This Mayflower reading comprehension passage is the perfect activity to do with your ESL students this Thanksgiving.
This Thanksgiving play with physics with Turkey Balloon Races. The perfect Thanksgiving STEM Activities for all ages that will have everyone having fun!
Fun Thanksgiving ideas for kids including activities like: Thanksgiving turkey crafts, turkey handprint poem, Thanksgiving games, and free Thanksgiving printables!
Here's a fun Thanksgiving Word Reference Card! Click the pic to download! Hope you enjoy! Laura
Reading comprehension and vocabulary worksheet on Thanksgiving. - ESL worksheets
Keep kids entertained and having fun during your Thanksgiving dinner with this free Thanksgiving Bingo Printable
Murder mystery parties are the BEST! What if you could recreate the mystery experience in your classroom? Check out how I took what I learned and...
Pinterest Anyone else love a quick and easy escape room?!?! Students love working in groups to solve a mystery and I LOVE when my students are engaged, learning, talking and having FUN! I also love it when something is PRINT AND GO! This escape room activity is perfect for the days leading up to Thanksgiving […]
Here's a printable thankful tree with paper gratitude leaves. A Thanksgiving gratitude craft idea kids and adults will enjoy.
Thanksgiving activities for the classroom that will entertain and engage your students. Great activities for the classroom and home.
Parents can enjoy a fun and educational Thanksgiving activity sheet that they can print out for their children. This activity sheet can include a variety of fun activities such as word searches, coloring pages, and even math problems that are Thanksgiving-themed.
These fun and unique Thanksgiving activities for elementary students will have you focusing on gratitude and giving this fall and Thanksgiving season
Thanksgiving - Reading Comprehension
November is the perfect time to reflect, give thanks, and have turkey-themed fun! Here are quick and simple ways to celebrate Thanksgiving in the classroom.
Some interesting facts about Thanksgiving. Students have to read the text and answer the questions. Have fun ! - ESL worksheets
This worksheet is related to the Powerpoint Presentation that I uploaded before, which is titled "Thanksgiving".Students will practise the vocabulary learnt with a wordsearch puzzle. They need to find the words, and then write then under the appropiate picture. - ESL worksheets
This Thankful Tree is a great craftivity to use during the month of November. It helps instill a thankful spirit throughout the month! Everyone wins with this project - it's easy for the teacher/parents, fun for the kids and will decorate your home or classroom for Thanksgiving. There are two options for this Gratitude Tree Craft: Option #1: The Gratitude Tree One Page Big (size - A4), for individual work Option #2: The Gratitude Tree Poster 4 Pages Big (the assembled poster will measure 22Х16 inches), for group work The poster is easily put together: simply print off 4 pages, cut, and put them in place first before you start gluing or taping. Instructions: ✔ Print the pages on the cardstock for best results ✔ Use black and white version of leaves to print on whatever color paper you wish to use ✔ Have students write one thing they are thankful for (one idea per leaf) and glue it to the tree. Send home the trees before the Thanksgiving holiday for families to enjoy at home or decorate your classroom wall, bulletin board, classroom door, hallway... ✔ Recommend printing size - A4 ✔ For personal use only. Not to be reproduced, distributed, altered or sold for commercial purposes. ❤️ Please, see preview before buying ❤️ Enjoy!
