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A Good Reason for Thanks An article by Shirley Dobson
C'mon Back Thanksgiving
Reclaiming our neglected holiday for God
Give Thanks
A devotional in "Our Daily Bread"
Be Filled with
Thankfulness A devotional in "Our Daily Bread"
The History of Thanksgiving
This is from the Christian History
Institute.
Hymns
of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving hymns with midi and score (search
for Thanksgiving or hymn title)
The
Thanksgiving Story A story about the first Thanksgiving and Bible
verses about being thankful
Praise Works Wonders
A Thanksgiving devotional about giving thanks from Keys
for Kids
More Thanksgiving Devotionals From Keys for Kids about showing
faith by your actions
Giving
Thanks - 13 creative ways to encourage gratefulness this
thanksgiving
The Pilgrims Came A Thanksgiving Poem
Listen to Come Ye Thankful People Come Midi
Listen to the
Doxology Midi
Thanksgiving, What Makes It Special?
Description:
What do your kids think of when they hear the word
"Thanksgiving"? Family reunions? Pilgrims and Native
Americans? Turkey and pumpkin pie? In this delightful follow-up to Santa,
Are You for Real? the president of Christianity Today helps
children and parents savor every aspect of the holiday while keeping God
at the center. 32 pages, hardcover from Tommy Nelson.
Writing Activities
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)
Turkey Hunt
Story Prompt and Writing Paper This for younger students. For
older students
click here
Thanksgiving Writing Paper
More Thanksgiving
Writing Paper
Thanksgiving Writing Paper
For younger students.
Students could write about things for which they are thankful
Thanksgiving Writing Paper For older students
Write-on
Seasonal Shapes These shapes have lines on them and and
are on the Story It web site
Thanksgiving Writing Paper (small lines) I am thankful for...
Thanksgiving Writing Paper (large lines)
If I
was a Pilgrim Child Writing worksheet (Requires copying and
pasting to a blank document to get rid of ads)
Pilgrim Boy and
Turkey Picture Prompt Story Starter The teacher can type in a
word list before printing
Thanksgiving
Book Report Form If you want your students to research Thanksgiving this
will be helpful
Write
About Your Favorite Book This worksheet has a picture of a
turkey at the top, and lines for writing below it
Thanksgiving Postcards
Students 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 Cards Print 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 Powerpont Story Template
Reading Activities
Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension
(elementary) This is
from abcteach.com
Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension (upper elementary) This is
from abcteach.com
Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension
This is from teach-nology.com
(Requires copying and pasting to a blank document to get rid of ads)
Thanksgiving Mini-book
This 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
Happy Thanksgiving Bookmarks
Bible Memory Activities and Bible Related Resources
Psalm 100 Poster
(NIV)
Psalm 100
Poster (KJV)
Salmos 100
Poster (en español)
Psalm
92:1,2 Poster (KJV)
Salmos 92:1,2 Poster (en español) (NVI)
Salmos 92:1,2 Poster (en português) (João
Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada)
Psalm 107:1 Poster
to Color (KJV)
Psalm 107:1 Poster
to Color (NIV)
Salmos 107:1 Poster to color (en español)
Thanksgiving
Bible Memory Verse Suggestions
Find and
Circle the Words in Colossians 3:17
Cornucopia
of Thanks This could be used for a Thanksgiving Lesson, object
lesson, or childrens' sermon. This is from Children's Ministry
Object Lesson - And Be Thankful This is from Children's
Ministry Today
Five
Kernels A Thanksgiving devotional from childrensministry.com.
Annie's
Thanksgiving Grace Page Several traditional children's prayers here
Psalms of
Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle You will need to look up many of these
verses to complete this puzzle. This is for older students or adults
Thankfulness This issue of Pray Kids from NavPress is all about
thankfulness. The back cover has an article entitled "Four Ways to Teach
Thanks." An excellent resource for teachers or Sunday School teachers
Thanksgiving Worksheets
Thanksgiving
Worksheets and Games
Thanksgiving Noun Worksheet
Thanksgiving Food Group Worksheet
Three Thanksgiving Worksheets for Pre K-K These are from
Evan-Moor
Miscellaneous
Thanksgiving Resources
Thanksgiving Lessons
Building a
Village Six pages about Plymouth from Evan-Moor. This includes a
writing assignment and pattern. These could be used on a bulletin board
when completed (grades 1-3)
Colonial America
Three pages about Colonial America from Evan-Moor. This includes a
"Pretend You are a Colonist" questionairre(grades 4-6)
Learn About Native Americans This site has a clickable map to
learn about Native Americans in different parts of the U.S.
