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THANKSGIVING QUILT
Grade: K-2
Age: 4-8
Submitted by: Mindy Shupak, a teacher from Roswell, Georgia.
Objectives:
• Promote open dialogue of what the children are thankful for during the Thanksgiving season.
• Exploring different textures, shapes and colors.
• Great for fine motor development.
What You Need:
• Large piece of fadeless paper to fit your table
• Various materials of different shapes, color and textures.
• Wallpaper samples can also be used
• Glue
• Markers
What You Do:
1. The material squares are cut in square and rectangle shapes.
2. The children choose which materials they want to use and glue the pieces next to each other to form a quilt-like appearance.
3. The children have to interact cooperatively with each other and assist in finding just the correct shape to glue next.
4. Every so often the teacher can help children draw a square and encourage the child to fill it in with what he/she is thankful for this year and have the child print their name in their square.
5. The other classes can make a quilt and then join all of the quilts together to form one sharing Thanksgiving quilt for all to admire.
6. The children are so proud of their accomplishment.
7. They start with a pile of material and actually create a quilt on their own.
8. It is also a wonderful lesson on working together for a cause.
TOILET PAPER TUBE TURKEY
Grade:K-2
Age: 4-6
Submitted by: Shelly Thorson, a teacher from Tiospaye Topa School in LaPlant, SD.
What You Need:
• 1 1/2 empty toilet paper tubes per turkey
• various colors of construction paper
• googly eyes
• scissors
• glue
What You Do:
1. Glue brown paper around both the whole and half tubes.
2. Glue them together so the 1/2 tube is the head and the whole tube is the body.
3. Draw a shape for the turkey feathers or individual feathers (with construction paper) and glue them to the back.
4. Glue on googly eyes, a beak, and you're done!
THANKFUL TURKEY
Grade: PreK-2
Age: 2-8
Submitted by: Karen Rowley a teacher at Norbert Pre-Kindergarten in Orange, California.
Objectives:
To assist children in discovering the many things we are thankful for.
What You Need:
• Colored construction paper
• Patterns for tracing the feathers, or you may pre-cut feathers from colored construction paper
• Red paper for the waddle
• Orange paper for a beak and feet
• Scissors
• Glue
• Marking pens or crayons
What You Do:
1. The finished product is a turkey with multi-colored or monotone colored feathers.
2. On each feather the child has said what s/he is thankful for.
3. The children may also draw a picture on their feather.
4. We chose to make one big turkey in our classroom. The children made two feathers and chose where they wanted them placed on the turkey. They can elaborate as they put the feathers on.
5. We incorporated this activity into our Circle Time. We read several books, sang songs, and did fingerplays about Thanksgiving and thankful turkeys!!
6. This activity can be adapted to a variety of age and developmental levels.
To make the turkey body:
o Paint the bottom of one foot with brown paint
o Have the child stand up and make a print with his/her toes spread open.
o Have a dish pan with soapy water and lots of towels readily available to wash the foot afterwards!
o When the footprint dries, the child will cut it out and turn it with the heel side up for the head.
o Give him his turkey legs, eyes, beak and waddle using red and orange paper and marking pens or crayons.
o Glue to the turkey.
7. Children will cut out their feathers for their turkey (5 to 8 is ideal)
8. Have the child draw a picture and dictate or write about what s/he is thankful for. Write down exactly what they say (even if it doesn't make sense!)
9. Glue the feathers behind the turkey with the writing facing forward so that it can be seen when on display.
10. Share the turkeys during group time.
11. Off you go A-Gobbling!
Hand Turkey
Paint the palm of your child's hand brown, as well as their thumb. Then paint each of their fingers a different bright color such red or blue. Have the child press their hand onto a piece of white paper. For older children, let them draw on feet and charateristics such as eyes and nose. The thumb represents the turkeys neck and the palm the body.
