Thanksgiving Activities for Kids - Science Turkeys!

In this blog post, you will find directions and resources for a Thanksgiving science activity with Venn diagrams.  In addition, a Thanksgiving bulletin board idea is also described.

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Step 1:  Divide the students into small groups.  Give each group a poster board. Instruct the students to draw to large, overlapping circles to make a Venn diagram. NOTE:  Some of the students may wish to leave room to make their circles into two turkeys with feathers at the end of the project.

Step 2:  Have students search for pictures of wild and domestic turkeys.  This website has information on wild turkeys.  It even has a section to listen to their sounds!  They also have some information on the domestic turkey here.

Students may search online or in the school library.  Here are some resources from Amazon affiliate:

Wild Turkeys by Meryl Magby

Turkeys on the Farm by Mari Schuh

Animals on the Farm Turkeys by Aaron Carr

Step 3:  As students conduct their research, have them complete the Venn diagrams to show the differences and similarities of domestic and wild turkeys.  Students may also relate their findings to the first Thanksgiving feast.

Step 4:  Have each group share their findings.  Others groups may add new information learned to their own diagrams.

Step 5:  If students wish, they may make each circle into a turkey.  Let the students be creative and come up with their own elaborations.  

Step 6:  Display the diagrams and artwork around the room or on a Thanksgiving bulletin board.

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Thanksgiving Crafts, Games and Activities for Kids

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Art Activities:

Thankful Poster:  Gather old magazines, catalogs and shopping ads. Parents are happy to donate these items!  Have students cut or draw pictures to represent what they are thankful for this holiday season.

Hand Turkey Craft:

Students trace their hands on a piece of paper.  On the thumb, students can add an eye, beak and wattle.  Students may color the fingers any colors for the feathers of the turkey.  They may choose to make them more colorful!  Students can draw legs at the bottom of the palm.

Thanksgiving Fingerplay:

Good manners I show (point to self)

Wherever I go. (make two fingers walk)

"Excuse me, please," and "thank you," (three fingers)

Are just a few words

I should know. (point to self and shake head vertically)

Thanksgiving Vocabulary Words:

abundance, blessings, corn, cornucopia, cranberries, dinner, eat, family, feast, gobble, gratitude, holiday, Indian, joy, kernels, laughter, maize, Mayflower, Native Americans, occasion, pie, parade, relatives, squash, sweet potato, welcome

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Thanksgiving Game:

Turkey Chase - Students sit in a circle.  Give the students two different colors balls or different colored gourds, apples, etc.  One item represents the turkey.  The second item represents the farmer.    The students begin passing the turkey.  Shortly after, the students begin passing the farmer in the same direction around the circle.  The object of the game is to make the farmer catch the turkey.

Thanksgiving Creative Play Brain Break for Movement in the Classroom:

Students pretend to be a small round kernel of popcorn with a little water inside.  Students pretend to be placed in a pan, microwave or popcorn popper.  Students may be squatting in an open area on the floor or gymnasium.   It is getting hot, hotter, even hotter!  The water is starting to expand!   Finally, the students begin POPPING into a popcorn bouncing up and down.

Turkey Feather Races:

This activity works best in a hallway, along the back of a classroom or across a long table.  Each student has their own straw and feather.  Students take turns racing each other by blowing the feather from one designated location to the next.

Thanksgiving Mayflower Song:

(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Sail, sail, sail the Mayflower

Slowly across the sea.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Pilgrims are now free.

Don't forget to have students try to singing this in rounds! A round in when at least three students sing the exact same melody in unison but with each beginning at different times in the tune.

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Thanksgiving Collage Ideas

Tear or cut pictures from magazines, copies of photos, etc.  

Glue pictures on a poster board. titled, "I am thankful for..."

Thanksgiving Day Fingerplay

Every day when we eat our dinner,

Our table is very small. (palms of hands close together)

There's room for father, mother, sister, brother, and me -- that's all. (point to each finger)

But when it's Thanksgiving Day and the company comes.

You'd scarcely believe your eyes. (rub eyes)

For that very same table stretches until it is just this size! (spread hands wide)

(Author Unknown)

Turkey Chase Game

Sit in a circle.  Use two balls, the first to indicate the turkey and second to signify the farmer.  Different colored balls may be used.  First ball is passed around the circle as fast as possible. Shortly after, start second ball around circle in the same direction.  The object of the game is to make the second ball overtake the first.  

Popcorn!

Pretend to be a small round kernel or popcorn with a little water inside.  You are placed in a popcorn popper.  You are becoming hotter and hotter.  The water inside starts to expand.  Finally you POP into a fluffy popcorn which bounces up and down!

Popcorn Song

(Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot")

I'm a little popcorn in a pot,

Heat me up and watch me pop.

When I get all fat and white, then I'm done,

Popping corn is lots of fun!

Animal, Bird or Fish

Mount three envelopes onto a large piece of cardboard or bulletin board.  Glue a picture on each envelope to designate each category.  Provide pictures of animals, birds, or fish.  Sort into correct categories.

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