Seasons and holidays
Fall Leaf Portrait
Find a real fall leaf, look closely and draw its portrait: the veins, the edges and every color.
Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
Winter Break Bucket List
Plan ten things to do over winter break, check them off, and bring the list back to school.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- planning, writing lists, sharing
What kids do
“Ten things to do over the break. Check them off as you go!”
- My break bucket list
- The one I’m most excited for
- When I come back, I want to tell everyone about…
How to run it
- Mix big ideas and tiny ones: build a fort, try a new food.
- Include at least two screen-free ideas.
- Use the list for the first sharing circle back.
Talk about it
- Which ideas are free?
- Which one can you do with family?
- What did you actually do?
Take it further
Make the same list for spring break or summer.
Pairs well with
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