Thanksgiving Activities for the Primary Classroom
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Thanksgiving is one of the best times of the year- everyone is happy because we are all focusing on giving thanks and what we already have. Plus, I love the leftovers. Below are some activities, music, and more for your Primary Classrooms all about gratitude and thanksgiving. You can also check out my Thanks and Giving tree with our own twist (the turkeys would be great for the classroom!).
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Looking for some fun games your family can play this Thanksgiving? You’ll love the printable Turkey Games! Themed for Thanksgiving with a variety of games and activities, this printable game set is great for your next family get-together. Can’t be together this year? Mail the fun instead! In this download you’ll receive:
Roll a Story printable game in two sizes (full size and half page)
Finish the Phrase printable game in two sizes (two ways to play)
Cootie Catcher- one filled in with grateful prompts and one to do yourself
6 Foldable puzzles with varying levels of difficulty
5 activity placemats- print at home using legal paper (8.5 x 14)
Enjoy some extra fun this Thanksgiving!
This is an instant digital download. It is a zip file so you will have to extract the files before opening. See this tutorial for help unzipping a file.
Turn Thanksgiving into a fun fest with our giant 6-foot activity poster! Packed with games, puzzles, and coloring fun, it’s made to keep the whole family entertained from giggling toddlers to sleepy uncles.
Great way to gather the family around the table and reconnect
Amazing for the kids’ table as a no-mess table cover (and no-stress for you!)
Interactive hit at classroom parties
Whether you’re wrangling kids, impressing teens, or challenging Grandma to a coloring contest, this poster brings everyone together for an unforgettable Thanksgiving gathering.
Measures 24×72 inches. Ships in about 3 business days.
The following are links to LDS.org resources unless otherwise stated.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Music
"A Song of Thanks"- Children's Songbook pg. 20
"Can a Little Child Like Me?"- Children's Songbook pg. 9
"Children All Over the World"- Children's Songbook pg. 16
"Family Prayer"- Children's Songbook pg. 189
"For Health and Strength"- Children's Songbook pg. 21 (round)
"For Thy Bounteous Blessings"- Children's Songbook pg. 21 (round)
"I Am Glad for Many Things"- Children's Songbook pg. 151
"I Have Two Ears"- Children's Songbook pg. 269
"I'm Thankful to Be Me"- Children's Songbook pg. 11
"I Thank Thee, Dear Father"- Children's Songbook pg. 7
"I Think the World is Glorious"- Children's Songbook pg. 230
"My Heavenly Father Loves Me"- Children's Songbook pg. 228
"Thanks to Our Father"- Children's Songbook pg. 20
Videos
Elder Hales Talks about Gratitude- Clips from his talk, about 3 1/2 minutes
Give Thanks- Clip from Elder Nelson's talk about 1 1/2 minutes
In the Spirit of Thanksgiving- Random people in New York City saying what they are grateful for- about 5 minutes
The Ten Lepers- Illustrated Scripture story about 1 minute
On Gratitude- The importance of gratitude by President Monson about 2 minutes
Thanks Be to God- About the welfare system, around 3 minutes
The 10th Leper- Elder Ballard discusses the story with some seminary students (5 1/2 minutes)
The Divine Gift of Gratitude- From President Monson (full talk) 23 minutes
Try our Grateful Warp game too. All you need is a stuffed animal, our free printable, and some sort of bandage (toilet paper works too).
Activities
Thanksgiving Chocolate Nugget Wrappers- These wrappers are really cute and fun to handout to your class or use these Kiss Stickers instead (from My Computer Is My Canvas)
A Box of Blessings- Accordion style box to fill with blessings
A Prophet's Counsel- Decode the message from the prophet
Be a Sunbeam for Jesus- Thankful note template
Thanksgiving Advent Calendar- Give out these trees for the children to add to all month long! (from Time Savors)
Being Thankful- Word search
Count Your Blessings- Follow the path as you list your blessings
Counting My Blessings- Journal pages
Every Blessings that I Enjoy Here- Blessing matching game
Give Thanks- Use this cute banner from Pebbles in My Pocket to decorate your classroom (and home)
Scripture Journal- List blessings on this doorknob hanger
Gratitude Journal- Cover to make one to write in daily
Showing Thanks- Mark the pictures that show ways of thanksgiving and draw your own
Gratitude Journal- Challenge your class to fill up these notebooks as best they can before Thanksgiving! These are made by My Computer Is My Canvas.
Thankful- Poem and place to draw your blessings
Thankfulness- Decode the message to discover true gratitude
Help Me See My Blessings- Hidden objects picture (scroll to bottom)
