Thanksgiving Activities, Lessons, and Printables

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Handprint Turkey Poem Printables – Use this printable for creating a cute handprint craft keepsake for Thanksgiving.
First Thanksgiving Storytelling Bracelet Printable – Make a bracelet to retell the story of the First Thanksgiving.
Turkey Glyph
Turkey Alphabetization Worksheet -Put the Thanksgiving holiday food words in order and write the words on the lines.
Thanksgiving Writing Practice – Writing practice for Thanksgiving. I am thankful for…
Thanksgiving Newsletter Template
A newsletter template to fill in with your own details.
Turkey Tracing Practice
Turkey Number Tracing 1-10
Turkey Letter Tracing Practice – Lowercase & Uppercase
Thanksgiving Alphabet Turkeys
Turkey Number Cards 1 to 30
Turkey Number Tracing 1 to 10
Turkey Color By Number
Turkey Nameplates / Desk Tags
Turkey Coloring Sheet
Turkey Cutting Practice
Blank Turkey– blank turkey coloring page/shape book cover
I’m Not a Turkey Coloring Page
Thanksgiving Writing Pages – large handwriting lines – 3 pages
Thanksgiving Writing Pages – handwriting lines
Thanksgiving Writing Pages – regular lines – 3 pages
Turkey Coloring Page

Thanksgiving Teaching Ideas – Little Giraffes
Several pages of photos and activities for a Thanksgiving theme. These ideas mainly deal with turkeys:

Thanksgiving Friends
Why we are thankful for what we have and what makes us thankful. Grade Level(s): K

Thanksgiving Quilt
Students create their own quilt square showing what they are thankful for and assemble into a class quilt.

Thanksgiving : The Mayflower
Students will be able to identify what a pilgrim is and what it was like to travel on The Mayflower. Grades: 1-2

Group Turkey Wreath
Students help make a classroom Thanksgiving decoration using fine motor skills–cutting & rolling–to create paper curls. Grade: Preschool

Resources @ Other Sites

Thanksgiving Printables
A collection of printable coloring pages and worksheets.

Thanksgiving Writing Craftivity Create a Cute Turkey with a “Thankful Pilgrim Hat” to go with one of two writing prompts.

Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts
Learning turkeys, paper plate turkeys, turkey wreath, fingerprint turkeys, handprint turkeys, and more.

Thanksgiving Theme Unit
Lessons: Thanksgiving KWL, Thankful Thoughts, Native American Culture; A Closer Look, Who Were the “Pilgrims?,” Thanksgiving Day 1621; What Really Happened? – also contains other activities & literature selections. Grade Level(s): 3-5

Hedgie Makes a Thanksgiving Apple Pie
Coloring Page by Jan Brett

Thanksgiving Word Puzzle
Word puzzle for Thanksgiving