The five nonfiction topics included in these November reading passages are:

1. Turkeys
2. Veterans Day
3. World Kindness Day
4. Election Day
5. Black Friday

Each nonfiction topic includes:

• 3 Differentiated levels
• Common Core Standards for 2nd and 3rd
• Real Image on passage
• 2 Additional images to help build understanding
• Vocabulary
• Fun Fact
• Answer Keys

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What’s included in this gobblin’-good Thanksgiving Activity Fun Packet?

• Word Search
• Crossword Puzzle – (2 versions – with and without vocabulary)
• Unscramble – (2 versions – with and without vocabulary)
• Directed Drawings (2)
• Math Decoding Cuties – (2-Digit addition without regrouping)
• This or That!
• Following Directions
• Narrative Writing
• Compound Words
• Making Words
• Scattergories
• Predictions
• Feed Me! – (Skip Counting, Commas)
• Decoding Jokes
• Symmetry
• Color by Code – (2-digit subtraction with & without regrouping)
• Mystery Mazes – (Expanded Form and Blends)
• Picture Puzzles – (10 more/less, 100 more/less)
• Who Done It? – (Skip Counting)
• Roll a Story
• Mazes – ABC Order to 2nd letter

These engaging Thanksgiving fun packet resources are perfect for:

• Substitutes
• Homework
• Classroom helpers
• Centers
• Individual practice
• Fast Finishers

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Included in these Thanksgiving math themed 3-digit addition task cards are:

• 2 Cutie decoders per page (color and black & white)
• 24 cards of addition without regrouping (color and black & white)
• 24 cards of addition with regrouping (color and black & white)
• 24 cards of addition with mixed practice (color and black & white)
• 2 recording sheets – single sided and double sided for extra work space
• Answer keys
• Teacher Page: 7 ways to use cutie decoder task cards in the classroom

Use these Thanksgiving math 3-digit cutie decoders for:

• differentiated math centers
• regular centers
• substitutes
• movement as a hunt and find around the room
• partner races at the board
• fast finishers
• homework practice
• individual practice
• remediation

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Included in these Thanksgiving math themed 2-digit addition task cards are:

• 2 Cutie decoders per page (color and black & white)
• 24 cards of addition without regrouping (color and black & white)
• 24 cards of addition with regrouping (color and black & white)
• 24 cards of addition with mixed practice (color and black & white)
• 2 recording sheets – single sided and double sided for extra work space
• Answer keys
• Teacher Page: 7 ways to use cutie decoder task cards in the classroom

Use these Thanksgiving math 2-digit cutie decoders for:

• differentiated math centers
• regular centers
• substitutes
• movement as a hunt and find around the room
• partner races at the board
• fast finishers
• homework practice
• individual practice
• remediation

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These engaging writing prompts include:

• expository
• descriptive
• narrative and
• persuasive formats

Available in PRINT & GOOGLE SLIDES format

Perfect for your writing centers or fast finishers!

• 30 Daily National Day themed Writing Prompts
• 2 blank editable slides to substitute or add your own prompt
• Matching writing paper for each prompt in two different lined formats
• 2 blank editable writing paper formats

These daily prompts are fun because they focus on National Days of the year!

**Prompts are not holiday related**

November 1st-30th, I’ve got you covered! Editable slides are available for you to add more prompts or change out the ones that I have provided.

National Days included in this daily calendar writing pack are:

1. National Author’s Day
2. Day of the Dead
3. Cliche Day
4. National Candy Day
5. National Love Your Red Hair Day
6. Saxophone Day
7. Hug a Bear Day
8. Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
9. Chaos Never Dies Day
10. Forget Me Not Day
11. National Oragami Day
12. Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
13. International Tongue Twister Day
14. Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day
15. Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
16. National Fast Food Day
17. National Take a Hike Day
18. Mickey Mouse’s Birthday
19. National Have a Bad Day Day
20. National Absurdity Day
21. National Gingerbread Cookie Day
22. Go For a Ride Day
23. National Eat a Cranberry Day
24. Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
25. Blase Day
26. National Cake Day
27. Turtle Adoption Day
28. Red Planet Day
29. Electronic Greetings Day
30. National Personal Space Day

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Included in this awesome differentiated product are:

• (2) 3-digit addition pages without regrouping,
• (2) 3-digit addition pages with regrouping, and
• (2) 3-digit addition pages with mixed practice.

