The Wonderful Season Called Fall! (+Giveaway)

     Howdy Friends! Can I just tell you I LOVE FALL! The visual concert of changing  leaves, the cooling of the nights, the smoky smell of fires warming houses, the crisp air in the morning that clears the lungs... sigh. I LOVE IT!

     With that change, comes a change in our students as well. They get a bit crazy as they start to spend more time indoors and less outdoors. But, I have a solution. Creative and hands-on type learning activities give your kiddos a change to use that energy for good! :)

     I thought I would group all my fall-themed activities here to show you what I have! There are even TWO FREEBIES included below. I put the approximate grade levels under each item. To see the item in my TpT shop, simply click on the picture. :) (I also sell these items on ToolsforSchool.com, and Teachers Notebook if you prefer those sites!)

 Grade 3-6                             Grades k-2

    

  Grade k-2                             Grades 3-6+

     

         Grades k-5+                    Grades 2-6+ (FREE)

    

  Grades k-2                          Grades 3-6

    

                                Grades 1-6 (FREE)                Grades 3-6 

     I hope there is something that catches your eye, and DON'T FORGET THE FREEBIES! WAHOO!
To see my FREE Turkey Pick-a-Story in action, check out THIS POST. I think you will really enjoy using it with your students. I couldn't believe the creative stories that they created and shared... ha ha.

     So, the GIVE AWAY PART! That is easy! Click HERE to visit the All Thing Upper Elementary blog where the giveaway is being hosted. You will need to gather key words from EACH participant's blog to enter. It is will be worth your time. The Prize is a $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE to TPT (for TWO lucky winners). So, click on over AFTER you finish this post and enter to win. GOOD LUCK! :)

     Back to the post... The part I like best about Fall is CHANGE! 
     YOUR TURN! What is YOUR favorite part of fall? Leave a comment below. I would LOVE to hear from you!

100th Day of School 3-D Style

If you have been following this blog for any amount of time (or my TpT/Teachers Notebook Stores) then you know that I LOVE to make dodecahedron projects for my students to complete. They LOVE the engaging, simple assignments which they then turn into that geometrical wonder, the Dodecahedron.

With Hundreds day coming up, I knew that I wanted to make a kit for that. I got to wondering what I could would work well as the 12 mini-assignments. I wanted them to be fun, but I also wanted them to have meaning and not just all be coloring or "silly".

I pulled out my 100th Day file folder that was over flowing and skimmed and scanned the contents. I was pleased to find several ideas that sparked my creativity and I set to work. When I finished, I knew that I needed a test group. I mean, these activities were activities that I had been using for years, and I loved them. But I had never combined them in this fashion. Well... the 4th grade teacher graciously offered to be the test driver. I turned the kit over to her and this is what happened:

I always love the look of a completed dodecahedron. The students never tire of seeing them come to life in front of the their very eyes. These are going to make a very amazing 100th day display in the school. The 4th grade teacher has spent the last several days letting the students work on them as time allowed. 

Wahoo! Another fun resource ready to share.

Cheers!
-MrHughes :0)


If you are interested in learning more, you can check it out HERE in my TpT Shop or HERE in my Teachers Notebook Shop.

I also wanted to share some of my other dodecahedron kits that are currently available.