NUMBER
Say the number of the week aloud!
12!
What is the letter of the week?
The letter 'Ll' is the letter of the week!
What is the color of the week?
Purple is the color of the week!
Draw the shape of the week on your whiteboard.
The shape of the week is an Star.
In The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh, the Pilgrims celebrated a special meal to thank the Native Americans for helping them grow food.
What was this first Thanksgiving for?
What is to give thanks?
Write any subtraction problem that would equal 12!
14 - 2 = 12
Correctly write the letter 'Ll' on your whiteboard.
Andrew write yours in cursive if you get this slide.
Luca write yours in primary writing if you get this slide.
Name one thing that is the color Purple!
Example: Jewels, Beets, Eggplants, Grapes, Figs, Etc.
Spell the shape of the week's name correctly on your whiteboard.
S-T-A-R
In A Comfy, Cozy Thanksgiving by Kiki Thorpe, the family works together to make their house warm and ready.
Name one thing the family does to get ready for Thanksgiving.
What is cooking, decorating, cleaning, or setting the table?
Round the following number to the closest ten.
12 (Twelve)
Would you round up or down? Write your answer on your whiteboard to lock in your answer.
10 (Ten)
You would round down because the 2 in the ones place of 12 is closer to ten than twenty.
Say something that starts with the letter 'Ll'.
Example: Lion, Let, Leaf, Etc.
Andrew - In Harold and the Purple Crayon, Harold uses his purple crayon to draw things that come to life in the story.
This storytelling technique—where drawings or objects seem to magically become real—is an example of this type of fantasy element.
Luca - In the story, Harold uses his purple crayon to draw things like a moon, a path, and a boat.
These drawings help tell the story and show what Harold is doing.
Andrew - What is magical realism?
(You may also allow: What is a fantasy element?)
Luca - What are illustrations?
This shape has five points and looks like the ones you see in the sky at night or on a holiday decoration. What shape is this?
What is a star?
In The Best Thanksgiving Day by Braybooks, the story shows families sharing food and fun together.
Why do families like to be together on Thanksgiving?
What is to spend time with loved ones and have fun?
Skip count by 10s from 10 to 300! You may write the answer on your whiteboard or say the answer aloud!
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300.
What phonic sound does the letter Ll say?
X
Spell the color of the week correctly aloud.
P-U-R-P-L-E
A star shape has points that come together at a center.
If you draw two stars, then draw three more, how many stars do you have altogether?
What is 5 stars?
In Just a Special Thanksgiving by Mercer Mayer, Little Critter learns that Thanksgiving isn’t just about food.
What makes Thanksgiving special in the story?
In Just a Special Thanksgiving by Mercer Mayer, Little Critter learns that Thanksgiving isn’t just about food.
What makes Thanksgiving special in the story?
Lily is helping her family get ready for Thanksgiving dinner.
First, she puts 7 mini pumpkins on the table to decorate.
Then she adds 5 more mini pumpkins from the box.
How many mini pumpkins does Lily have on the table now?
7 + 5 = 12
Lily has 12 mini pumpkins on the table!
Andrew - This type of figurative language begins with the letter L and uses exaggeration to make something sound much bigger, smaller, faster, or slower than it really is.
Luca -
This letter of the alphabet makes the sound /l/ like in the words lion, leaf, and lamp.
It has one tall line when it’s uppercase and one short line when it’s lowercase.
❓ What letter is it?
Andrew - Correct answer: What is a literal statement? OR What is literal language?
Luca - What is the letter L?
What two colors mixed together make up the color purple?
The colors red and blue mixed together make the color pink!
A star has 5 points. If you draw 3 stars and then each star gets 2 extra points added by magic, how many points are there in all?
Step-by-step:
Each star normally has 5 points → 3 × 5 = 15 points
Each star gets 2 extra points → 3 × 2 = 6 extra points
Total points → 15 + 6 = 21 points
Answer: 21 points
On what specific day and date does Thanksgiving occur each year?
The 4th Thursday every year!