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Thanksgiving Books
Songs and Poems
Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Predictable Charts/Books We use this frame for brainstorming what we are thankful for. __________ is thankful for __________.
We can then make a class book.
Pocket Chart Story
Gobbler Happy
This is Gobbler Happy. This is Gobbler Sad. Now you see him sleepy. Now you see him mad. This is Gobbler cut up small. But for Thanksgiving, he's best of all.
Kindergarten Good Morning Songs by Victoria Smith
Class Books We turned this story starter into a class book. My turkey... The turkey is a TLC Turkey from the TLC A Year of Quilts Book.
We also turned this story starter into a class book, If I Had Been a Pilgrim We use the Pilgrims' Portrait from the Fall Book from TLC.
Language Arts
I use Thanksgiving Dinner The Education Center, Inc. I Can Make It! I Can Read It-Fall as a repetitive-text booklet. Your students will discover what is served for Thanksgiving dinner as they complete this book. After the books are finished, the children read to me individually.
After reading Friendship's First Thanksgiving by William Accorsi, we make "My Thanksgiving Book" from Kinderlit. On the cover the children make a handprint turkey. The book includes a Pilgrim, Mayflower, log house, corn, and an Indian. The children sound out the words on each page and copy the correct spelling from the board. When the book is completed we read together. As the children are reading they are tracking the words as we read. These books are sent home to be shared with their families at Thanksgiving. You can find this and many more great books from Kinderlit www.kinderlit.com
Math Activities
I use Five Little Turkeys The Education Center, Inc. I Can Make It! I Can Read It!-Fall as a backward counting book for the unit. The students count the number of turkeys on strips and glue them onto the corresponding page in the booklet. These is a good sequence activity for reverse counting. After several choral readings at school, they are ready to read to their families.
Another counting book we make in this unit is 10 Little Native Americans from Little Readers For Little Readers Vol. 1 The books are reproduced and the students draw faces on the Native Americans. The cover is illustrated with Native American symbols.
Indian Headbands We make Indian headbands using pattern block pieces. Each student makes his/her pattern on a workspace and then reproduces it on their headband. They choose three colors for their feathers, trace, and cut out. I staple the feathers to the headband. These are worn at our Thanksgiving Feast.
Rigatoni Necklaces I color rigatoni pasta and we string it in AB patterns. These are tied into necklaces that are worn at our Thanksgiving Feast. This year I colored the pasta with acrylic craft paint and alcohol. The students used as many colors as they wanted making their necklaces. The necklaces were much brighter than the food coloring I have used in the past.
Turkey Workjob Mats I have duplicated turkeys that need feathers onto construction paper. I wrote 0-10 on the turkeys. Feathers are used as counters. The students put the right number of feathers behind the turkeys.
Journal Writing
On Thanksgiving, my family ...
I am Thankful for ...
My turkey ...
If I had been a pilgrim, I ...
File Folder Game
Turkey Lurkey Color Match from Preschool Printables
Art Projects
TLC Turkey Tracks Quilt Block
Pilgrim Hat for Boys from Kids Domain
Pilgrim Hat for Girls from Kids Domain
TLC Fruit Bowl From the Fall Book
Thanksgiving Card We make a Thanksgiving card for our parents. The outside of the card has a turkey handprint and the inside says the following:
This isn't just any turkey, As anyone can see. I made it with my hand, Which is a part of me. It comes with lots of love, Especially to say, I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Indian Corn Duplicate a corn cob onto tagboard. The students glue tissue paper onto the corn.
TLC Projects We will be doing several TLC projects for this unit. The Indian Boy, Pilgrim Man, and Pilgrim Woman from the People Book, Pilgrims' Portrait from the Fall Book, Indian Corn from the Fall Book, and the Cornucopia from the Fall Book.
Indian Boy
Pilgrims' Portrait
TLC Corn We added real corn shucks to the corn and then put them on our corn stalks.
Cornucopia Place Mats We will be using these place mats during our Thanksgiving Feast.
TLC Pilgrim Man and Woman
Indian Vests We make Indian vests every year from large brown grocery bags. The students decorate the vests with Indian symbols. You can use markers or paint. These are worn at our Thanksgiving Feast.
Tortilla Tepees Better Homes and Gardens, November 1995 Made by Mrs. Shindler's Pre-K Class Cut 7 or 8 inch flour tortillas in half. Form each half into a cone, overlapping slightly and leaving a center top opening about 1/2 inch across. Secure with a toothpick. Dip ends of pretzel sticks in canned frosting, then insert 3 pretzels into center opening of each tepee and spread slightly apart, pressing against inside of tortilla to adhere. Dilute desired food coloring with water and use paintbrush to make designs on side of tepee.
Home Projects
Disguise a Turkey I send home a turkey that has to be disguised so he won't be eaten for Thanksgiving. Some examples are: Penguin, Clown, Santa Claus, Spiderman, Superman
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Our Turkey Has Lost His Feathers This note goes home with the student. Dear Parents, We have a turkey in our room who has lost his feathers! Please help your child decorate this feather so we can have a beautiful Thanksgiving turkey in our classroom. Thanks, Mrs. Pohlmeyer
Cooking
Turkey Snack You need: fudge striped cookie for the feathers Nutter Butter cookie for the head and body black decorating gel for the eyes candy corn for the beak and legs red decorating gel and a Tic Tac for the wattle
Turkey Cupcake Made by Mrs. Korff, a Pre-K parent of Mrs. Shindler
Just For Fun
Thanksgiving Feast Each year we have a Thanksgiving Feast. I make the vegetable soup. Students bring in fruit for the friendship salad, cornbread, and pumpkin pies. We wear our Indian vests, headbands, macaroni necklaces, and Pilgrim hats.
Turkey Hunt Go on a turkey hunt on the playground. Hide a turkey (stuffed animal or paper turkey) somewhere on the playground and let your "Pilgrims and Indians" find the turkey.
Bulletin Board Ideas We Are Thankful It's Turkey Time We Give Thanks
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11/26/2006
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