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Name November EventsFamily activities

©1999 The Education Center, Inc. • November Monthly Reproducibles • Grade 1 • TEC964

NovemberEvents And Activities For The Family

Directions: Select at least one activity below to complete as a family by the end of November. (Challenge: See if your family can complete all three activities.)

“Leaf” The Decorating To Us! Bring a touch of autumn to your dinner table with place cards created for your family. Have your youngster collect a few leaves of varying sizes and shapes. Then have him or her lay a sheet of white paper on top of a leaf and color wide, quick strokes over it with a crayon. Next help your child cut out the resulting leaf rubbing. Repeat this process until there are two leaves for each place card. Then have your youngster fold a large index card in half lengthwise. Glue one or two leaf rubbings onto each card, and write the name of a family member with a marker or crayon. Put

the appropriate place card by each plate. What a lovely fall display!

Aboard The Mayflower

Include this entertaining oral memory game in your family’s Thanksgiving celebration. Begin the game with the story starter, “We’re Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. When we get to America, I hope we see one…” Then name an item and make a motion, such as patting the head or blinking. The next family member repeats the same phrase and motion, and then adds “two [a different item]” and a different motion. The next family member continues the pattern. A player is “out” if he is unable to accurately remember all of the items and motions in the correct sequence. Declare the last remaining player the winner. Now, that’s a memorable way to reinforce sequencing skills!

Happy Birthday, Kevin Henkes!

November 27 is author and illustrator Kevin Henkes’ birthday. Henkes has written more than 20 children’s books and novels and has won several awards. Meet his lovable characters Lilly, Owen, and Chester by sharing the following books with your youngsters:Julius, The Baby Of The World

(Greenwillow Books, 1990)Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse

(Greenwillow Books, 1996)Chester’s Way (Greenwillow

Books, 1988)Owen (Greenwillow Books, 199�)

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Good Book!

Name Ralph Taylor

Teacher Trade Studentsarealwayseagertohearastory.MakestorytimeextraspecialduringNationalChil-dren’sBookWeekbyhavingavarietyofteachersshareafavoritestorywithyouryoungsters.Inadvance,askeachofseveralteachersinyourschoolordepartmenttoprepareaspecialreadingofafavoritebook.Designaschedulesothatteachersexchangeclassroomseachdayduringanarrangedstorytime.(Thenumberofdayswillvarydependingonhowmanyparticipantsyouhave.)Bothteachersandstudentswillenjoythevarietyintheirroutines.

CurlupwithagoodbooktocelebrateNationalChildren’sBookWeek,celebratedannuallyduringtheweekbeforeThanksgiving.Childrencan’thelpbutloveagoodbook,andthefollowingactivitieswillonlyenhancetheirappreciation.

A “Purr-fect” Bookmark Helpeachstudentcreateauniquebookmarktoaccompanyherfavoritebooks!Giveeachchildacopyofthebookmarkandbookpatternsonpage6andhavehercutthemout.Instructeachchildtofoldthesmallrectangularbookpatternsinhalfonthedottedlinessotheyresemblebooks.Haveherthinkoftwoofherfavoritebooksandwriteeachtitleonthecoverofabookpattern.Encouragestudentstodrawtinyillustrationsinsideeachbookpatternandcolorthebookmarkasdesired.Finally,haveeachchildplaceasmallamountofglueoneachplaceindicatedonthebookmark.Thenhaveherplaceafoldedbookpattern(graysidedown)atopeachgluearea.Thecompletedbookmarkwillbeaspecialremindertoenjoysomefavoritestoriesdur-ingNationalChildren’sBookWeek.

Not Just A Book Report Yourstudentswillenjoyreportingonastorywhenitmeanscreatingthiseye-catchingdisplay.Giveeachchildacopyofpage8.Havehimtellaboutabookherecentlyreadbydrawingorwrit-ingtocompleteeachcutout.Prepareasentencestripforeachchildbybringingtheendstogetherandstaplingitintoaring.Giveonestapledstriptoeachchildandhavehimgluethecharactersarounditasshown.Exhibitthesestand-updis-playsthroughoutyourclassroomsoeachstudentcanenjoythebookreviews.

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Name National Children’s Book Week Medial vowels

Curled Up With A Good BookLook at the picture on each book.Write the missing vowel to complete each title.

Who Is In

The B___x?

One Happy

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My Two

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