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Create a Recipe to Practice Writing
Create a Recipe to Practice Writing
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Create a Recipe to Practice Writing
With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Make a Tissue Box Thanksgiving Turkey
Make a Tissue Box Thanksgiving Turkey
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Make a Tissue Box Thanksgiving Turkey
Make this turkey craft with your child to get into the Thanksgiving spirit. This turkey craft is made of a tissue box and other assorted craft supplies.
Kindergarten
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Make Corn Husk Flowers
Make Corn Husk Flowers
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Make Corn Husk Flowers
There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.
4th grade
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The Meaning of Thanksgiving: Full of Thankful!
The Meaning of Thanksgiving: Full of Thankful!
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The Meaning of Thanksgiving: Full of Thankful!
The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.
Kindergarten
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Corn Pastel Picture
Corn Pastel Picture
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Corn Pastel Picture
Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.
5th grade
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Make a Thanksgiving Thank You Apron
Make a Thanksgiving Thank You Apron
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Make a Thanksgiving Thank You Apron
Help your child celebrate your family's Thanksgiving cook with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a "handy" painted apron!
2nd grade
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Three Kinds of Colonial Cornbread
Three Kinds of Colonial Cornbread
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Three Kinds of Colonial Cornbread
Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.
4th grade
Social studies
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Sourdough Science!
Sourdough Science!
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Sourdough Science!
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
5th grade
Science
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Make a Cornucopia Table Setting
Make a Cornucopia Table Setting
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Make a Cornucopia Table Setting
This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.
2nd grade
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Handprint Turkey
Handprint Turkey
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Handprint Turkey
Make a handprint turkey with your child to celebrate Thanksgiving. A handprint turkey makes a great base for Thanksgiving coasters, note cards, or place cards.
Preschool
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Make a Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Make a Thanksgiving Cornucopia
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Make a Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Your preschooler or kindergartener will learn about Thanksgiving and the symbolic Fall cornucopia with this festive homemade decoration activity!
Preschool
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Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
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Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.
5th grade
Science
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DIY Decorating: Family Tree Nametags
DIY Decorating: Family Tree Nametags
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DIY Decorating: Family Tree Nametags
This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Apple Cider Recipe
Apple Cider Recipe
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Apple Cider Recipe
This apple cider recipe makes a perfect drink for a cold winter day. Make our apple cider recipe with your child this holiday season.
3rd grade
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Bake Colonial Pumpkin Pie
Bake Colonial Pumpkin Pie
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Bake Colonial Pumpkin Pie
Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.
3rd grade
Social studies
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Make a Tissue Paper Turkey
Make a Tissue Paper Turkey
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Make a Tissue Paper Turkey
Create an adorable, non-edible turkey decked out with colorful bursts of tissue paper that pop off the page.
Preschool
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Make Quinoa Stuffing with Dried Cherries
Make Quinoa Stuffing with Dried Cherries
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Make Quinoa Stuffing with Dried Cherries
This gluten free stuffing matches the distinctive nuttiness of quinoa with the tart sweetness of dried cherries.
5th grade
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Bake Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Bake Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
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Bake Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.
3rd grade
Math
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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!
5th grade
Math
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Fall Party
Fall Party
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Fall Party
Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.
4th grade
Science
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Thanksgiving Table Settings
Thanksgiving Table Settings
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Thanksgiving Table Settings
Inspired by the crispy, crunchy leaves of fall, this fanciful project is simple, easy and completely affordable. Now that's something to be thankful for!
2nd grade
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Thanksgiving Plate
Thanksgiving Plate
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Thanksgiving Plate
Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.
1st grade
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Thanksgiving Food List
Thanksgiving Food List
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Thanksgiving Food List
The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Turkey Math
Turkey Math
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Turkey Math
This turkey hand activity will help your child practice patterns and number recognition, key concepts that she'll encounter throughout your child's academic career.
1st grade
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Turkey Game
Turkey Game
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Turkey Game
Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.
Kindergarten
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Thanksgiving Activities

Get the whole family involved in learning with Thanksgiving activities like creating a wreath out of paper hands traced from each person. When giving thanks around the table, the family can debate whether or not they would have signed the Mayflower Compact. At other times of the year, family can encourage learning with summer fun activities like holding a watermelon seed spitting contest and measuring the distances.