These 3-digit addition math worksheets are perfect for:

• Substitutes
• Homework
• Classroom helpers
• Centers
• Individual practice
• Fast Finishers

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What’s Included:

A beautiful girl or boy scarecrow and a turkey focusing on:

• single digit addition
• two digit addition without regrouping
• two digit addition with regrouping
• two digit addition mixed practice
• three-digit addition without regrouping
• three-digit addition with regrouping
• three-digit addition mixed practice
• single digit subtraction
• two digit subtraction without regrouping
• two digit subtraction with regrouping
• two digit subtraction mixed practice
• three-digit subtraction without regrouping
• three-digit subtraction with regrouping
• three-digit subtraction mixed practice
• single digit multiplication
• two digits by one digit multiplication
• two digit by two digit multiplication
• division with single-digit divisor

How easy is this to implement?

1. Student picks their craft
2. The teacher passes out the problems the student should answer (differentiation)
3. The student does the math work and the teacher checks for any corrections
4. Student colors, cut and pastes the problems to their craft!

Cross-curricular extension:

1. Half-sheets of paper for students to write a word problem that goes with ONE of their number sentences. (available in primary and intermediate lines)
2. Full writing pages for students to write a descriptive piece about their craft or a story including their craft as their character (available in primary and intermediate lines)

This makes a beautiful bulletin board display for the holiday season!

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Use these for:

• Homework
• Classroom helpers
• Centers
• Individual practice

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Use these for:

• Homework
• Classroom helpers
• Centers
• Individual practice

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Activities included are:

• Use the words in sentences
• Sort words into syllables
• Use words to add the value
• Create a word search
• Graphing the letters
• Use words to answer riddles

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Available in color and black & white.

The Case of the Missing Turkey is about a family who picked out their Thanksgiving dinner on the farm BUT someone must have found out and now they set the turkey free! Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who is the scary mummy!

Math Skills Addressed:

★ Skip Counting 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s – 3 digit numbers

★ 3 Digit Addition (no regrouping)

★ 3 Digit Subtraction (no regrouping)

★ Place Value – Largest number and smallest number

★ Finding skip counting rule

★ Balanced Equations

★ Even and Odd

Preparation
✓ PRINT AND GO! Staple all included pages in ANY order!
✓ Easy student understanding

How can I use this product?
• Independent work, group work, partners, sub tubs, math centers, early finishers or homework. The possibilities are endless!
• Use individually or as a packet.

How long will this activity take?
This activity is intended to be review. I would review the skills quickly before passing out the math mystery. I prefer to do these packets in partners. For me, it can take my class anywhere from 45 minutes to and hour on average. For back to school, the timing may take a bit longer until students understand the format.

20 pages included – 6 grayscale version, 6 color version, 6 answer keys

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Fall Color by Code Three Digit Addition Worksheets includes: 

• 2 fall color by code worksheets to practice three digit addition without regrouping
• 3 fall color by code worksheets to practice three digit addition with regrouping
• 2 fall color by code worksheets to practice mixed three digit addition
• Answer key for each of the 3rd grade math color by code worksheets

These fall color by code worksheets are perfect for homework, centers, small group practice or individual practice. Plus, the 3 digit addition worksheets are differentiated to meet the needs of all of your students!

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Use these for spiral review practice for 2nd graders or review practice for 3rd graders during:

• bellwork / morning work
• centers
• independent work
• partner work
• remedial practice

THIS resource will cover the following skills:

November 3-Digit Numbers

* 300 more/20 less, etc (random increase/decrease by 100s and 10s

* Addition with and without regrouping / Subtraction no regrouping

* 100s chart excerpt

* Value of underlined digit

* Skip Counting by 3s and 10s
* How many Hundreds, Tens and Ones out of order

* Missing Addends

* Write the number 3 different ways

* Greater Than/Less Than

* Draw Blocks

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