November Deals

Somehow, November is here already! 

Here are a few Dollar Deal resources to help get you through this busy month! 

 

We start the month with a couple of Patriotic Holidays: Election Day and Veterans Day! Here are a couple of freebies to help you out with these special days: 

(Explore each image for the link!)

Write some thank you letters to our Veterans! (This one is free!)

 Celebrate Election Day the way children should!

 Take breaks and learn about the country at the same time!

Help children distinguish between these 6 tricky Patriotic Holidays!

Of course, it's football season! Here's a football-themed game to practice counting to 1,000! 

 

 This game is a true favorite with my kiddos! It's played like "Old Maid", and is guaranteed to get them giggling! (Don't tell them they're practicing an important skill!)

Enjoy this busy month... don't blink, it goes by fast!

Science and Social Studies Activities for November

Science and Social Studies are my very favorite things to teach! 

However, it's so hard to find time in the schedule to teach these. But I manage to find time by overlapping with other subjects, such as reading, and including science and social studies concepts with the calendar!  

Here's my favorite resource for November!
Science and Social Studies Activities for November!

I'm determined to make your life easier, and I hope this resource does the job!  I've taken many of the important second-grade skills, mixed in a few November special days, and came up with these activities! There are close reading activities, mini-books, sorting activities, and even a S.T.E.M. activity to do with leftover Halloween candy corn! It's guaranteed fun for the kids, easy for the teachers, and valuable learning experiences!

Here are a couple of my favorite parts:

A Turkey Fact Mini-book! (With vocabulary and comprehension questions.)

Daylight Savings Time Close Read. 

 

A STEM Engineering Challenge with leftover Halloween candy corn!

 

Thanksgiving Fact or Fiction? This was so much fun to make: Children have to decide whether things could have happened in the 1600s at the first Thanksgiving! Expect plenty of giggles!

If you like these, check out some of my Science and Social Studies collections:

Autumn Bundle

 

Winter Bundle

 

Spring Bundle

 

Summer Science and Social Studies

  

Or grab them all here at a HUGE discount!

Science and Social Studies for the Year Bundle

These resources have made my life so much easier! I hope they do the same for you!

Looking at November

I'm looking at the calendar, and I just can't believe we're approaching November already! 

A lot happens in November, but there's no need to fear; I've got your teaching needs covered!

 

Here are a couple of resources to start off November: 

 

This one is on the popular Boom Learning platform:

November Facts Boom Learning

 

These daily writing or oral language prompts are perfect for morning meeting, or daily writing!

 November Morning Meeting Greeting Activities

Make your life easier by sending home these monthly communication brochures:

Parent Communication Brochures - November Edition

This is one of my favorite November resources: Science and Social Studies Activities for November!

Remember Election Day!

I'm sure I'll have the kiddos vote for something, but they won't be voting for president. It's far too controversial! This one's fun! (and free!)  Election Day Graphing Option for Little Kids

  Veteran's Day is November 11th! 

Here's a fun activity to help the children understand what a Veteran really is! This will spark some great conversations!  Veterans True or False

Here's another fun resource to help children learn about Veterans! (On the fun Boom Learning platform!) Armed Services Fun Facts

Once they figure out what Veterans are, they can use this freebie to write thank you notes to them. Thank You, Veterans!

Since Election Day and Veterans Day are both Patriotic holidays, enjoy these Patriotic Brain Breaks! See the image for the link to this freebie! Patriotic Brain Breaks

Of course, everyone's favorite November holiday is Thanksgiving! Check out these Thanksgiving Printables!

Do your students know the +9 trick? (It's just one less than the +10!) Here's a math game to practice +9s! Turkey Nines  (Oh my goodness, they LOVE this game! It works like "Old Maid")

And guess what... there's a freebie (easier) version!  Turkey Nines Freebie!

Want more turkeys? This little bundle includes more turkey learning fun, (including the Thanksgiving Turkey game) at a huge discount!

I hope you find something your students will love for the month of November!

Show Your Patriotism!

I'm sitting here watching the annual 4th of July Boston Pops Concert and swelling with pride for my country. 

It seems these concerts just keep getting better and better! Back in the old days, we used to drive down to Boston, spend all day saving our spots on the Esplanade, then watch the concert live. The traffic and crowds never bothered us, it was always worth it! 

Nowadays I sit in my living room and watch it on TV. It's not quite as exciting as watching it live, but it sure is more convenient!

In honor of the holiday, I've created some brain breaks with a patriotic theme.

Research tells us that moving aides learning by bringing oxygen to the brain! I do love to include anything the kids are learning as brain breaks. I usually manage to include seasonal or holiday brain breaks when I can. These Patriotic Brain Breaks can be used for any Patriotic holiday: Constitution Day, Veterans Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, or Independence Day!

 

 

See the image or see here to download this fun resource: Patriotic Brain Breaks!

A Couple of Deals for Veterans Day

Halloween is over; we have Veterans Day in less than a week! 

I've rounded up a couple of fun deals to share with you!

Here's a collection of paper for writing thank you letters to veterans!  After a lesson or two on what veterans are and how they help us, letter writing is an excellent way to culminate the activities.

Thank You, Veterans!

We know they all need to move. These brain breaks will allow them to move and think about their country.

Patriotic Brain Breaks 

I've noticed my little second graders often confuse the different patriotic holidays, so I made this resource to help them keep track of President's Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, and Veterans Day. It's really helped them keep track of which holiday is which!

Patriotic Holidays!

Hope your students end up with a good understanding of Veterans Day!