Thanksgiving: What’s on Your Plate?
Thanksgiving: What’s on Your Plate?
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Thanksgiving, Fall, ELA, Social Studies
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Social Studies, Holidays, Listening & Speaking, Reading, Health
Description: Explore the foods that were eaten at the first Thanksgiving and compare them to what the students eat today – highlighting any foods from different cultures. Using the food pyramid students, will create a healthy plate based on their traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving Turkey Disguise
Thanksgiving Turkey Disguise
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Thanksgiving, Fall, ELA
Type:
Craft, Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Holidays, Listening & Speaking; Writing, Reading
Description: A fun art activity paired with creative writing to explain how turkeys escaped Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving Friendship Feast
Thanksgiving Friendship Feast
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Thanksgiving, Fall, ELA, Math, Social Emotional
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Holidays, Listening & Speaking, Math, Reading, and Social Emotional
Description: Why not help strengthen your classroom community with this Thanksgiving Friendship Feast? Your students will help to alter a recipe involving fractions, prepare food, and practice building positive social relationships with others, all while enjoy a nice meal as a class. (Suggested for Grades 1-7)
Classroom Recipe Book
Classroom Recipe Book
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Thanksgiving, Fall
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Listening & Speaking; Writing
Description: Your students will practice asking and answering questions with a partner around the topic of cooking food. Students will practice listing the steps of "how to" make a particular food they like. Then these student recipes can be compiled to form a class recipe book. (Perfect for grades K-3)
Thankful Turkey
Thankful Turkey
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Thanksgiving, Fall, ELA
Type:
Craft, Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Holidays, Listening & Speaking, and Writing (Supporting Details)
Description: It's time to give thanks! Use this Thankful Turkey printable to help your students express their ideas/feelings and elaborate using supporting details. They will have fun creating a turkey craft and pair it with a writing sample to be displayed in your classroom or sent home to parents. (Grades K-5)