I know I already started posting about Christmas activities, but I'm going to take a quick jump back to sum up our Thanksgiving activities (beyond the thankful leaves).
Books: Over the River and Through the Wood illustrated by David Catrow. This humorous (and a bit wacky) version is set in the middle of the Macy's parade. My kids had never seen it, so we made sure to watch a bit while at my parents' house for Thanksgiving!
Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness. A little serious for the preschool crowd, but with tons of extra information about the journey across the Atlantic and the first Thanksgiving feast that Levi found interesting.
One Terrific Thanksgiving, a silly book about food and friends that both boys enjoyed.
Craft: Stained Glass Turkey
Food: turkey pancakes, turkey quesadillas (the shape, not the meat)
Printable packets available: Oopsey Daisey, 123homeschool4me, 3dinosaurs, theRoadto31, MamasMonkeys, thisreadingmama
The craft was simple -- torn tissue paper on contact paper, glue a few turkey parts on -- but cute (see link above for template). I only just recently pulled out the googly eyes for the first time, and they're making everything more fun.
Very proud of his coloring skills.
Books: Over the River and Through the Wood illustrated by David Catrow. This humorous (and a bit wacky) version is set in the middle of the Macy's parade. My kids had never seen it, so we made sure to watch a bit while at my parents' house for Thanksgiving!
Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness. A little serious for the preschool crowd, but with tons of extra information about the journey across the Atlantic and the first Thanksgiving feast that Levi found interesting.
One Terrific Thanksgiving, a silly book about food and friends that both boys enjoyed.
Craft: Stained Glass Turkey
Food: turkey pancakes, turkey quesadillas (the shape, not the meat)
Printable packets available: Oopsey Daisey, 123homeschool4me, 3dinosaurs, theRoadto31, MamasMonkeys, thisreadingmama
The craft was simple -- torn tissue paper on contact paper, glue a few turkey parts on -- but cute (see link above for template). I only just recently pulled out the googly eyes for the first time, and they're making everything more fun.
Sticking tissue paper squares inside the turkey outline.
The finished product (and my reflection).
Food crafts make everything more fun, too. A chocolate chip or raisin eye here, an apple-butter wattle there, feathers out of banana slices or quesadilla wedges, and suddenly everyone wants to eat whatever I serve! Hooray!
Breakfast.
Lunch. That's a pear face, raisin eyes, cheese beak.
I have a TON of Thanksgiving printables, downloaded from various sources (see above). Levi did a few worksheets over a two-week period, including this roll-and-graph activity. (We've done these before, like in a Fourth of July pack.)
Working on equalities and addition, based on the graph.
Gobble gobble!
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