Thanksgiving Mini-Unit
Free
Thanksgiving PowerPoint Templates
Discussion
Topics for Thanksgiving
Lincoln
Thanksgiving Proclamation
Thanksgiving
Theme A 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
Mayflower
Map and Quiz
Turkey
Printout A labeled picture and information about a turkey's anatomy,
diet, etc.
Thanksgiving
Thematic Units and Activities
The First
Thanksgiving from Scholastic You'll find a timeline, pictures, and
teacher's guide here
Thanksgiving
Printouts Check out this page for all kinds of printouts from
Enchanted Learning
Thanksgiving
Math Count/add worksheet for kindergarten (scroll to
bottom of page)
We are
Thankful A mini-unit for preschool or kindergarten
Thanksgiving
Name Plates from preschoolprintables.com
Thanksgiving
Sticker Charts Put stickers on these colorful charts from
preschoolprintables.com for books read,
etc.
Thanksgiving Banner
(pdf) Print this colorful "Happy
Thanksgiving" banner
Thanksgiving
Sticker Charts Use to reward good behavior or use for other
incentive
The Thankful
Turkey
Some Wall and Door Displays
Thanksgiving Boards
More Thanksgiving Boards
Turkey Glyph Board
Thankful Thoughts
Our Thankful Hearts
I'm Thankful for You A great idea
It's
Turkey Time A time BB with a turkey theme
Fall Poetry
This could also be done with Thanksgiving poetry
using the turkey template found in the crafts section below
Fall Bulletin Board Border
Thanksgiving Border
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
Psalm 107:1 Poster
to Color (KJV)
Psalm 107:1 Poster
to Color (NIV)
Turkey Color by letter
Blank
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Color this turkey and then write what you are thankful for on each
feather
Is a Turkey a Bird?
Have children color this and then glue on
feathers
Turkey and Cornucopia
Turkey - Leaf Diving Fun
Happy
Thanksgiving Turkey Coloring Page
T is for Turkey
Coloring Page A coloring page with traceable letters. This page is
also available
in color as a poster
Turkey
Glyphs Students color turkeys according to specific instructions
Thanksgiving
Coloring Seven pages of Coloring and Thanksgiving clipart from
Evan-Moor (pdf) Includes Pilgrims, turkey, Thanksgiving border, and
pumpkin
Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
These are from Woman's Day
Dot to Dot
Turkey (using letters) Follow the letters in correct order and then
color the turkey
Color Me
Thankful Coloring pictures for young children about things for which
we are thankful
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
Thanksgiving Placemat (two
8.5X11 sheets black and white) Print, overlap .5 -1.5 inches and glue
together. Color to finish Left side
Right side
Give Thanks
Placemat Trim one inside edge and right and left edges. Glue together and color
A
Thanksgiving Placemat to Color from Jan Brett
A Thanksgiving Placemat to Color
A
Happy Thanksgiving Placemat to Color
Turkey Placemat to Color
A
Thanksgiving Placemat to Color from Butterball
Thanksgiving
Coloring Turkeys and pilgrims to color
Turkeys
and Pilgrims to color from DLTK
Native
American Coloring Pages
The
Indian Years Coloring Book (Texas)
This has some great Indian pictures
Turkeys
With a Thanksgiving Greeting
Coloring Calendar
Children fill in dates and color picture of
children helping with a food drive
Thanksgiving Coloring from Crayola
Thanksgiving Songs and Hymns
Thanksgiving Hymns Choose Thanksgiving from the left side.
