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November 2008, Vol. 1

	Dear Teacher, It's time to get ready for Thanksgiving! This issue of Great Stuff for Teachers is dedicated to all things Thanksgiving and related subjects. Enjoy creating turkey arts & crafts with your students while studying the historical background of the holiday: American Indians, Pilgrims, and Colonial Times. Native Americans played a vital role in the first Thanksgiving, and November is also American Indian Heritage Month. It's the perfect time to study their culture and traditions. Include a lesson on Thanksgiving from a different point of view, as well: colonization. Pilgrims are another vital group to discuss around the Thanksgiving holiday. Make sure your students understand why they came to America, how they adjusted to life here, and how they are similar to immigrants today. Colonial Times can be considered a period of great hardship, but those who lived in that era also enjoyed games and crafts, just like Americans do today. No matter what time of year it is, teachers can benefit from our resources on Classroom Organization. Find advice on classroom arrangement, time management for teachers and students, and more organizational tips. Best Wishes, The Editors of TeacherVision.com FEATURED THEMES Thanksgiving Celebrate Thanksgiving (November 27) with fun resources and lessons. Favorite Thanksgiving Art Activities, Grades K-6 Favorite Thanksgiving Activities Slideshow, Grades K-2 Favorite Thanksgiving Activities Slideshow, Grades 3-6 Holiday Bingo Thanksgiving Printable Book (3-8) The First Thanksgiving Little Book A Thanksgiving Quilt Turkey Bulletin Board Turkey Bulletin Board Pattern Turkey Coloring Page Thanksgiving Word Games Thanksgiving Placemats Thanksgiving Menu: Then & Now Magazine Turkey Standing Turkey Thanksgiving Dinner: Logic Activity Giving Thanks Writing Activity Shopping for Thanksgiving Math Thanksgiving Word Hunt Reading Warm-Up Gr. 5 & 6: American History Turkey Time More Thanksgiving Resources American Indians Discover the many important roles Native Americans have played throughout American history, plus enjoy learning about their culture. Native Americans Printable Book (2-5) Native American Picture Writing Indian Symbols and Meanings Native American Indian Crafts Indian Sign Language Chart The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Tlingit Indians of the Pacific Northwest Native American Music: Call-and-Response Native American Music and the Flute Native American Powwow Make Your Own Totem Pole Make a "Wooden" Mask Sandpainting Math More American Indian Resources Pilgrims Learn about the life of the Pilgrims with printables, lesson plans, slideshows, and more! Pilgrim Hat Math Pilgrim Unit Today's Pilgrims Planning for the Voyage Aboard the Mayflower Choosing Plymouth The First Winter The First Thanksgiving Life in Plymouth Of Plymouth Plantation Pilgrim Dot-to-Dot The Pilgrim Story Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, and Tapenum's Day Pilgrim Rebus Indians and Pilgrims More Pilgrim Resources Colonial Times Take your students on a journey back in time with these colonial lessons. Birth of America Printable Book (4-8) Paper Weavings Make a Dried Bouquet Designing a Quilt Pattern America Is Named The King's M & M's Daily Journal Topics: Early American Life Reading Warm-Up 45 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History Colonial Times: Heritage Handwriting 17th-Century Pastimes & Sports Then and Now Colonial American Gazette More Colonial Times Resources TEACHING TOOLS Classroom Organization Get yourself, your classroom, and your paperwork organized, and see how good you'll feel! Classroom Organization Tips Slideshow The Ultimate Organized Classroom Controlling Disorganization Elementary Classroom Management Survival Tips Advice from Veteran Teachers Creating an Effective Physical Classroom Environment Room Arrangement Strategies for Effective Document Management Time Management Tips Classroom Time-Saver Time Management Tips, Grades K-2 Blank Monthly Calendars Popular Classroom Management Resources Personalizing the Secondary Classroom More Classroom Organization Resources				New Content   Check out our newest content today! What Are Amphibians? What Are Habitats and Niches? What Are Natural Resources? Living Things & the Environment Test Animals with Backbones: Key Terms Sherman Shark: Initial Letter Combinations Color Tops: Final Letter Combinations Glow Worm: Initial Letter Combinations Sam Lamb: Final Single Consonant Sounds Activity: Seed Dispersal "Multiplication Practice Printable Book (Gr. 4)" Sneak Preview Slideshow "Literature Activities Printable Book (Grades K-4)" Sneak Preview Slideshow More New Content   Drumming It's International Drumming Month; allow your students to show their musical side with these resources on drumming. Hispanic Rhythmic Patterns & Drums Make a Tunable Drum Rhythms & TUBS Notation for Hispanic Drumming Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music Chinese Flower Drum Song Multicultural Music Resources More Music Resources Puzzles   Engage your students in critical and logical thinking, with these puzzles. Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles Solve the Rebus Puzzle It's Puzzling Number Puzzle Animal Life Puzzles Puzzling Pronouns Puzzling Kites Opposites Puzzle An Animal Puzzle Missouri Crossword Puzzle Presidential Trivia Crossword Puzzle Rainy Day Word Puzzle: Music Terms Musical Instrument Puzzle More Games & Puzzles   Tolerance   Teach your students to appreciate – not just to tolerate – the diversity of backgrounds and cultures of their classmates and community members. The International Day of Tolerance is November 16. A Question of Tolerance Supporting Tolerance and Cultural Understanding International Day of Peace The Rise of Jim Crow Convey Acceptance A Step from Heaven Popular Resources on Feelings and Emotions Diversity Resources Understanding Different Points of View   Timely Topics   Election Day (November 4) Geography Awareness Week (November 9-15) Veterans Day (November 11) Int'l Tolerance Day (November 16) Thanksgiving (November 27) American Indian Heritage Month (November) Child Safety & Protection Month (November) First Artificial Heart Transplant (December 2, 1982) Int'l Day for Abolition of Slavery (December 2) Nat'l Handwashing Week (December 7-13) Human Rights Day (December 10) DNA First Synthesized (December 14, 1967) Poor Richard's Almanac Published (December 19, 1732) Hanukkah Begins at Sundown (December 22) Christmas (December 25) Kwanzaa Begins (December 26) New Year's Eve (December 31) More November Events More December Events