It’s almost time for Thanksgiving! A time for everyone to come together, eat turkey, and share what they are thankful for. This week is packed full of fun Thanksgiving activities for your little ones to enjoy.
Check out our video where we demonstrate how to do some of this week’s activities:
NOTE: Some of the activity links go straight to a pin on Pinterest instead of a blog page. Read the description of the pin for the activity instructions. If you are new here, make sure to check out the Themed Curriculum page for more details about how to use this curriculum. Looking for a different theme? Check out all of our themes here.
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| Monday |
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Floor Activity | Feed the Turkey | Turkey Pre-Writing Practice | Turkey Sticker Sort | Feed the Turkey | Turkey Pre-Writing Practice |
| STEAM | Blow Painted Turkey | Sprouting Corn | Fork Painted Turkey | Thanksgiving STEM Challenge | Turkey Tracks Art |
| Outside Play | Shooting Turkeys | Stuff the Turkey Game | Turkey Bowling | Shooting Turkeys | Stuff the Turkey Game |
| Circle Time | Thanksgiving Vocabulary | “Five Little Turkeys” Song | We Love Thanksgiving Graph | “If You’re Thankful” Song | Vocabulary Review |
| Recommended Books: Bear Says Thanks, 10 Fat Turkeys, The Story of the Pilgrims, Thankful, Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving
Music and Movement: YouTube Thanksgiving Playlist |
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If one of the activities listed above does not work for you, try replacing it with a different activity from my Pinterest Thanksgiving theme board!
Materials List
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NOTE: These are the suggested materials based on directions from the activity links above. I always look for ways to do the activities with materials I already have on hand, and I encourage you to do the same!
Craft Supplies:
Around the
House:
Large Paper Bag
Small Paper Bags
Forks
Plastic Cups
Corn Kernels
Paper Towels
Toys/Other:
Nerf Gun (you could also use balls to throw instead for the Shooting Turkeys Activity)
Helium for balloons (optional)
Acorns (pom-poms or any other small object would work)
Small Pumpkin (or any ball that would work as a “bowling ball”)