| Classroom Games &
Activities:
Cranberry Spoon Race:
Use real cranberries in a relay race game. If any
cranberries fall of the spoon during the race the runner must start again.
Thanksgiving Dinner Game: Players
sit in a circle. The first player starts by saying, "At Thanksgiving
dinner I like to eat turkey". The next player must repeat "At Thanksgiving
dinner I like to eat turkey..." and add another dish. This continues all
the way around the circle with each student reciting the dishes in the
exact order they have been given and then adding a new one. If a student
makes a mistake they slide out of the circle and the game continues. The
person left who can perfectly recite the Thanksgiving menu wins.
Thanksgiving Word Find: Take a
Thanksgiving related word such as: Thanksgiving, Mayflower, Cornucopia,
etc. and find as many little words as possible within before the timer
runs out. Example: Cornucopia Words: corn, pin, no, arc, car, nip, cop,
cup, on, or, rap...
Example: Mayflower Words: May, flower, flow, flare, lay, low, fear, ear,
owe, fly, rye, wear, row...
Turkey Hunt:
Hide a stuffed animal somewhere in the room. If you don't
have a Turkey, dress up a stuffed bear or dog to look like a turkey. Have
the children search for the turkey. Whoever finds it gets to hide it the
next time.
Turkey Toss Game: Take a large brown grocery bag and glue
2 small lunch bags (gathered at the tops) to sides of the bag to look like
drumsticks. Then take turns throwing in the stuffing (sock balls or
bean bags).
Turkey Strut: Use pieces of masking tape to make turkey
footprints all over the floor. Start playing some music. let the children
pretend to be turkeys and strut around the room. When you stop the music,
have the turkeys find footprints to stand on (one turkey to a footprint).
When you start the music again, have the turkeys continue strutting around
the room
Turkey Walk: Play music of your choice and encourage the
children to move like: BIG turkeys, little turkeys, tired turkeys, happy
turkeys, scared turkeys, etc.
Thanksgiving
Links:
Here is a list of great links to
Thanksgiving
worksheets, crafts and more:
Kinder Helper Thanksgiving Flashcards (from
Kinder Helper).
Kinder Helper Thanksgiving Worksheets (from
Kinder Helper).
Thanksgiving History 1 (from
Zeeks).
Turkey Coloring Page 1 (from
Ben &
Jerry's).
Turkey Coloring Page 2 (from
KidsDomain).
Mayflower Coloring Page (from
Ben &
Jerry's).
Pilgrims Coloring Page (from
KidsDomain).
Thanksgiving Place Cards (from
Ben &
Jerry's).
Turkey Decoration (from
KidsDomain).
Corn Decoration (from
KidsDomain).
Hands & Feet Turkey Decoration (from
Kids
Domain).
Thanksgiving Mazes (from
Kids
Domain).
Turkey Sticks Craft Game (from
BillyBear4Kids). |
