This new short activity is a perfect way to have a Thanksgiving-themed bulletin board and get students thinking about key learnings from your class!

Students come up with one piece of financial wisdom to share and write it on a paper template of Thanksgiving produce. When students are done decorating, collect their financial wisdom and hang them up under the bulletin board title "Harvesting Financial Wisdom". 

Materials

1. Copies of Student Templates. There are 4 different templates. You will need at least one template per student.
2. One copy of Bulletin Board Title
3. Scissors
4. Colored pens, pencils, or markers
5. Tape or staples to hang up the templates

Directions

1. Distribute one of the Student Templates to each student
   
2. Direct students to...
   1. Cut out their Thanksgiving produce from the Student Template
   2. Come up with one piece of financial wisdom to share.
   3. Write their wisdom and their name on their Thanksgiving produce. 
   4. Decorate their Thanksgiving produce with whatever materials you have available
3. Hang up the Bulletin Board Title and the completed Student Templates.

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Kathryn Dawson

Kathryn (she/her) is excited to join the NGPF team after 9 years of experience in education as a mentor, tutor, and special education teacher. She is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in policy analysis and management and has a master's degree in education from Brooklyn College. Kathryn is looking forward to bringing her passion for accessibility and educational justice into curriculum design at NGPF. During her free time, Kathryn loves embarking on cooking projects, walking around her Seattle neighborhood with her dog, or lounging in a hammock with a book.

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