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Need ideas for teaching about Thanksgiving in your classroom? You’re in the right place! Here you will find some of my best activity ideas and printable resources for teaching and learning about Thanksgiving in your classroom.

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Tweezing Corn Fine Motor Practice in Preschool

Provide your preschool kids with a super fun, hands-on activity to practice fine motor skills. They’ll love tweezing corn from the cob!

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12 Creative Thanksgiving Ideas To Spice Up Your Classroom This November

Curriculum themes and activities for fall and Thanksgiving for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; November Preschool Themes; Pre-K fall activities.

Cranberry Sensory Bin for Preschool

Cranberry Sensory Bin for Preschool

A hands-on cranberry sensory bin is perfect for a Thanksgiving theme. Your preschool kids will love using turkey basters and real cranberries

25 Thanksgiving Books for Preschool

25 Thanksgiving picture books to read aloud during the month of November with a focus on being thankful and turkeys. Perfect for Preschool and Kindergarten.

Thanksgiving Theme for Preschool

Preschool Thanksgiving Theme Activities

Are you looking for fun Thanksgiving theme activities for your preschool or pre-k classroom? These hands-on learning activities are sure to capture and hold the interest of your little learners! Thanksgiving Books Need age-appropriate books to put in your preschool lesson plans? Then you’ll want to check out this list […]

Popcorn Turkey Glove

Turkey Popcorn Treat Bags for Thanksgiving

Quick and easy turkey popcorn treat bags for Thanksgiving parties at home or in the classroom. Perfect for preschool and Pre-K kids.

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Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Turkey

Make a coffee filter turkey, it’s a super easy Thanksgiving craft for kids in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten. A fun turkey craft for kids!

Printable Thanksgiving Treat Bag Topper attached to zip top bag full of snack mix

Printable Thanksgiving Treat Bag Topper and Gift Ideas

Free, printable Thanksgiving treat bag toppers for making quick and easy goodie bags for your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids.

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Easy Pumpkin Pie in a Cup Recipe

Super easy pumpkin pie in a cup recipe your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids can make for a Thanksgiving celebration at home or school.

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Thanksgiving Preschool Class Activity

Help young children think about gratefulness with this activity for Thanksgiving, fall, or harvest. For preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

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Turkey Play Dough for Thanksgiving

A fun turkey play dough activity for preschool and pre-k. Your kids will have a blast making turkeys with this Thanksgiving theme invitation to play!

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Friendship Fruit Salad for Thanksgiving

A fun cooperative activity to make fruit salad; friendship, harvest, food activity for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; Pre-K Thanksgiving activity

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Turkey Baster Color Mixing Activity for Preschool

Fun color mixing science activity using turkey basters. Combine science and fine motor skill practice in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.

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Feathers on the Light Table

Feathers are a multi-sensory natural material for preschoolers to explore. There are so many ways for children to learn and play with feathers! When presenting them on a light table, children can observe the feathers lit from below to further marvel at their structure. This is a great activity for […]

Thanksgiving Science for preschool

Thanksgiving Science Activities for Preschoolers

The science center and science experiments provide opportunities for preschoolers to learn more about the world around them. Use the interest in Thanksgiving this time of year to explore vegetables, pumpkins, cranberries, butter, and other fun explorations. Here are over 20 science activities for the preschoolers in your classroom to […]

Thanksgiving Play Ideas for preschoolers

20+ Thanksgiving Ideas for Preschoolers

Over 20 ideas for activities to engage kids in learning about Thanksgiving traditions for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten

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Pumpkin Paper Plate Craft

Make a paper plate pumpkin pie craft as an extension for the book I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson.

Turkey Gross Motor Beanbag Toss

Turkey Gross Motor Beanbag Toss

A fun turkey gross motor beanbag tossing game using a homemade turkey and changable feathers for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten

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Colored Corn Mosaic Art

Use colored popcorn and glue to create fun corn mosaic art for a harvest or Thanksgiving theme; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Thanksgiving bingo game

Printable Thanksgiving Bingo

Free printable Thanksgiving bingo game for your pre-k, preschool, or kindergarten classroom. Perfect for a celebration at home or in the classroom.