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Get ready to bring the cozy spirit of fall and Thanksgiving to your classroom! The week leading up to the holiday is the perfect time to explore your students’ unique family traditions and learn more about them, all while keeping a strong focus on academic skills. This page is your comprehensive hub for fall and Thanksgiving resources, lesson plans, and ideas especially for upper elementary students. Below, you’ll find a curated collection of our best, tried-and-true activities that bring both learning and joy to your classroom.

This page is your comprehensive hub for fall and Thanksgiving resources, lesson plans, and ideas especially for upper elementary students.

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Fall and Thanksgiving Ideas

  • These November Literacy Lessons for upper elementary combine a high-quality, skill-focused passage with carefully selected picture books.

    Elevate Your November Literacy Lessons with Engaging Passages & Picture Books

  • These beautiful fall picture books are perfect for teaching character and academic skills in upper elementary. Includes our anchor chart!

    4 Beautiful Fall Picture Books for Teaching Character and Academic Skills

  • November read alouds for upper elementary students, related lessons to use with each book, and seasonal activity ideas too!

    November Read Alouds for Upper Elementary

  • Here are some of my favorite fall read alouds, along with different fall literacy activities that are all great for upper elementary.

    Fall Read Alouds and Literacy Activities for Upper Elementary

  • Thanksgiving, November, and fall seasonal lesson plans and activities for math and literacy in upper elementary.

    Thanksgiving Lesson Plans for Big Kids

  • thanksgiving writing upper elementary

    Thanksgiving Writing Activity

The Best Fall and Thanksgiving Resources

  • Fall Math and Literacy Activities Bundle
  • November Poem of the Week Fluency and Comprehension
  • Thanksgiving and Fall Context Clues Activity Cover
  • Readers Theatre Covers THANKSGIVING
  • Thanksgiving Inferencing Centers
  • Thanksgiving Logic Puzzles COVER
  • Thanksgiving Literacy Project COVER
  • Thanksgiving Reading Skills Task Cards for Reading Comprehension
  • Thanksgiving Math Project Thanksgiving Math Activities Plan Thanksgiving Dinner
  • Thanksgiving Math By the Numbers Cover
  • Thanksgiving Math Logic Puzzle COVER
  • Fall Multi Step Word Problem Scavenger Hunt Cover 1
🚨 This FREE fractions and decimals math project is 🚨 This FREE fractions and decimals math project is one I’ve used for THREE different observations over the years, and it incorporates math, reading, and social studies in the very best way. We’ve had so many eye-opening moments completing it this week, and my students have a solid understanding of converting fractions and decimals with denominators of 10 and 100. 👏 💖 Comment below, and I’ll send it to you.
First day of our Picture Book Showdown is in the b First day of our Picture Book Showdown is in the books (so much pun intended)!! Teachers all over my school are participating, and I can’t wait to narrow it down to the top 8! My brackets are totally free if you’d like to join in the fun! 🩷🤩 Comment below for all the info, including a template to make your own bracket!
This morphology routine has quickly skyrocketed to This morphology routine has quickly skyrocketed to a top priority in my classroom! I usually print students their own pages, but we’re saving copies so this works just as well. Comment below, and I’ll send you info for implementing it into your classroom! 🩷
📣 Let’s hear it! As a classroom teacher, what acad 📣 Let’s hear it! As a classroom teacher, what academic skill do you wish more students had when they entered your grade level? 🧐
It’s definitely true that educational trends come It’s definitely true that educational trends come and go…. And I’ve seen some GREAT ones and done away with some meh ones. I was introduced to Hands on Equations to teach algebraic concepts over 17 years ago, and it’s one of the resources I still use every single year! Kids love it, I love it, parents love it. 👏 

🗯️ So, tell me… What’s the one thing from the beginning of your career that you still use with great success? 

P.S. Everyone say “hello” to my rogue sticky note! 🗒️ 

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It’s time for a Picture Book March Madness Showdow It’s time for a Picture Book March Madness Showdown, and I can’t wait to see the winner this year! 📕 Swipe to see the 8 pairs I have chosen to go head to head this year, and comment below for a free copy of my brackets and to learn more about how I implement this on a classroom and school wide level! 

There are many other creators out there who have done this for years and inspired me to implement this in my classroom a few years ago. 🩷
A lot on one anchor chart, but once students know A lot on one anchor chart, but once students know how to use it, it’s golden! ✨ 💖
True story. 🤷‍♀️ If you want both of my picture bo True story. 🤷‍♀️ If you want both of my picture book show down bracket lists (plus the lists from the last two years), I’m sending them out Friday morning! 📕 Comment below, and I’ll get you all set to receive them. There are SO MANY amazing books, and I can’t wait to see which one wins it all!!

Shoutout to those who have been creating brackets for YEARS for inspiring me to start these a few years ago!
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