Martin Luther King Activities

Just thought I'd share this fun bulletin board we made for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  The kids loved it when they found their own hand prints that they had traced and cut out from construction paper. 

It was inspired by the quote , "Love is the key to the problems of the world", from the book Martin's Big Words.  If you haven't already read it, it's a must read!  The video is at the end of this post if you don't already have the book.

Each of the kids wrote their own dreams for the world. 

Many of you have asked for the quote so I've included it in the download. You can grab both the heart template and quote here.

We also read about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and answered questions about his life, completed some fun activities, a craft, and created a timeline of the events in his life.  

You can grab these Martin Luther King, Jr. activities here.

You can watch the video of Martin's Big Words down below.

Jolly Good Deals!

The holidays are almost here and what’s better than  some Jolly Good Deals?  This week, several teacher-authors and I are celebrating with great sales, freebies, and several opportunities to win  six $50 gift cards to TPT. 

Here’s the plan for this week...mark your calendars!

On Monday, enter to win one of six $50 TPT gift cards to stock up on resources for the new year!

Congrats to these winners!

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You won't want to miss these deals on Tuesday!

 

Keep an eye out for a fun FREEBIE on Wednesday!

Here's a great gift guide that features some wonderful resources from the teacher-authors participating in the Jolly Good Deals week.  Check it out here!

So here's the Thrifty Shopper Thursday Deal- there are two! Just type in #Jollygoodbundledeal to check out this deal and others!

Label It is perfect for  young learners practicing the skill of labeling. Great for K-1.

For our 2nd & 3rd grade friends... a social studies bundle including Map Skills, Communities (rural, urban, and suburban), and U.S. Symbols. Check out a sample of 

US Symbols FREE here!

 Two great half-off deals for Friday!  Don't forget to enter the TPT gift card rafflecopter above! 

 Thanks for checking out the Jolly Good Deals Week! 

As a special treat my store will be 20% off on Friday!

Check out my post for some fabulous DECEMBER FREEBIES as well!

Polar Express and December FREEBIES!

You probably know by now that I love the Polar Express and enjoyed creating my original Polar Express Unit. However, since I’m teaching second grade now, I finally put together a Polar Express pack designed for second/third graders. 

All the planning, parent notes, and reminders for having a fabulous Polar Express Day are done for you.  

However, this new pack has language arts and math concepts geared for second and third graders to last you through December.  

Who can pass up an opportunity to wear PJs?

Below, a few activities to work on visualization and math concepts.

Here are some of the kids playing a game to reinforce learning about geometric shapes:

Check out some of the great activities below:

Writing prompts, vocabulary, visualization and sequencing activities, graphing, math word problems, task cards and so much more! Grab this activity here!

Here's one more fabulous activity to do with your class either in class or to complete at home.  The students design a new suit for Santa. Then, they write a persuasive letter to convince him to choose their design.  There's different paper to suit the wide range of ages that would enjoy this activity!

Here are some terrific and creative designs:

Grab Santa's New Suit here!

Here's a fun activity to do with your class during the holidays.  Have students write kind things that they do for others.  This was one of our Kindness Elf activities that you can read more about here.  Last year, we made a tree and this year we made a wreath.  Here's how it turned out.

Last, but not least, these adorable reindeer directed drawing came out great thanks to Artventurous's idea.  You can find how to make this on her blog by clicking here.

Look below for some terrific  FREEBIES to make your December a joyous one!

Click on the INLINZ LINK UP JUST BELOW FOR THE FREEBIES!

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TpT Wishlist Linky!

Great News! TpT is having a cyber sale on November 28^th and 29^th. It’s a great time to stock up on some fabulous resources for the holidays and upcoming months!

Save up to 28% by using the promo code cyber2016 when you check out.

Don't forget! 

Take a minute to leave feedback on your previous purchase to earn credit towards future purchases. 

Here's how: 

Here are some of my most wish listed items.  Visit Daisy Designs for other top wish listed items from other teachers!

Polar Express 

I also just finished up Polar Express and December Fun Version for 2nd and 3rd grade.  It contains everything you need to prep for Polar Express day with letters to parents, invites, text to self connections, math printables and much more to work on throughout the month of December.  Many worksheets are differentiated to meet the needs of all your learners. Here's a preview of just some of the goodies! 

Ultimate Labels

         Label It! There are 2 more editions to check out!


                      Happy Shopping!