Do the Turkey Pokey
Sing the Hokey Pokey like normal, but then the last line goes as follows: "You do the Turkey Pokey and you gobble all around, that's what it's all about."
Feather Games:
-Cut out feather shapes from different colors of paper. Give each child one feather. Ask the children to find one person with the same color feather.
-Cut out feather shapes from different colors of paper. Cut the feather in half using a puzzle type cut, like zig zag or interlocking pieces. Give each child one half of a feather, and ask them to find the person with the other half. Or Give the children two pieces and have the children make a circle, with one child that has one match on one side and the other match on the other side. You may end up with 2 or more circles depending on how the feather pieces are distributed.
-Cut out feather shapes from one color of paper. Cut the feather in half using a puzzle type cut, like zig zag or interlocking pieces. Give each child one half of a feather, and ask them to find the person with the other half. Or Give the children two pieces and have the children make a circle, with one child that has one match on one side and the other match on the other side. You may end up with 2 or more circles depending on how the feather pieces are distributed.
-Cut the feather shapes from one color of paper. Label one set of feathers with numbers, i.e. if you have 20 children, label the feathers with the numbers one to ten. The other half, draw one dot on one, two on another, and so on until ten. Give each child one feather and have them find the child with their match.
-Cut the feather shapes from one color of paper. Place matching stickers on two feather. Give each child one feather and have them find the child with their match.
-Cut the feather shapes from one color of paper. Cut the feather in half using a puzzle type cut, like zig zag or interlocking pieces. Place matching stickers on each half of a feather. Give each child one feather half and have them find the child with their match.
-Try all the above, but in a file folder format. Glue one part of the feather to the file folder and laminate it's match.
Ten Fat Turkeys
by chicky-ma-ma
sung to "Ten little indians"
1 fat, 2 fat 3 fat turkeys,
4 fat, 5 fat, 6 fat turkeys
7 fat, 8 fat 9 fat turkeys
10 fat turkeys ready for Thanksgiving
Thank You Cards
Have the children make thank you cards. Have the children give the card to someone special.
Grade: K-2
Age: 4-8
Submitted by: Mindy Shupak, a teacher from Roswell, Georgia.
Objectives:
• Promote open dialogue of what the children are thankful for during the Thanksgiving season.
• Exploring different textures, shapes and colors.
• Great for fine motor development.
What You Need:
• Large piece of fadeless paper to fit your table
• Various materials of different shapes, color and textures.
• Wallpaper samples can also be used
• Glue
• Markers
What You Do:
1. The material squares are cut in square and rectangle shapes.
2. The children choose which materials they want to use and glue the pieces next to each other to form a quilt-like appearance.
3. The children have to interact cooperatively with each other and assist in finding just the correct shape to glue next.
4. Every so often the teacher can help children draw a square and encourage the child to fill it in with what he/she is thankful for this year and have the child print their name in their square.
5. The other classes can make a quilt and then join all of the quilts together to form one sharing Thanksgiving quilt for all to admire.
6. The children are so proud of their accomplishment.
7. They start with a pile of material and actually create a quilt on their own.
8. It is also a wonderful lesson on working together for a cause.
TOILET PAPER TUBE TURKEY
Grade:K-2
Age: 4-6
Submitted by: Shelly Thorson, a teacher from Tiospaye Topa School in LaPlant, SD.
What You Need:
• 1 1/2 empty toilet paper tubes per turkey
• various colors of construction paper
• googly eyes
• scissors
• glue
What You Do:
1. Glue brown paper around both the whole and half tubes.
2. Glue them together so the 1/2 tube is the head and the whole tube is the body.
3. Draw a shape for the turkey feathers or individual feathers (with construction paper) and glue them to the back.
4. Glue on googly eyes, a beak, and you're done!
THANKFUL TURKEY
Grade: PreK-2
Age: 2-8
Submitted by: Karen Rowley a teacher at Norbert Pre-Kindergarten in Orange, California.
Objectives:
To assist children in discovering the many things we are thankful for.
