TriciaS Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Just wondering if anyone has any awesome ideas for learning and doing crafts for Thanksgiving. I was thinking about taking next week off of formal history, WWE, etc, and just do fun stuff for the holiday since I'm only doing three days of school next week. I thought it would be fun to teach my older daughter a little of the history behind the holiday, since we won't really be studying that for a couple years in our history book. I have 4 and 7 year old daughters, plus my 4 year old niece will probably be here those days, too. I'm sure we'll at least do some handprint turkeys - can't resist another hand craft for the memory box! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 We'll be doing handprint turkeys also! These oreo turkey cookies are a tradition in our house too.. http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/11/oreo-turkeys-and-cookie-pilgrim-hats/ We'll be doing some reading and craft projects from Evan-Moor Teacher File Box. Happy Thanksgiving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBanjoClown Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 My oldest is going to read Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims. I checked out another book from the library, The First Thanksgiving, to read aloud. We will use some of the material from Scholastic that someone linked to in another thread. We are only doing school 2 days (Monday and Wednesday). Tuesday dh is having some tests run, so the boys will be with my mom. I will ask her if she wants me to send some work to keep them busy or not. My oldest will also do some math next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 We've cleaned out the library of Thanksgiving storybooks. :p (You snooze, you lose...) We'll do a few coloring sheets: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?40bc30sk5jjdpmn http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2010/11/free-thanksgiving-printables-for-kids.html And this is cute: http://preschoolalphabet.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-is-just-around-corner-i.html And now I'll be forced to make those oreo turkeys.... oh darn. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funathome Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 for the oreo turkey cookies :D My kids are older. (12 & 15) I plan on having them fix these cookies for their prospective bible study groups. Amy :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 This week and next, all of our read-alouds and book basket selections are Thanksgiving-themed from this list. We'll also be doing some (but not all) of these crafts. I've chosen seven topics for our Thanksgiving unit: Native Americans, the Mayflower voyage, Pilgrims, the first Thanksgiving, Civil War era Thanksgivings, modern day Thanksgivings, and Thanksgiving fun. We'll be reading different books and doing different activities for each of these themes. That's enough school to last this week, plus next Monday and Tuesday...next Wednesday will be a "practical application" day of cleaning and cooking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriciaS Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 These are all great ideas! We've been doing some renovations to our house (trying to get done BEFORE Thanksgiving! :tongue_smilie:), so I totally forgot to hit up the library for some books. When I got there today, they were completely gone! :sad: I do have one book that I love to read, and my kids make me read it over, and over, and over again: http://www.amazon.com/The-Ugly-Pumpkin-Dave-Horowitz/dp/0142411450/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352845331&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ugly+pumpkin. It looks like a Halloween book, but it's actually about a "pumpkin" who gets overlooked for Halloween and finds real friends on Thanksgiving. Thanks for all the awesome ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 We'll also be reading Turkey Trouble (Wendi Silvano) and then decorating/disguising some turkeys-in-hiding. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 And some more we're doing (LOL, can you tell I'm gathering my files for next week? :D:D) : Thanksgiving predictable reader: http://littlekinderwarriors.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-fun-freebies.html My Turkey Family: http://www.miss-kindergarten.com/2011/11/my-turkey-family.html Graphic organizers with a turkey theme: http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/2011/11/turkey-downloads-and-something-extra.html (haha, more may be coming...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) Last post: Roll-a-Turkey game http://www.lemonsqueezyhome.com/2010/11/homemade-butter-and-roll-turkey.html ETA: I lied. Here's more: http://kindergartenfever.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-printables.html Edited November 13, 2012 by alisoncooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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