I am Thankful for…

What a great time we had creating turkey feathers full of things we are thankful for.  Kids wrote thoughtful, kind, caring, and sweet things they are all thankful for.  Our turkey creations were a bit freeform – but based on my example.  I love seeing the variations the kids have and how each of them have their own personal touches.  We are keeping track of our writing projects in our writer’s notebooks and often start our writing as part of our morning message.  The morning message had us writing all of the things we were thankful for.  This is a list that is meant to be done quickly (we don’t worry about spelling or sentences) and the goal is to write the entire time!  This list was then used in the afternoon when we started to create our turkey.  I had the paper cut and showed them how to cut out a turkey body and feathers, but then set them loose.  They had a great time chatting with one another as they worked and the atmosphere was jolly and happy.  

So.  Much.  Fun.  Enjoy!