Thanksgiving Activity Sheets

Thanksgiving activity sheets give kids something fun to do while the turkey cooks or the relatives catch up. These Thanksgiving Activity Sheets mix vocabulary, counting, drawing and a scavenger hunt you can do right at the dinner table.

For more holiday learning, see my list of fun Thanksgiving activities for kids.

This printable includes five pages: Thanksgiving Vocabulary, a Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt, Thanksgiving I Spy, a read and draw page and an I’m Thankful page. Kids practice reading, counting, drawing and writing with a Thanksgiving theme.

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Who Are These Thanksgiving Activity Sheets For?

These pages are for early elementary kids who are reading simple words and enjoy a mix of activities.

• Homeschool families looking for low-prep pages for the holiday week
• Kids who need something to do at a family gathering
• Classrooms that want a Thanksgiving activity pack

What Do Kids Learn About Thanksgiving From These Pages?

These pages introduce common Thanksgiving words and a few facts about the first Thanksgiving.

The read and draw page asks about the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America and the dessert that’s usually baked with apples. The vocabulary and I Spy pages repeat the same holiday pictures, so kids see words like cornucopia, gourd and pilgrim hat more than once.

Recommended Thanksgiving Books

These Thanksgiving books pair well with the activity sheets.

Turkey TroubleLittle Critter: Just a Special ThanksgivingThanks for ThanksgivingThanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks! (Reading Railroad Books)T is for Turkey: A True Thanksgiving StoryHow to Catch a Turkey

 

What Will Kids Learn?

Kids practice reading, counting and drawing with a holiday theme.

• Word recognition: Match pictures to the correct word from three choices.
• Counting: Find and count Thanksgiving pictures on the I Spy page.
• Reading comprehension: Read clues and draw the answer.
• Speaking: Describe a scavenger hunt item using a sentence frame.
• Writing: Write and draw about what they’re thankful for.

What Supplies Are Needed?

You’ll only need a printer, paper, a pencil and crayons.

• Printer (I have this one)
• Paper
• Pencil
• Crayons

I have the HP printer 8710, but it’s not available anymore. It’s been running well for years now. Look for another HP Instant Ink-ready printer so that you can use their program to send you ink cartridges whenever your printer gets low on ink.

What Is Included in the Thanksgiving Activity Sheets?

The printable includes five activity pages.

Thanksgiving Vocabulary

Kids look at 10 Thanksgiving pictures, like an owl, apple, acorn, gourd and pumpkin, and color the box with the word that matches each picture from three choices.

Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt

During Thanksgiving dinner, kids look for 12 items, including a pie, turkey, oven mitts, cornucopia and potato, and mark off each one they find. Then they describe an item to someone using the sentence ___ is a Thanksgiving item that ___.

Thanksgiving I Spy

Kids search a busy page of Thanksgiving pictures, count how many of each of the 10 items they find and write the number in the box.

Read and Draw

Kids read four clues about Thanksgiving and draw the answer in each box, like the famous bird often seen at Thanksgiving and the kind of hat the pilgrims wore.

I’m Thankful

Kids draw what they’re thankful for in a large box, then write about it on the lines below.

How Can You Extend the Activity?

Try one of these simple ideas after the activity sheets.

• Real-life I Spy: Count the pies, apples or leaves you can spot around the house or at the store.
• Vocabulary sort: Sort the vocabulary pictures into foods, animals and people.
• Scavenger hunt team-up: Pair kids with an adult at dinner to finish the scavenger hunt together.
• Draw a feast: Have kids draw their own Thanksgiving table and label each food.

Keep the Learning Going

If your child wants more Thanksgiving learning, the Junior Scientist Science Study: Turkey Life Cycle from my shop pairs well with a November study for grades 1 to 3.

What Other Activities Can You Try?

Here are more Thanksgiving activities to add to your lessons:

• Thanksgiving Letter Find Printables
• Thanksgiving Color by Number Printables
• Thanksgiving Word Search Printable
• Gratitude Scavenger Hunt Printable
• Thanksgiving Gratitude Worksheets
• Coffee Filter Turkeys Craft from Darcy and Brian

FAQs

These Thanksgiving Activity Sheets give kids a mix of reading, counting and drawing to keep them busy during the holiday. Print a set before the big day and keep a few pencils handy at the table.

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