If you're looking for Thanksgiving lessons that require students to think, create, and share, then you're in the right place. I'm rounding up my favorite ways to celebrate Thanksgiving in the classroom. These Thanksgiving activities are designed to honor the holiday while teaching students critical listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing skills. In other words, no fluff! Your students will love these engaging Thanksgiving lessons, and you'll love that they're already planned for you. Here's a quick overview of my favorites: --- Thanksgiving Doodle Poster and Gratitude Leaf Project --- FREE Listening Comprehension Activity --- 5 Reading Comprehension Learning Stations --- Thank You Note Writing and Pockets --- Parts of Speech Pop Art Turkey Lesson --- Autumn Poetry Analysis Flipbooks --- Reading Comprehension Passage THANKSGIVING DOODLE & DO Celebrate Thanksgiving in a meaningful and engaging way! This resource includes two activities. One activity is a Fact Hunt and Thanksgiving Doodle Infographic Poster. The other activity is an expandable gratitude leaf project. With these activities, students will learn about the history of Thanksgiving, interesting facts about the day, and make connections to the holiday. They’ll create a doodle infographic filled with facts and a gratitude project. Check it out here. LISTENING COMPRHENSION ACTIVITY In this FREE lesson, students will practice the critical skill of listening comprehension while learning about the origin of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. After a mini-lesson on what to listen for and how to take notes, students will listen to a passage about Sarah Josepha Hale two times. They’ll take notes during both readings. Then, they’ll answer questions based on their passage. Finally, they’ll create a festive piece of turkey pop art with designs and shapes based on the answers to the comprehension questions. This activity is a perfect way to celebrate the holiday, keep students learning, and integrate art created by Art with Jenny K. into your instruction. Download it for FREE here. READING COMPREHENSION LEARNING STATIONS These Thanksgiving-themed reading comprehension centers or stations are not only designed to give students meaningful opportunities to practice reading, they’re also incredibly fun and engaging! This Thanksgiving Centers resource contains activities and lessons for 5 learning centers. Each center is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, reteach, and enhance their learning. Working independently and with their small groups, student will have the opportunity to develop multiple reading comprehension skills. Great News! The reading centers are also available as a Google Slides resource for students. Find learning stations for grades 4-5 here and grades 6-8 here. THANK YOU NOTE WRITING Celebrate the spirit of gratitude and thanks with this Thank You Note Writing mini-unit. This resource is all about gratitude! You’ll find resources to help your students craft a thoughtful and meaningful thank you note and create a fun Thank You Note Pocket. First, students will learn about the critical elements of thank you notes. Then, they’ll complete a brainstorm, pre-write, and rough draft before they write a final copy of their thank you notes. Finally, they’ll create a Thank You Note Pocket to place their note inside. This resource includes two sets of writing materials. One set is for students in grades 1-3 and the other set is for students in grades 4 and beyond. Learn more here. THANKSGIVING PARTS OF SPEECH Make grammar especially fun on Thanksgiving with this Parts of Speech Pop Art lesson. Students will learn all about turkeys as they identify different parts of speech. Then, they'll turn their answers into art with the pop art turkey coloring page. Your students will love this fun and creative lesson that Art with Jenny K. and I collaborated to make. Oh, and the resource includes 11 MORE Pop Art parts of speech activities to use all year long. Click here to learn more. AUTUMN POETRY ANALYSIS Celebrate the autumn season with five autumn poem studies in this hands-on and engaging 5-day poetry analysis unit. Each fall poem study includes a 5-page interactive flip book that helps students deeply understand the poem. As students progress through the analysis tasks on each page of their flip books they not only dive deeper into the text, but they also develop an appreciation for closely reading poetry. Your students will love the interactive flip books and you’ll love how engaged students are while analyzing poetry. Digital versions included. See them all here. READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE Here's another fun way to celebrate Thanksgiving in the classroom. Have students read about the Great Turkey Pardon as they practice summarizing skills. Then, watch their learning come alive as they turn their answers into bold art work. Students will literally put the ART into English Language Arts (just the way Art with Jenny K. and I like it.) Check out this differentiated set of reading passages perfect for Thanksgiving (and any time of the year) right here. -------------------------------------- Well, there you have it...my favorite lessons to celebrate Thanksgiving in the classroom. I hope you found some that your students will love. Don't forget to grab this FREE Thanksgiving Listening passage. Wishing you a wonderful holiday! Mary Beth
Grab the FREE printable and see the snack idea to use with How To Catch A Turkey. It's a fun Literacy Snack Catch A Turkey Read-Aloud.
This adorable thankful turkey craft comes with two free printable options. Just cut, color, and write to make cute Thanksgiving decor!
Hello Everyone! I hope you're having a great weekend! I wanted to share a couple of quick but very special things. First off, we will be doing so many wonderful Thanksgiving related learning activities this coming week. One of my favs is our Thanksgiving Retelling Story Bracelet. As the kids are reading a poem about the first Thanksgiving, they are creating a bracelet with beads on a fuzzystick. You've probably seen this idea floating around for a while. I think it originated with the infamous Dr. Jean. I just love it so much. I updated the poem a tiny bit and can't wait to share it with my kids this coming week. You can get your copy of the poem and directions HERE! Oh...My...Goodness...I am so thankful for these kids and the gifts they give me every day!! Thankful for you, as well!! Your encouragement has kept me on this joyful journey!! Nancy
