Littles Learning Link Up: November 20, 2018 - Torn Paper Thankful Trees

Each month you will find:

• A seasonal round-up (usually toward the beginning of the month)
• Posts where I share what I have been up to with my early elementary children (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme.  Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up. 

I hope you will continue to share your wonderful posts, and I hope you will find something new to try with your child(ren).

It would be great for everyone to stop by and visit the other linked-up posts as well. Check them out, leave some comments, pin those that interest you. Let's make this a real party and socialize with each other.

What have we been up to?

We have continued our study of the time of Ancient Rome, looking specifically at the time of Jesus. 

We are still reading Augustus Caesar's World, which has been so intriguing for me, though I do think quite a bit is going over the children's  heads (especially Harold and Hannah). We are also still trying to get through The Bronze Bow, which is a story that takes place when Jesus is already a man. 

We have continued learning about the different senses and the parts of the body that help with those senses. We just learned about the eye and sight, so have now finished all the senses. 

One thing I forgot to mention last time is that the children are all participating in NaNoWriMo with the Young Writers Program. Tabitha is writing a story called, "Streets and Alleys." Amelia story is titled, "The Timestoppers." Hannah's is called, "Camp Days." And last but not least, Harold's story is called, "Adventures of Tala."

Let's move on to this week's craft. 

Torn Paper Thankful Trees

Last week was our last co-op meeting for the fall. We won't be having co-op again until January. This last meeting for the fall is always a Harvest Party. Each group makes a craft and then we have a Dish-to-Pass meal. Usually I have the children make Thankful Placemats. However, this year, as I didn't have any clear contact paper, I decided to make something different with the Pre-K class. After singing our songs from the week before, we gathered around the table to make Thankfulness Trees. 

You will need:

White paper

Brown construction paper

Red, yellow, and orange construction paper

Glue

Picture of a turkey

Crayons

Zippy baggies

At home, I took and printed out small leaf templates on the red, yellow, and orange construction paper. And my children helped me cut them out in preparation. 

We traced the children's hands with a bit of their forearms for the tree's trunk. Then the children took strips of brown construction paper and tore them into pieces to use to fill in the trunk and branches. They then colored a turkey to add to their pictures. We then sent home colored construction paper leaves in a baggie, with instructions to write one thing they are thankful for each day and add it to their trees. 

Amelia made one here at home and has been adding leaves sharing what she is thankful for. 

The other children chose to make turkeys instead. They are adding tail feathers each day.

Let's take a look at that review schedule real quick:

Last week I posted my review for Guitar 360 Method. 

Next month I will be sharing a review of a devotional for young ladies titled Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women by Lindsay A. Franklin.

Here are a few things I would like to share with you:

In case you are still looking for ideas for Thanksgiving:

Thanksgiving Round Up

Improved Thankfulness Turkey Placemats

Did you know it is also National Gingerbread Cookie Day this week? 

November 21st to be exact.

Come and Catch 'Em Gingerbread Man Round Up

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 5 wonderful post linked up. I will be featuring the most clicked on post, plus one randomly selected post.

Please, don't forget to stop by other posts that are linked up. See what catches your eye, stop by, pin the post to a relevant board, and perhaps leave a comment to let the author of the blog know you have been by for a visit. I know I appreciate others commenting and letting me know they have read my posts, so I am sure others do too.

This week's randomly selected post is:

Dachelle from Hide the Chocolate shared How to Homeschool Through the Holidays with a Month Long Study of Motivating Lessons.

This week's most clicked on post is:

Marci from Stone Cottage Adventures shared Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Join the Party!

I would love to have you join in this week! What sort of activities do you do with your young children? Do you have some favorite activities you would like to share? I invite you to link up below. I will be pinning posts on one of my relevant boards, and I would love to feature some of the activities each week from what is linked up.

Please know I may share a picture from your post and link back to it, along with sharing how we used your idea in our school time. By linking up you are giving me permission to use a picture from your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. Additionally, if you choose to try out any of the ideas with your child, please make sure you give credit where credit is due.

Linky will be open through Monday night, to give me time to check out all the posts and get the Features organized. Please take the time to visit some of the other wonderful posts linked up.

No button currently, and there won't be one until I can figure it out seeing as Photobucket has changed things. Feel free to still share the picture in place of the button. Just link it to my Littles Learning Link Up permalink please.

I am sharing over at

An InLinkz Link-up