Printable Lyrics
to Thanksgiving Hymns
Thanksgiving Poems and Songs
Listen to Come Ye Thankful People Come Midi
Listen to the
Doxology Midi
Five
Little Pilgrims A song for young children. This is from
childrensministry.com
Music:Over the River and Through the Woods
Music:Turkey in the Straw
Thanksgiving Crafts ![[thanksgiving-0014.gif]](images/thanksgiving-0014.gif)
Placemats
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
Placemat Trim one inside edge and right and left edges. Glue together and color
Thank You
God Placemat Students write their own poem or prayer and color
this placemat, or you can type in a poem or verse before printing
Thanksgiving Placemat Craft This is from christiancrafts.net
A
Thanksgiving Placemat to Color from Jan Brett
A
Happy Thanksgiving Placemat to Color
Turkey Placemat to Color
A
Thanksgiving Placemat to Color from Butterball
Native Americans Crafts
Make a
Corn Husk Doll
Kids'
Thanksgiving Centerpiece - Native American Family This cute
centerpiece is made from paper towel tubes (from Better Homes and
Gardens)
Native American
Friends or
Pilgrim
Friends Clothing for Native American friends. These are in
color or are available in black and white
Make
an Indian headband, drum, and vest
Make a Pinch
Pot
Native American
Symbols and Designs Use some of these symbols on your Native
American crafts
Canoe Craft A Native American canoe craft to print, color, cut, and
lace. Print on card stock
Turkey Crafts
Paper Plate Turkey
Clay Pot Turkey
Another
Clay Pot Turkey
Straw
Hat Turkey
Origami Turkey
Printable
Turkey Craft An easy craft for young children in black and white
(in
color here)
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.
Turkey Door
Hanger
Turkey
Hat This is a cute hat that is easy to make.
Another Cute Turkey Hat This one is from Making Friends
Turkey
Puppet This is a cute turkey puppet using a brown sock and
construction paper
Tiny
Tom Pinecone Turkeys Cute and easy pinecone turkeys
Turkey Body
Pattern Use hands or leaves for the feathers
Paper
Bag Turkey
Handprint
or Maple leaf Stand Up Turkey Large and small versions to print from
First School
Turkey
Crafts A variety of easy crafts from familyfun.go.com
Hand
and Foot Turkey Make a great looking turkey
Turkey
Table Decoration Just print and cut
Leaf Crafts
Leaf
Template Print this leaf template on colorful paper or
have the children color them. Use with other Thanksgiving crafts
A
Colorful Leaf Craft There are no patterns shown here, but these
look easy enough to copy
Thankful
Wreath of Leaves A pretty Thanksgiving decoration
Garland of Thankfulness
Made of textured leaves
Tree
of Thankfulness Children will write what they are thankful for on a
leaf to put on the tree
Pilgrim Crafts
Pilgrim
Hat for Girls
Another Paper Bonnet
Pilgrim
Hat for Boys
Easy Pilgrim Hat
I 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
Another
Pilgrim Hat from FamilyFun
Clay Pot
Pilgrim
Pilgrim
Family Centerpiece Another cute centerpiece made from paper
towel tubes (from Better Homes and Gardens)
Pilgrim
Friends Clothing for friends. Get the dolls
here. These are in
color or are available in black and white
Pilgrim Hat Place Cards from 3" Pots
Pilgrim and
Indian Paper/Brad Puppets
Printable Thanksgiving Jigsaw Puzzles
These have to be cut out
by an adult
Make Paper Mache Pilgrim Puppets
You can use purchased paper
mache mix or do as I do and use newspaper torn in small pieces and a
mixture of equal parts of white glue and water (example: 1 c. glue mixed
with 1c. water) You can use
this
pattern for the body, but cut the head off if you are using the
paper mache heads
Mayflower Crafts
Sailing
Mayflower Craft An easy paper craft with ship and sail patterns
A Map
and the Mayflower Make a map of the pilgrims voyage and a miniature
Mayflower
Miscellaneous Thanksgiving Crafts
Make an "In Everything Give
Thanks" Door Knob Hanger or Wall Placque
Print out two sets per page. Cut out and glue to white or colored
cardstock. Punch holes and add yarn or ribbon to top. Laminate to last
longer
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)
Paper
Plate Cornucopia This is a clever way to make a cornucopia
A
Printable Thanksgiving Activity Book for Early Readers
There
is a page for each letter of Thanksgiving. This is from
EnchantedLearning.com
Kids
Domain A variety of Thanksgiving crafts here
DLTK
Thanksgiving Crafts A variety of Thanksgiving crafts for different
ages
Tabletop
Crafts from familyfun.go.com
Count Your Blessings Craft Centerpiece
Paper
Scarecrow Directions and patterns for a paper scarecrow
Dishtowel Scarecrow
Thanksgiving Crafts and Coloring
from EarTwiggles
Harvest
Flip Book Just cut and staple the flip book pictures together.
