November is one of those months where all of the sudden you blink and it’s over! Let’s be honest, it takes a least a week to recuperate from teaching on Halloween, or should I say the day after! Then you have Veterans Day, Parent/Teacher Conferences, Thanksgiving, even the possibility of a snow day! There’s hardly time to plan and organize during this crazy busy month, so let me help you by sharing all of my favorite November activities, and some fabulous (low prep) decor ideas!
NOVEMBER CRACK THE CODE
I wrote a whole blog post HERE about the November Crack the Code which is part of the year long Crack the Code Growing Bundle! Like all of my Crack the Codes, there are 6 challenges students work through in the areas of math, reading, writing, stem, puzzles, and a secret decoder! This Crack the Code ties very nicely in with celebrating the first Thanksgiving and is the perfect activity to enjoy during the month of November! You can grab both items below!
NOVEMBER GUESS THAT WORD
GUESS THAT WORD NOVEMBER is one of my favorite games to play with students and has quickly become a BEST SELLER in my shop! This activity will have your entire class laughing and is part of the GROWING GUESS THAT WORD BUNDLE which includes a Guess That Word game for every month of the school year!
All students have to do is get their classmate to say the large word at the top of the slide. Sounds easy enough right? Well it gets a lot harder when they can’t use the 3 bullet-ed words as part of their description! Students will have a blast as they work hard to describe to their classmates what the projected word on the board is. The student who is guessing the word will certainly feel the pressure while playing GUESS THAT WORD! Context clues, synonyms & antonyms, and describing words are just a few of the ELA standards you can touch on while enjoying this activity!
This is a NO PREP game! Simply open the file and you’re ready to play! There are 30 word displays in this game so each student can have a turn being in the hot seat! When playing, I suggest having all students sitting at the carpet/their seats while the student in the hot seat stands/sits in front of the smart board (with their back to it). This ensures that the student in the hot seat won’t see what word is projected on the board.
There are 4 GAME OPTIONS so it’s perfect for every grade level! Use the game where students can’t say the 3 bullet-ed words to make it the most challenging, or 2 bullet-ed words to make it slightly easier. There are also options for only 1 word the students can’t say, and an option with just the projected word and a visual picture for our pre-k and kindergarten friends to use!
This is a GROWING BUNDLE and a brand new GUESS THAT WORD will be added on the first of every month!
November Trivia
November Trivia is a fun and interactive game that students can play whole class. The intent is NOT that the students already know the answers. Its purpose is for students to LEARN new and interesting facts about November that they did not know prior to completing this activity! For example did you know that there are 3,500 feathers on a full grown turkey?! With over 30 TRIVIA QUESTIONS, students will have so much fun while learning some really neat facts about the month of November!
This is a NO PREP game! Simply open the file and you’re ready to play!
Make this game what you want it to be! You can play it whole class with students raising their hands to guess answers. You can have teams playing where students use a whiteboard to display their team’s answer. This activity can be played all in one sitting OR perhaps you give a few trivia questions at the end of each day throughout the month of November!
NOVEMBER CLASS REWARDS
Digital class rewards are a great way to keep students on track and motivated to work on their behavior daily! With weekly templates to choose from (and growing), students will work hard to earn items to be placed on each template such as placing sprinkles on a donut! Each template has move-able pieces to be added to the template for good behavior (items listed below). Here are my favorite templates to use for the month of November!
This is a GROWING RESOURCE!!! Before the 1st of each month I will add 4 new templates for that month so you can have a new class rewards template every week of the month. Every month once the new templates are added the price will increase so don’t miss out and grab it now! This resource includes both the CLASSROOM set, as well as the Guest Teacher set! These are perfect for when a substitute/guest teacher is in your classroom!
NOVEMBER BITMOJI WATCHES
Ya’ll know I love incorporating Bitmojis into my classroom! Students think it is hysterical to see their teacher’s personalized Bitmoji on various items throughout the classroom. I love handing out these paper watches to students for earns! These adorable (and editable) Bitmoji Watches have over 200 patterns to use throughout the year. There are patterns for holidays/birthdays/events and many more! Here are some of the November themed watches! Use these to recognize when students are working hard, following directions, and being a great friend etc. To make it easy, simply print and cut into strips and then as students earn them they can cut them out themselves!
NOVEMBER Light Box Inserts
I love switching up my light box designs! Here are my favorite NOVEMBER LIGHT BOX INSERTS! You can grab a Light Box HERE on Amazon for $19 and then simply print on transparency paper! To grab the light box inserts click HERE.
NOVEMBER Event Door Reminders
Parent/Teacher Conferences coming up? Send home this door sign reminder to let parents know what day and time their conference is! Students can color the door sign reminders in as they are packing up for the bus at the end of the day, and then hang them up on their doors when they get home! Grab the BUNDLE of Door Sign Reminders HERE.
FREE NOVEMBER BOOKMARKS
Kids will surly want to “feast their eyes on a good book” using these fun November themed bookmarks! To download them for free click HERE!
I hope you all love the November Activities and Decor. As always, if you have any special requests or would like to know more about an item leave me a message below!
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