Happy gobble November y’all! gobble-gobble Can you believe it’s already time for another First Friday Giveaway? gobble-gobble (It is that time of year when turkeys like to go into hiding. Could one have slipped into our giveaway?) To enter for a chance to win this month’s prize pack gobble-gobble which includes an assortment of classroom supplies (pencils, highlighters, sticky…
Gobble, gobble! In last Friday’s blog I asked readers to share the strangest things they’ve gobbled. Boy, oh boy, did y’all deliver! Currently 117 teachers have shared their strangest eats. By doing so these teachers are entered for a chance to win this month’s First Friday Giveaway. The prize is a mystery, however I promise…
Gobble, gobble—it’s the first Friday in November. This of course means it’s giveaway time at The Mailbox Blog. The winner of this month’s giveaway will receive the mystery bag pictured and all of its contents. To enter for a chance to win this month’s bag of thankfulness, simply leave your answer to the question below…
I’m a little sad because October is my favorite month–and now it’s over. So I need to get myself all geared up for November, which is a fine month in itself. Afterall, I really can’t quibble with a month full of snuggly sweaters, warm scarves, and pie. So let’s jump into November with some fun…
This grinning gobbler can hold a dinner napkin or student writing—a list of thankful thoughts, a story of thankfulness, or a Thanksgiving Day poem—to be shared at mealtime. In either case, the tiny turkey makes a supercute and thoughtful addition to a Thanksgiving Day table! Have older students measure and cut the needed paper strips…
My previous post was about one kind of humor—the lighthearted humor or inside jokes you can use in an established classroom setting to get students feeling comfortable and open to new ideas and new learning. Today’s post is about another kind of humor—gallows humor. The definition of gallows humor from Merriam-Webster online is “humor that…