Then flip the pages and watch the cornucopia fill with fruit and
vegetables
Send an E-card
(Give Thanks)
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)
Psalms of
Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle (For older students or adults - 26
clues)
Thanksgiving Memory Game
Print two copies for a 20 card game. If you want to print a back on the
cards, turn the sheet over and print this on the back
Thanksgiving
Fun for Kids Here are some fun party or classroom games
from Bethany Roberts' site
Thankful
Game
Thanksgiving Games for Kids and their Families Many of these
games can be used in a classroom or Sunday School class
Children's
Games for Thanksgiving
Turkey Lurkey File Folder Games
Thanksgiving Memory Game
(2 sheets) print on, or glue to
cardstock
Thanksgiving Dinner Word Search
(18 words)
Thanksgiving Word Search
(13 words)
Thanksgiving Word Search
(17 words)
What's for Dinner Word Search (15 words)
Give
Thanks
This game is from ChildrensMinistry.com
A
Collection of Six Word Puzzles from the Holiday Zone
Psalms of
Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle You will need to look up many of these
verses to complete this puzzle. This is for older students or adults
Thanksgiving
Word Puzzles Wordsearch and crossword puzzles with beginner, medium,
and harder levels from which to choose
Thanksgiving
Maze
Turkey in the Straw Maze
Thanksgiving
Crossword
This is from abcteach.com
Another
Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle This is from abcteach.com
Another Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle (8 clues)
Annies
Thanksgiving Games and Activities
Thanksgiving
Puzzles and Games from akidsheart.com
Thanksgiving
Day Crossword Puzzle (8 clues)
Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart Jigsaw Puzzle
35 pieces
88 pieces
108 pieces
234 pieces
Psalm 92:1-2 (KJV) Thanksgiving
Jigsaw Puzzle
48 pieces
88 pieces
Wild Turkey Jigsaw
Puzzle (35 pieces) Click run to play on your computer
Pilgrims At Home Jigsaw Puzzle
(40 pieces) Click run to play on your computer
197 pieces here
Thanksgiving
Checklist
Thanksgiving Place Cards from Jan Brett
Thanksgiving Turkey Place cards Colorful place cards to print
A
Timeline and Countdown to Thanksgiving Dinner
Edible
Thanksgiving Turkey A sweet treat that could be used as a
classroom treat
Pilgrim Pie Apple pie with a nutty surprise
Pucker Up for Pecans Your family will go nuts for this twist
on the traditional pecan pie
Thanksgiving Recipes
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
After
Thanksgiving Salad Use that leftover turkey in a salad
Holiday
Cooking Tips Information on buying, cooking, and storing the turkey.
There are also recipes and ideas for side dishes and desserts
The
ABC's of Entertaining All the information you'll need about
entertaining from decorations to etiquette
DLTK's
Thanksgiving Recipes
Oreo turkey snacks and more
Thanksgiving
Placards Just print, cut, and write names
Sugar
Cone Cornucopia Miniature horns of plenty filled with candy corn
or fruit candy
Pumpkin
Recipes from Land O Lakes If you're looking for a pumpkin recipe
this is the place to look
Thanksgiving
Plays, Skits, Stories
and Puppet Plays
Please read all skits and plays carefully to
decide if they are suitable for your group.
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
KJV Thanksgiving Plays
There are several low cost scripts at this site ($10.00)
Thanksgiving Lesson from Bread of Life Ministries This lesson
includes a puppet show, object lesson, Bible lesson, game idea and more
Glad I'm
Not a Turkey Puppet Skit
Thanksgiving
Song Puppet Skit
The
Ugly Turkey Adapted from "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans
Christian Andersen
Dramashare
Thanksgiving Scripts (These scripts require membership or a small
fee)
The
Big Turkey Hunt A skit with audience participation
Squanto's
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving E-Cards
A variety of Thanksgiving cards to send
Thanksgiving Greetings
Send Free Thanksgiving Greetings To All Your
Friends And Loved Ones (this site has pop-up ads)
Thanksgiving E-Cards
Send an e-card to family and friends
Colorful Happy Thanksgiving Bookmarks
Just print and cut
apart
Free Thanksgiving
Clipart
Free
Thanksgiving True Type Fonts
Read
With Silly Turkey A fun easy read online book for grades k-2
Thanksgiving
Jokes for the Family
Over
the River and Through the Woods Words and midi for this old favorite