Giving
Thanks- 13 creative ways to encourage gratefulness this
Thanksgiving. These ideas could be used by parents, classroom teachers,
or children's ministry workers
Thanksgiving Certificates
Have your students fill out a thank you certificate to
give to someone. Print these two to a page
Thanksgiving Notes -
I always had my third
graders write thank you notes to someone in the school, and someone
outside of school. They can color these and write a note
inside.(quarterfold card -.pdf file)
Thanksgiving PostcardsStudents can write a postcard to someone
at Thanksgiving, and make a picture on the outside. Prints two to a page
Pilgrim Postcards Students pretend they are Pilgrims writing
to someone back home in England or Holland. This is from Scholastic
Pilgrim Did You
Know CardsPrint out these cards for students to write facts
they learned about the Pilgrims. These are from abcteach.com
Native American Did You Know Cards Print out these cards for
students to write facts they learned about the Native Americans. These
are from abcteach.com
Thanksgiving Mini-bookThis is from DLTK and is for Pre K - K.
Print in color or black and white
Tiny
Title Books Tiny Thanksgiving books to cut out and put together.
Choose from Thanksgiving - Give Thanks, or Thanksgiving Turkey. Students write on the lines
Thanksgiving
ThemeA large number of Thanksgiving ideas from abcteach.com
Thanksgiving
Word Quiz Use this as a pretest to test your student's knowledge of
Thanksgiving. Have students look up the ones they miss, or use as a
posttest after a unit of study
Give Thanks Border (words
facing flat side)You might want to use this on the bottom Give Thanks Border (words
facing curve side)You might want to use this on the top and sides. You
could print this on orange or yellow paper
Thanksgiving Door Decoration I think I would enlarge it if I
wanted to use it on a door. I think it would make a nice book cover as
is
Turkey
GlyphsStudents color turkeys according to specific instructions.
A great following directions activity and the finished turkeys make an
interesting board.(Put a key for the meaning of the colors)
Color Me
Thankful Coloring pictures for young children about things for which
we are thankful. Choose pictures with or without a Bible verse. These
are from akidsheart.com
Thanksgiving
Pictures Some nice Thanksgiving pictures to color from Kids Domain.
There are pictures of pilgrims, a turkey, and a cornucopia. This is slow
loading, but worth the wait
Check out this unique Memory Cross coloring. It tells
the Thanksgiving story with four panels to color. Click the graphic or
click here to find out more.(Click
on "Thanksgiving" in the menu on the left.)
Thank
You God for Everything Placemat (pdf) (in color 8.5X11) This
could be glued to a large piece of construction paper. The edges of the
construction paper could be fringed or scalloped with scissors
Thanksgiving Placemat (two
8.5X11 sheets black and white) Print, overlap .5 -1.5 inches and glue
together Left side Right side
Give Thanks
PlacematTrim one inside edge and right and left edges. Glue together and color
Thank You
God PlacematStudents write their own poem or prayer and color
this placemat, or you can type in a poem or verse before printing
Turkey
Patterns You'll find 3", 5", and 8" turkey patterns
at this site (preschoolexpress.com)
Turkey and Leaf Template These templates can be used for a
variety of Thanksgiving crafts including the one below
Thanksgiving
Chain - First, print one of the turkey patterns from
preschool express (five or eight in.)on brown or orange paper. Decorate the turkey as you wish.(color, add feathers, leaves, etc.)Or
use this
already decorated turkey (p.2). Cut
a slit in the bottom of the turkey.
Print as many chain links
as you need.(there are 17 to a page) Every day in November have children
write something for which they are thankful on a link and attach it to
the chain.
Tree
of Thankfulness Children will write what they are thankful for on a
leaf to put on the tree
Fall HatThis is an easy craft idea (If you can get the paper bags). If I
did this with kids, I would not paint the bag but would leave it the
natural color. If you don't have fall leaves, print out leaf
patterns and have the children paint or color them.Use
this
Leaf Patternor the leaf template above
Easy Pilgrim HatI would go one step further with this and paint
the top part of the hat with glue solution(1/3 water to 2/3 white glue).
Use a large brush. This will stiffen the top so that it doesn't colapse
as easily
Easy Pilgrim
Paper Plate CraftCut centers from two paper plates (with the
ripples around the edge). Use edge for girl's hat and collars. Cut
hat from black paper, add ribbon to lady Pilgrim, and glue yellow yarn
for hair. This idea is from Michaels
Thanksgiving Kids Table This is from HGTV and includes
directions for a paper bag turkey centerpiece, pilgrim hats, and more
Make a Thanksgiving Wall
Hanging Print and cut banner on sides and bottom only. Bend and glue top of
sheet over an 8" dowel rod. Tie yarn to dowel rod and hang banner on the
wall. (an alternative is to print the banner on card stock and then cut
out banner, punch holes in top and attach yarn)
Kids
Table Puzzle Placemats Choose from several placemats with coloring
or puzzles on them. There are also kids table decorations at this site.
(PDF format)
Thanksgiving
for Silas A group of kids attend an annual community thanksgiving
dinner -none of them want to be there. They speculate on what it was like
to have been a part of the first community thanksgiving meal in their
town. The discovery of a journal tells them the story of a boy named Silas that
helped everyone acquire an attitude of gratitude
Hey, Let's Talk Turkey A turkey recipe and activity book for
children from the Alberta Turkey Producers (12 pages) Some great ideas
here for your turkey leftovers
Audrey's
Thanksgiving Page
Thanksgiving Placemat (two
8.5X11 sheets black and white) Print, overlap .5 -1.5 inches and glue
together. Color to finish 
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Thanksgiving
Chain - First, print one of the turkey patterns from
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