Poems Five Little Pilgrims Five little Pilgrims on Thanksgiving Day (hold up hand and count off fingers with the rhyme) The first one said, “I”ll have cake if I may.” The second one said, “I’ll have turkey roasted.” The third one said, “I’ll have chestnuts toasted.” The fourth one said, “I’ll have pumpkin pie.” The…
More Thanksgiving/Turkey Ideas: Songs and Poems • Class Books and Literacy Activities • Art/Crafts • Math, Science, and Social Studies • Bulletin Boards, Recipes, and Classroom Feast Ideas Bulletin Boards Ears Lookin’ at You Kid! Give each child an outline of a piece of corn on the cob and have them dip their fingers in different autumn colors to put their fingerprints all over…
More Thanksgiving/Turkey Ideas: Songs and Poems • Class Books and Literacy Activities • Art/Crafts • Math, Science, and Social Studies • Bulletin Boards, Recipes, and Classroom Feast Ideas Math Roll a Turkey Game Students need a blank sheet of paper. They work in small groups and take turns rolling a die to make a complete turkey, including a body, a head, a face with…
More Thanksgiving/Turkey Ideas: Songs and Poems • Class Books and Literacy Activities • Art/Crafts • Math, Science, and Social Studies • Bulletin Boards, Recipes, and Classroom Feast Ideas Art/Craft Activities Handprint Turkeys Paint child’s palm and thumb brown and each finger a different color. When dry, paint the tip of the index finger red and put on thumbprint for the turkey’s waddle. Use orange…
More Thanksgiving/Turkey Ideas: Songs and Poems • Class Books and Literacy Activities • Art/Crafts • Math, Science, and Social Studies • Bulletin Boards, Recipes, and Classroom Feast Ideas Student/Class Books If You Meet a Turkey This is adaptation of the Wright Book, “If You Meet a Dragon. Glue a turkey cutout (I used an Ellison die-cut turkey) to each page. Use a real feather…
More Thanksgiving/Turkey Ideas: Songs and Poems • Class Books and Literacy Activities • Art/Crafts • Math, Science, and Social Studies • Bulletin Boards, Recipes, and Classroom Feast Ideas Alburquerque the Turkey (tune of :”O’ My Darlin’ Clementine”) Alburquerque was a turkey, And he’s feathered and he’s fine. And he wobbles and he gobbles, And I’m awfully glad he’s mine. He’s the best pet you…