Hi guys! Has your fall so far been going by in a very busy blur of pumpkin flavored everything and stuff to do? Mine has and it's insane and awesome! I'm so happy to be back today with my #bloggybestie Kristi from Pelicans and Pipsqueaks for Thoughts on Thursday for this month.
We are talking about Fall in the Classroom today! Why? Because, pumpkins of course.
There are so many way to celebrate fall in the classroom. You can do pumpkin things, turkey things, bat things, leaf things, coffee things-ok, maybe not so much that last one. But you get the idea. I wanted to share with you my favorite ways to celebrate this special time of year!
I love to read books about all things fall. A few of my faves include:
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, by Steven Kroll
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara
Apples and Pumpkins, by Anne Rockwell
From Seed to Pumpkin, by Wendy Pfeffer
Scaredy Cat, Splat, by Rob Scotten
Pumpkin Hill, by Elizabeth Spurr
and my FAVORITE
Spookley the Square Pumpkin! by Joe Troiano
This book is so fun and teaches such an important lesson: We're all different on the outside and that's what makes us special and unique!
We read the story and make our own square shaped pumpkins.
Around this time of year, we are learning how to balance equations. So I made this little activity so the kids could decorate with a fall theme while practicing a great skill.
You can read all about this and grab it for free HERE.
We also do a ton of addition and subtraction review with tens frames. How cute are these ice trays from Dollar Tree?
This fun little larger than life whole group and center activity can be found in my TpT Store for free also!
Who doesn't love candy?? Especially Halloween candy because it comes out in like August and it's everywhere you go so you might as well eat it, right?
Here is a simple, Fun Friday activity for you!
Fall Bingo!
Simply print it out, cut out the call cards, pass out the bingo cards and some candy for markers, and you're set! The kids get to play a game and eat candy. What could be better? This is such an easy thing to put together and play on a rainy day for recess, or as an end of the day reward and it fits the season without Halloween concerns.
Download this for yourself HERE and then head to Dollar Tree to get some candy!
It's not really a secret that my favorite flavor ever (until Christmastime) is pumpkin spice. Of course I want my classroom to smell just like the inside of Starbucks at this time of year. So I make sensory bins and it's amazingly simple!
I blogged about my sensory bins last fall when we launched The Primary Punchbowl (birthday is coming up soon! Stay tuned!) Read about how I made this!
Fabulousness!!
I use my Brimming with Blends onset and rime activity with these bins. It's fun!
So fun, simple, engaging, and smells fabulous!
Well that is all I have to share with you today. I hope I gave you some ideas for celebrating this season in your classroom. Here is the line up for the rest of the year:
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