📚 Lesson Plan #08

Superheroes, Pumpkins and a lot of TLC

October 28, 2024

Good Monday morning!

Get ready to kick off your week with a pumpkin-palooza of epic proportions! 🎃 

This week, we're serving up five minutes of zoo animals going bananas over pumpkins. It's cuteness overload and the perfect video to play as your students enter the classroom on a Monday morning! Pro Tip: Right-click and press “loop” to play the video on repeat!

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