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Thanksgiving Your Teacher is Thankful for You Notes & Thanksgiving Ideas for the Classroom

Are you looking for some Thanksgiving themed ideas for the classroom?    Check out this Thanksgiving themed blog post! Read all the way through so you don’t miss out on all the freebies!
Thanksgiving is a great time to tell your students why you are thankful for them.   I created these FREE Thanksgiving “Your Teacher is Thankful for you because...” notes many years ago to use with my own students.  Then I put them in my TpT store to share with teachers like you, to use with their own students, too.    Over the years I have updated the notes to include black-line print and go versions, versions students can use, as well as type on versions.
Thanksgiving Notes From the Teacher: Your Teacher is Thankful for you because...
If you are not sure what to say in your note, here are some quick ideas:
Your Teacher Is Thankful for You Because…• you always follow the rules
• you are a great helper
• you are kind
• your drawings and cards make my day
• you are a hard worker
• you are funny
• you are polite
• you are a wonderful student
• you are an enthusiastic learner
• you raise your hand in class
• you add interesting thoughts to our discussions.
If you love my Thanksgiving themed notes, then you will love this adorable craft:
These Thanksgiving Themed Search-Read-Write the Room Center activities are low prep and engaging.  I have one for literacy and one for math!
Thanksgiving Search Read Write the Room Center
Looking for some Thanksgiving book inspiration, check out the books below:
Thanksgiving Math Centers for First GradeThe math centers linked here contain fun math themed activities and a cute craft! 

Looking for some no prep Thanksgiving Activities?  Check out these Slides…

Here are some more freebies for you!

One Free Sample Day similar to what you can find in the resource linked above…

If you are looking for a few more Thanksgiving resources for first grade, check out these resources from my TpT store:
    
   
Thanks for reading!  I would love to see pictures of you using my resources, tag me on instagram @EricaBohrer!
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Free Thanksgiving Printable Notes from the Teacher.  Your Teacher is thankful for you because...
Free Thanksgiving Printable Notes from the Teacher.  Your Teacher is thankful for you because...

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