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Welcome to the November Contest Page!
The word for November is

t
h
a
n
k
s
g
i
v
i
n
g

How many words can your class make with the letters in Thanksgiving?
Collect as many words as you can in the month of November.

And the winning classrooms are:
K-2 Winner
Ms. Taylor~Gr. 1

Winner!
3-5 Winner
Ms. Shuster~Gr. 4
Winner!

Look at some of the words students found simply by using the letters in Thanksgiving. Students were able to find both singular and plural forms of many words. There were also many root words and gerunds (ing) like sing and singing. Well over 200 words were found just by using the letters in one word!
thanks
hang
hat
than
tag
tags

thank

thing
thin
think
thinking
tan
tank
tanks
things
tin
an
ant
night
nag
nights
nigh
nit
king
sank
giving
gang
gag
gangs
gas
gain
gaining
sinking
stinging
shaving
saving
sing
sting
sink
sit
sin
sang
akin
ain't
ash
aging
asking
ask
ants
hast
hint
hit
hag
hating
having
this
thanking
task
Thai
ting
tans
as
sat
sag
singing
snag
snit
shag
shin
shining
shank
skin
skit
sight
stank
gist
gash
gait
gnat
giant
gnash
inns
I
isn't
it's
its
vain
vat
vast
vanish
vista
visa
stink
satin
saving
shiva

Remember that each student should be manipulating his/her own letters.
Download the letters to cut up and manipulate!



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