Amazing Thanksgiving Preschool Activities to Make your Little Turkey Gobble
Inside: Print these Thanksgiving Preschool Activities and have the best Thanksgiving with your preschooler EVER.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and what better way to prepare for it than with a few fun and educational printables and activities? Get your preschooler in the spirit with pumpkin math problems and silly turkey crafts. Holidays are a great way to incorporate more learning while keeping kids engaged.
It's a marvelous time to talk about the things that are blessings in our lives, like family members, pets, and favorite toys.
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You want your kids to have fun and create great memories, and that's why I put together this set of awesome printables for your preschooler this Thanksgiving.
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Best Thanksgiving Preschool Read Aloud Books on Amazon
We love reading books ahead of introducting an activity or game, and this is no different. Here are a few books I have either purchased myself or found in my local library.
These books are FANTASTIC for circle time before doing Thanksgiving preschool activities this year:
You can click any of the images above to check the price on Amazon.
I picked these books because they're full to the brim of beautiful images, and are Thanksgiving classics that every preschooler will love.
What Supplies Do You Need to Use Thanksgiving Preschool Activities?
Of course, the first thing you'll need is the actual printables, I've created a handy list at the bottom of this post with everything you'll need, check it out by clicking here!
Here is the list of everything you need.
–A laminator– If you want to keep these printables around as long as you can, so I recommend laminating the pages so you can get the most use out of them. I have three children, so these cards get a lot of use.
-Scissors- You have to cut out the cards, you can use scissors, or this fancy paper cutter.
–Manipulatives– This is just a fancy word for something they can use with their hands to create or solve the problem with. So you can use anything you have on hand. Pompoms, tiny erasers, or clothespins to help those fine motor skills muscles. I always go for the clothespins, because opening them is SO good for those muscles they'll need when they start writing. Some of the printables will require these, others will not, but they're good to have on hand.
Preschool Printables for Thanksgiving, How to Differentiate
These cards were put together lovingly by me, with preparing my kids for kindergarten in mind. I love creating things my kids will love and enjoy, and will help boost their knowledge.
You can make a lot of these work for older or younger kids by changing little things in each set. For the Feed the Pumpkin printable as an example, you can give your child just a few pieces of “candy” to feed their pumpkin, so there aren't as many choices. Giving them letters a-g would make it a lot easier to find the letter e, compared to all the letters in the alphabet.
To make it more difficult, you can create a word out of these letters– you might need to print them more than once to create certain words– then you can do something like “THANKSGIVING” and have your child create as many words out of the bigger word as they can.
My kindergartener is learning to read, so it's fun for us to talk about all the words he sees on the paper, and the ones he can create.
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Thanksgiving Preschool Worksheets
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Thanksgiving Preschool Activities
One of the best parts about the holiday season is the opportunity it gives to teach children all about what Thanksgiving means, and the goofy turkeys help too.
The following are some preschool printables that will help you do just that. Included are worksheets, crafts, and games for your child to enjoy with their family.
Learning and reviewing reading and writing skills are an important part of preschool as well as kindergarten.
I love how easy these are. Print, cut, and provide dry erase markers, then go!
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
- Four tracing cards per page, the perfect size for little hands learning to write.
- Each letter is grayed out, so it's easy to trace.
- ADORABLE pumpkins with the letter printed across that you'll be able to enjoy on each card.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- This is perfect for parents who want to get their child ready for kindergarten, and practice reading and writing.
- This is also perfect for teachers who are looking for a cute way to cement letter tracing into their students little minds.
FEATURES
- A beautiful and interactive way for you to review alphabet letters.
- Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.
Thanksgiving Counting Clip Cards (1-10) BONUS Color Clip Cards
The art is so beautiful on these too! These little turkeys are adorable. They're throwing leaves in the air, and children need to count them, then clip the correct amount underneath.
I love how easy these are to just print and use, but I HIGHLY recommend laminating these papers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
- 8 page PDF
- Numbers 1-10
- BONUS, Color Clip Cards, match the color of the leaves to the dot on the bottom.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- Great for homeschoolers
- Perfect for preschool and kindergarten teachers
- Moms who need a little extra time this Thanksgiving.
FEATURES
- Your child will talk about numbers, and begin to recognize a collection of numbers.
- Your child will learn how to count with this fun, hands on set of clip cards
- Learning numbers is easier than ever with counting clip cards. Kids will be excited about their "work" as they learn, and practice their fine motor skills.
- A great way to supplement math work you might already have on hand or in a curriculum.
- Provide a way for your child to have fun while learning.
