SUPER Thankful Linky Party

November has to be one of my favorite months.  Maybe it's the fall colors, the smell of fallen leaves, or first snowfall of the year.  Maybe it's the feeling of wearing a nice, warm sweater or the official start of the hot chocolate season.  Whatever it is, I love it.  I wish that I could hold on to the feelings that Thanksgiving evokes and make it last throughout the year.  It's a wonderful time for reflection before the hustle and bustle of the holiday season takes over.  Primary Powers is hosting a link party to do just that!

Cliche as it may sound, it's impossible to adequately share everything I'm thankful for, but this is a start!

What are you thankful for?  Link up at Primary Powers and share!

Bringing the concepts of gratitude and thankfulness into the classroom is sometimes difficult to do with trying to keep up with the demands of teaching content, but here are a few ideas for you to use in your classroom!

Thankful Jar by Camping Teacher
Designate who the jar is for, and then write reasons why you are thankful for that person.  Students  write notes of thankfulness to their teacher, principal, parents, etc.  Simply decorate the jar and include the notes inside of it.

A Thankful Heart: A Thanksgiving Activity for Kids from Lasso the Moon

This activity involves a little bit of sewing, but it could be easily modified to include paper hearts, heart stickers, etc.  The purpose of this activity is to give away as many hearts as possible by noticing something that a person does to show that they care.  The hearts are given, and the people/persons are thanked.  Love, love, love this idea!

What Are You Thankful For?  by Rachel Lynette 

This free printable activity includes fun worksheets.  The first asks children to list what they are thankful for by meeting certain criteria, and the second has an ABC format. 

A Thankful Thanksgiving Activity from Blue Cricket Design

This activity also involves a jar but with a different take.  Write a "thankful idea" on a piece of paper.  Place them in a jar.  Students can take one out card and do what it suggests.  

There are so many great ideas out there, but I thought I would share a few in case you are in a time crunch like myself!