What You Need:
• Colored construction paper
• Patterns for tracing the feathers, or you may pre-cut feathers from colored construction paper
• Red paper for the waddle
• Orange paper for a beak and feet
• Scissors
• Glue
• Marking pens or crayons
What You Do:
1. The finished product is a turkey with multi-colored or monotone colored feathers.
2. On each feather the child has said what s/he is thankful for.
3. The children may also draw a picture on their feather.
4. We chose to make one big turkey in our classroom. The children made two feathers and chose where they wanted them placed on the turkey. They can elaborate as they put the feathers on.
5. We incorporated this activity into our Circle Time. We read several books, sang songs, and did fingerplays about Thanksgiving and thankful turkeys!!
6. This activity can be adapted to a variety of age and developmental levels.
To make the turkey body:
o Paint the bottom of one foot with brown paint
o Have the child stand up and make a print with his/her toes spread open.
o Have a dish pan with soapy water and lots of towels readily available to wash the foot afterwards!
o When the footprint dries, the child will cut it out and turn it with the heel side up for the head.
o Give him his turkey legs, eyes, beak and waddle using red and orange paper and marking pens or crayons.
o Glue to the turkey.
7. Children will cut out their feathers for their turkey (5 to 8 is ideal)
8. Have the child draw a picture and dictate or write about what s/he is thankful for. Write down exactly what they say (even if it doesn't make sense!)
9. Glue the feathers behind the turkey with the writing facing forward so that it can be seen when on display.
10. Share the turkeys during group time.
11. Off you go A-Gobbling!
Hand Turkey
Paint the palm of your child's hand brown, as well as their thumb. Then paint each of their fingers a different bright color such red or blue. Have the child press their hand onto a piece of white paper. For older children, let them draw on feet and charateristics such as eyes and nose. The thumb represents the turkeys neck and the palm the body.
Do the Turkey Pokey
Sing the Hokey Pokey like normal, but then the last line goes as follows: "You do the Turkey Pokey and you gobble all around, that's what it's all about."
Feather Games:
-Cut out feather shapes from different colors of paper. Give each child one feather. Ask the children to find one person with the same color feather.
-Cut out feather shapes from different colors of paper. Cut the feather in half using a puzzle type cut, like zig zag or interlocking pieces. Give each child one half of a feather, and ask them to find the person with the other half. Or Give the children two pieces and have the children make a circle, with one child that has one match on one side and the other match on the other side. You may end up with 2 or more circles depending on how the feather pieces are distributed.
-Cut out feather shapes from one color of paper. Cut the feather in half using a puzzle type cut, like zig zag or interlocking pieces. Give each child one half of a feather, and ask them to find the person with the other half. Or Give the children two pieces and have the children make a circle, with one child that has one match on one side and the other match on the other side. You may end up with 2 or more circles depending on how the feather pieces are distributed.
-Cut the feather shapes from one color of paper. Label one set of feathers with numbers, i.e. if you have 20 children, label the feathers with the numbers one to ten. The other half, draw one dot on one, two on another, and so on until ten. Give each child one feather and have them find the child with their match.
-Cut the feather shapes from one color of paper. Place matching stickers on two feather. Give each child one feather and have them find the child with their match.
-Cut the feather shapes from one color of paper. Cut the feather in half using a puzzle type cut, like zig zag or interlocking pieces. Place matching stickers on each half of a feather. Give each child one feather half and have them find the child with their match.
-Try all the above, but in a file folder format. Glue one part of the feather to the file folder and laminate it's match.
Ten Fat Turkeys
by chicky-ma-ma
sung to "Ten little indians"
1 fat, 2 fat 3 fat turkeys,
4 fat, 5 fat, 6 fat turkeys
7 fat, 8 fat 9 fat turkeys
10 fat turkeys ready for Thanksgiving
Thank You Cards
Have the children make thank you cards. Have the children give the card to someone special.