Education World Thanksgiving Activities offers dozens of links to student centered learning activities related to the theme of Thanksgiving.
Mr. Rogers Neighborhood takes us back to a simpler time but the activities for early learners are still as entertaining as we remember.
Math Nook: Counting Money allows students to click on the cash drawer to count out the correct amount of money.
It’s a very simple and clear timer which also includes a ‘countdown’ feature. Great for use with Promethean Board.
Random Spinner is an excellent tool for Promethean Board use. This online spinner lets you customize it with sixteen options. The spinner is random and removes the option once it has been landed on.
Clip Art from Phillip Martin is an excellent site to find free clip art and Power Point templates to use in educational lessons.
Jamendo is a community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Commons licenses.
Shape Poems allows students to choose between four general themes — school, sports, celebrations, and nature. Then, students organize thoughts with an organizer. Finally, students give the poem a title and write the verse online before publishing.
Learning English is a web site from the British Council with excellent resources for ELL students. Find games, songs, stories and lots of activities – and learn English too.
Plimoth.org History of Thanksgiving Web Site is an excellent resource for an upper elementary social studies class. Students will delight in following the stories from the point of view of children. There is also a teacher guide you can access at Plimoth Teacher Guide.
Food – A Fact of Life Web Site has several interactive games for students including:
Make a Balanced Plate, Make a Healthy Lunchbox, Unmuddle the Meals, and Where do my Meals Come From? Some of the games are categorized by age group.
In conjunction with this web site, Promethean features flip chart resources at:
Do we give our students chances to FAIL?
Color Matters Web Site has several resources you can use as you design visually appealing Promethean flipcharts and other lesson content.
This is an online community for elementary teachers to exchange ideas, activities and resources.
