It’s November and Thanksgiving is quickly approaching – my favorite time of year! I love the ideas I’ve seen all over Pinterest about having a “Thankfulness Tree” for our family during the month of November or playing an easy gratitude game. If you haven’t seen them, the idea is that family members add a leaf …
Paper Plate Alphabet Craft T is for Turkey Cut a paper plate in half. On one half, divide the plate into sections. Have your child paint or color each section to represent the feathers. You could even glue feathers onto the plate. Use the other half of the plate to cut out the turkey’s body. …
Little man enjoys puzzles, so I created these Thanksgiving Puzzles (printable) just in time for Thanksgiving! He was a little confused at first because he wanted all of the pieces to fit to make one picture. The printable has 7 individual puzzles made just for little hands. Although, my 8 year old didn’t mind playing with them …
One of our favorite books to read around the Thanksgiving season is Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon. Besides teaching beginning math skills, the illustrations and story-line are simply adorable. After reading Five Silly Turkeys to your little one, have them re-enact the story with their own little cut-out turkeys. I created a free printable that you can use …
My Turkey is a fun rhyme to “sing” with your child in the month of November. My Turkey I have a turkey, Big and fat. He spreads his wings And walks like that. And when he talks, He sounds like this, Gobble, gobble, gobble!
Here are 5 of my favorite Thanksgiving alphabet activities to practice letter identification and letter sounds in a fun way. This free, printable Thanksgiving Alphabet game is great for practicing letter identification and letter sounds. Use these free, pumpkin alphabet cards from Stay at Home Educator 5 different ways. Try …
This button turkey that I found at Jada Roo Can Do is so cool! What a fun way to practice fine motor skills! Visit Jada Roo Can Do for the tutorial.
Muffin Tin Monday – Thanksgiving “Thanksgiving” was the theme this week for Muffin Tin Monday. B enjoyed eating from his turkey tins (construction paper taped to the muffin cups). I can’t wait to see what creative ideas everyone else came up with!
I read about Max & Ruby’s Thanksgiving Table Setting on The Home Teacher this week. This printable Thanksgiving place setting is found on Nick Jr.’s website. The Home Teacher had the great idea to put it in a sheet protector and I’m glad she thought of that! B has set the table with this placemat …
These Turkey rhymes are fun for you and your toddler to say together. Great for language development, rhyming, and vocabulary. FUNNY TURKEY The turkey is a funny bird. It’s head goes wobble, wobble. All it knows is just one word And that is gobble, gobble! -Traditional WALK LIKE A TURKEY (A movement rhyme) …
Our family lives across the country and we won’t get to see them for Thanksgiving so B and I made some simple Thanksgiving cards to let them know we are thinking of them. I painted B’s hand and he stamped the paper to make a handprint turkey. On the inside I printed and …