Updates: November 20th, 2021: Hi everyone! I wanted to update this pack after receiving helpful feedback, and as I have started to heal more after my surgery back in September, some of these edits and fixes have been a little later than I had hoped.
What’s new in our 3rd Edition?
30+ new pages have been added to make this unit study 90 pages! YAY!
The Calendars have had multiple fixes updated to them, plus the addition of years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Find them to quickly download below.
More recipes have been added to the unit study!
More trace and coloring worksheets have been added with the quotes included on each lesson plan page (a couple do not have them, most do). I am hoping these pages will be able to grow with your children.
I have included more worksheets for the Cranberry Lesson, including tracing, colouring, and science experiment in bouncy and the health benefits of cranberries.
IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT THIS PACK BEFORE NOV. 20: Please request a refreshed download link to be sent to you, so you can re-download the updated 3rd Edition. (I tried to include in it in a simple download here, like the calendars, however it is too large to do so.)
Additional Resources for Each Day of our November Read, Paint, Cook Activity Calendar from our Gratitude and Thanksgiving Learning Pack!
Every three days, you will find a new learning topic, with a read, paint and cook activity per day in our #readpaintcookactivitycalendar! Included below are the links to books, read aloud links, and recipe links for easy in action application with your kiddos! Please tag us on IG @build_your_masterpiece_class
Updated Yearly Read, Paint Cook Activity Calendars are here!
Additional Resources for Each Day of our November Read, Paint, Cook Activity Calendar from our Gratitude and Thanksgiving Learning Pack!
Every three days, you will find a new learning topic, with a read, paint and cook activity per day in our #readpaintcookactivitycalendar! Included below are the links to books, read aloud links, and recipe links for easy in action application with your kiddos! Please tag us on IG @build_your_masterpiece_class
Let’s get started! Autumn and leaves is up first…
Autumn:
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” - Emily Bronte
November 1, 2, 3
Read:
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson
Yellow Time by Lauren String
The Leaves on the Trees by Thom Wiely
Paint:
Color the Leaf Page + Play the Nature Matching Game
Cook: Pumpkin Pie Cookies, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
Gratitude
“Gratitude paints little smiley faces on everything it touches.” - Richelle E. Goodrich
November 4, 5, 6
Gratitude Soup by Olivia Rosewood
Today I am Grateful: Adventures in Gratitude by Lorraine Miller
Home in the Woods by by Eliza Wheeler
A Walk Through the Woods by Louise Greig
In the Woods by Elizabeth Spurr
The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton
Paint:
Art Appreciation for “The Wooded Path in Autumn” by H.A. Brendekilde
Cook: Apple Butter & Apple Pie Bread, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
Poppies
“Through the dancing poppies stole a breeze, most softly lulling to my soul.”-John Keats
November 7, 8, 9
Read:
Poppy and the Blooms by Fiona Woodcock
Paint:
Art Appreciation for “Poppy Field” by Claude Monet
Cook: Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
Remembrance Day in Canada
“In flanders fields the pppies blow between the crosses, row on row, that mark our place, and in the sky, the larks, still bravely singing, fly scarce heard amoung the guns below.” -John McCrae
November 10, 11, 12
Read:
Remembrance Day in Canada by David J. Pallister
In Flanders Fields by Linda Grandfield
A Poppy is to Remember by Heather Paterson
The Eleventh Hour by Jaques Goldstyn
Where the Poppies Grow by Hilary Robinson
Here is a lovely flip through of this book:
Here is one other read aloud of this book, the only other one I could find.
November 11th REMEMBRANCE DAY
Paint:
Poppy Coloring Pages + Poppy Wreath Craft
Cook: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
The Woods
“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” - Henry David Thoreau
November 13, 14, 15
Read:
Thanksgiving in the Woods by Phyllis Alsdurf
A Walk Through the Woods by Louise Greig
Deep in the Woods by Christopher Corr
Into the Forest by Anthony Browne
The Wild Woods by Simon James
A House in the Woods by Inga Moore
The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton (children’s novel) (We are in the process of writing an art and baking study guide for this series, so stay tuned for that!)
Paint:
Art Appreciation for “The Hunt” by Claude Monet + Birch Trees Coloring Page
Cook: Apple & Cinnamon Scones, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
One Big Turkey by Anna Vittur Kennedy (skip to 3 minutes in to get right to the read aloud in the video below)
Turkey Trouble by Wendi J.Silvano
Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon
10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston
A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman
How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey by Lucille Colandro
Paint:
Art Appreciation for “The Turkeys” by Claude Monet and T is for Turkey Coloring Page
Cook: Monkey Bread, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Harry Delinks and Wende Devlin
Cranberries from A to Z: An Educational Picture Book by Ann Kurz
Cranberries: Fruit of the Bogs by Diane Burns
How Does My Fruit Grow? by Gerda Muller
Paint:
C is for Cranberries Coloring Page and enjoy the Cranberry Bog photograph, included.
Cook: Cranberry Orange Loaf, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
Another great recipe you could add is this delightful Simmer Pot Recipe:
Holiday Heaven Simmer Pot Recipe:
* bag of fresh or frozen cranberries
* 3 lemon or orange slices
* 2 cinnamon sticks
* 3 pieces of star anise
* sprig of rosemary
* water
Steps:
* Add all the ingredients to a pot.
* Add water to cover all the ingredients fully.
* Place the pot on the stove on medium heat and allow it to come to a boil.
* Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer so the smell can permeate all throughout the house.
* You can let it simmer for a few hours or simply turn it off after an hour and use it the following day as well.
* It’s wonderful during Thanksgiving, Christmas or any time during the winter season you wish to hav your home smelling like heaven.
Thankfulness
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” - Aesop
November 22, 23, 24
Read:
Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Sharing the Bread: An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Story by Pat Zietlow Miller
Being Thankful by Mercer Mayer
Llama Llama Gives Thanks by Anna Dewdney
Bear Says Thank You by Michael Dahl
Paint:
Create a Thankful Tree, leaf printables included.
Cook: Dinner Rolls, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update.
Thanksgiving
“Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end up having more.” - Oprah Winfrey
November 22, 23, 24
Read:
New Titles Added:
Thank You, Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Oh, What a Thanksgiving by Steven Kroll
Thanksgiving is Here by Diane Goode
Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac
If You Were a Kid at the First Thanksgiving Melissa Sarno
The First Thanksgiving by Garnet Jackson
Thanksgiving on a Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne
A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende Devlin
A Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood
The Story of the Pilgrims by Katharine Ross
The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing
“A Thanksgiving” by George MacDonald - Poem included
Paint:
Create Thanksgiving Cards and enjoy Art Appreciation for “The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth” 1914 by Jennie A.Brownscombe
Cook: White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
Snow & Magpies
“The birds of the air came to the magpie and asked her to teach them how to build nests. For the magpie is the cleverest bird of all building nests.” - Joseph Jacobs, English Fairy Tales
November 28, 29, 30
Read:
The Magpies’ Nest by Joanna Foster
I could only find a video telling the story
Magpie’s Treasure by Kate Slater
Mad Magpie by Gregg Dreise
The Magpie’s Library by Kate Blair (Reading Level 9 - 12 years)
Mouse’s First Snow by Lauren Thompson
Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser
Paint:
Art Appreciation of Magpie” by Claude Monet and M is for Magpie Coloring Page and worksheet
Cook: Buttermilk Pancakes, Recipe included in 3rd Edition Update
This lesson is a gentle introduction into our December’s Read, Paint, Cook Activity Calendar, all about Winter & Snow, with it’s companion lesson plans and learning pack. Releasing mid-November, 2020.