays?
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Thanks for sharing! I like the way that this reviews the concepts they have already learned into one lesson/activity.
First Grade Delight
cute math turkeys! I did something like that with my pumpkins! http://theteacherscauldron.blogspot.com/2011/11/pumpkin-week-finale.html
I may have to do this turkey now! 🙂
You could trace the Child's foot to use for the body of the turkey.
I love the paper plate idea! I might borrow it to decorate my door with. 🙂
Marvelous Multiagers!
Thanks. I like the large classroom turkey idea. I'll have to incorporate it into my dual language classroom next week.
Fun-Key Spanish for First Grade
I love your bulletin board..what a great idea!
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