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Thanksgiving for Kids

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving activity worksheet, students use the 12 words and phrases in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving Word Search

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this Thanksgiving activity worksheet, students use the 19 holiday terms in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Happy Thanksgiving Word Search

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving activity worksheet, students use the 11 holiday terms in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Thanksgiving Crossword

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this crossword worksheet, students use the word box and the 7 clues to help them complete the Thanksgiving crossword puzzle.
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Thanksgiving Crossword Fun

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Thanksgiving activity worksheet, learners use the 13 clues and word bank to identify the words needed to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Holiday Paper Projects for Kids

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
No matter what time of year it is, there's a holiday craft to make! Kindergartners construct several holiday craft projects in a series of holiday art lesson. They complete several paper projects such as 4th of July flags, Thanksgiving...
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He Said, She Said, So: What's the Point?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin! Upper graders and middle schoolers read the story The Three Little Pigs and other tales related to the story from various points of view. They use the Internet to find more stories from...
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Five Little Turkeys

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this Five Little Turkeys fingerplay worksheet, students read the fingerplay, count and subtract the turkeys, and color the picture. Students complete 3 activities.
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Thanksgiving Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this unscrambling words about Thanksgiving worksheet, students use the words in the word bank as clues to the scrambled lettered words. Students write 20 words correctly.
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Thanksgiving Secret Message Puzzle

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving secret message worksheet, students use a picture/symbol key given at the bottom of the page to decode a Thanksgiving message. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Mayflower Craft

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a Mayflower craft object. In this visual arts lesson, students cut out sails and waves from construction paper and glue Popsicle sticks to the sails.
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Every Day Edit - Chuseok: Korea's "Thanksgiving"

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Korean celebration Chusok. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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A Lucky Break

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore idioms with a chicken theme! Consider doing these activities prior to Thanksgiving, as there's a section about wishbones! First your youngsters will match a short list of idioms with their meanings. Then, give each learner the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: I Love You the Purplest (Joosse)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Use Barbara Joosse's heartwarming story I Love You the Purplest (which can be found on YouTube if you don't have it) to practice vocabulary in context with emerging readers. This sensory text is an excellent opportunity to learn new...
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The No Thanksgiving Read Aloud

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate a story with the theme of The Thanksgiving holiday. The teacher reads the story to the class. The story is meant to help students to think of things they are thankful for. Students share the ideas in either...
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Thanksgiving Feast

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Use the Tool Factory Workshop to have your class create a list of people to invite to their Thanksgiving Feast.They will take pictures related to the fall season and create invitations using Tool Factory Database. Students make a grocery...
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Winter Crayon Resists

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In need of a quick art project to chase away those winter blues? In just six steps you'll know how to instruct learners on creating winter scenes using crayon resist. 
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Thanksgiving Dinner

For Students Pre-K - K
In this holiday worksheet, students analyze six pictures of a Thanksgiving dinner. Students circle the two illustrations that are different.
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Interdisciplinary Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study Thanksgiving. In this physical education and spelling lesson, 3rd graders play a race game by being the first group who can spell the word Thanksgiving first.
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National Turkey Off to Disneyland

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their holiday traditions, then read about an American Thanksgiving custom. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the news article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, the students participate in a...
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Pilgrims: The First Americans

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familar with the pilgrims and first Thanksgiving through essays about important people of the time.  In this Thanksgiving lesson, 5th graders choose an important figure from the time of the Pilgrims and write a two...
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Native American Heritage Month

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
An exploration of Native American culture can lead to art, literature, and poetry activities.
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What do we eat for Thanksgiving?

For Students Pre-K - K
For this language arts worksheet, students circle pictures of items they traditionally eat for Thanksgiving dinner. They draw an X over those items they do not eat. This prereading activity assists students in understanding the...
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Make Mine Turkey

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young scholars compare foods available for the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving with contemporary Thanksgiving foods. After reading information about the first Thanksgiving, pupils create a menu and compute the cost of a turkey dinner, using...