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How many words can your kids make out of the letters in the phrase “Happy Thanksgiving?”
This is a great Thanksgiving activity that your kids or students can do alone or in teams.
For younger kids, let them find words that have a few as 2 letters in them. Words like: is, an, in.
For older kids, you can challenge them to look for words that have 4 or more letters in them like: tank, hang.
You’ll find instructions printed at the top of the page, but don’t let them hold you back from finding creative ways to use this Thanksgiving activity sheet. The whole point is to have some holiday fun.
If you like word games like I do, you might print one out and fill the whole thing out by yourself when you have some down time.
And if you come up with a cool way to use this Thanksgiving activity, leave a comment and share it with us…
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Can your kids unscramble these popular Thanksgiving words?
Have your kids work in teams or on their own…
Don’t worry, the PDF comes with the answers so there’s no need for your kids to squabble over the answers.
For older kids you can time them to see who does it the fastest.
If your kids go through this Thanksgiving activity quickly, have them think of some more words that they can scramble up and then give each other to unscramble.
Enjoy!
Click above to download this Valentine's Day activity. Instructions included.
Do your kids love the game “Battleship?”
Well, they’re really going to love this FREE Valentine’s Day version…
This game comes with the playing board AND the instructions as an easy download.
There are also instructions for how to play in QUIET MODE.
I created this game for my third graders when we were learning about math coordinates and graphing and they had so much fun with it.
Click on the image to download the game board and instructions right away.
Be sure to share this game with your friends, colleagues and school teachers too. They’ll be so glad to have an extra Valentine’s Day activity to play with their kids.
—> Leave a comment and let us know how your kids and students liked the game!
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How many words can your kids make using the letters in the phrase:
VALENTINE’S DAY?
Each letter can only be used as many times as it is in the phrase already.
So they could find the word: NEED (because there are 2 e’s)
But not the word: TALL (because there’s only one l.)
This Valentine’s Day Activity is great for kids of all ages because they can work in pairs…or they can work individually and find words with just one letter in them (like “a”) or many letters like: “DENTAL”
Download the free Valentine’s Day Activity right now by clicking the image to the left.
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Follow these 7 tips and it'll be much easier to make behavior charts work for you and your kids.
Behavior charts are a mystery to many people. But they can also be very effective when used properly. These 7 keys will help you make the behavior charts work so that your children can be happier and better behaved.
Key #1: Use a single measurable goal.
If the behaviors you want your child to start doing aren’t measurable, then how will you (or your child) know when the behavior has changed?
Go for measurable goals you can see with your eyes like: Make your bed every morning. Do your homework before watching TV. Take out the garbage.
Key #2: Express the desired outcomes in positive language.
Instead of focusing on what you want your child to stop doing, focus on what you want them to start doing.
Say, “Put your dishes in the sink,” instead of “Stop leaving dishes around the house.” This small distinction will make a big difference.
Key #3: Start with small expectations…
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