- Help little ones learn their numbers and the correct order.
TIPS
- Use counters to have hands on math with these!
- I put these into a sensory bin with uncooked noodles and let students find the cards, then put them in order by number.
Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.
Preschool dice game, "Roll a Turkey". This game is such a hit. All you need is dice and M&Ms, and of course this sheet. Each child rolls the dice and then place an M&M on the color they discover from the key. Once they roll each number, they will have filled their entire sheet!
With printables, you are able to print and reuse as many times as you need. These are great for parties, classroom parties, or a get together with friends.
1 Printable Worksheet
11 x 8.5 in PDF size (landscape US letter)
Thanksgiving Turkey Alphabet Recognition Cards Thanksgiving Salt Tray
Learning and reviewing the alphabet and letter sounds are an important part of preschool as well as kindergarten.
These work great with a salt tray. Put the letter next to the salt tray, and use your finger (or a colored feather) to write the letter in the salt, then gently shake the tray to erase and move to the next letter.
We have also used these to send home with students to practice their letters, as flash cards. They love the turkeys!
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
- Four tracing cards per page, the perfect size for little hands!
- Uppercase letter cards
- Lowercase letter cards
- Beginning letter sound cards
- Each letter is in front of a cute turkey.
- An extra page with all of the letters on one page, lowercase (this is perfect for sensory bins, or asking children to find the letters somewhere. They can trace the letter after they find it
- Another extra page, but this time with uppercase letters instead of lowercase.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- This is perfect for parents who want to get their child ready for kindergarten, and practice their letters.
- This is also perfect for teachers who are looking for a cute way to cement letter tracing into their students little minds.
FEATURES
- A beautiful and interactive way for you to review alphabet letters.
- Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.
HOW TO PLAY:
Pick a task card, and fill your plate. Then record your answer on the answer sheets. Each child will need a plate page, and recording sheet, but can share thet 24 task cards if needed.
The art is so cute on these too!
I love how easy these are to just print and use, but I HIGHLY recommend laminating these papers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
- 19 page PDF
- A Plate for your child to "fill"
- Thanksgiving "objects" to put on their plate, such as turkey, pumpkin pie, corn, and peas
- a recording page with ten frames
- a recording page without ten frames
- 24 task cards with only two objects, adding up to ten or less (for the ten frame pages)
- 24 task cards with three objects each, for the recording sheet with no ten frames.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- Great for homeschoolers
- Perfect for preschool and kindergarten teachers
- Anyone looking to talk about Thanksgiving, and still do a lot of math learning as well.
FEATURES
- Your child will learn math, while talking about what they would pack on their Thanksgiving dinner plate.
- Learning about basic addition is easier than ever with these plate mats.
- Having students talk about their experiences, likes and dislikes is a great way to connect with other students.
TIPS
- When talking about food there are so many things kids love to talk about, you can talk about what their Thanksgiving dinner would be if this was their plate, you can talk about the colors, or what their favorite Thanksgiving food is.
- Use the counters to have hands on math with these!
- Instead of the counters, you can use play dough to create your own Thanksgiving dinner food
Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.
Imagine your kids lacing with these precious watercolor turkeys, pies, leaves, and hot cocoas. There is something for everyone!
I love how easy these are. Print them off (I recommend using a thick card stock) laminate and cut them out, then hole punch. Then you're ready to give them to your little learners with some shoe laces or string with tape around the ends.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
- 16 page PDF
- 12 different objects to lace.
- Directions about using these and ways to differentiate.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- Great for homeschoolers
- Perfect for preschool teachers
- Early finishers!
- Use these in centers or morning work
FEATURES
- Your little learner will get to practice their fine motor skills.
- Fine motor skills are an important step before learning to write and trace, sometimes this is called "pre-writing skills" or "pre-writing muscles", Let's flex them!
- These Thanksgiving sewing cards are great for independent work!
The art is so beautiful on these too!
I love how easy these are. Print them off (I recommend using a thick card stock) laminate and cut them out, then hole punch. Then you're ready to give them to your little learners with some shoe laces or string with tape around the ends.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
- 15 page PDF
- 12 different objects to lace.
- Directions about using these and ways to differentiate.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- Great for homeschoolers
- Perfect for preschool teachers
- Early finishers!
- Use these in centers or morning work
FEATURES
- Your little learner will get to practice their fine motor skills
- Fine motor skills are an important step before learning to write and trace, sometimes this is called "pre-writing skills" or "pre-writing muscles", Let's flex them!
- These autumn sewing cards are great for independent work!
