Free Thanksgiving Alphabet Worksheets (Color, Write & Trace)

Our free Thanksgiving alphabet worksheets provide a fun, festive way to enhance early literacy skills this holiday season.

With each worksheet, your child can practice letter recognition, learn new words, and strengthen fine motor skills, all within a festive Thanksgiving theme.

Perfect for making learning both engaging and educational!

A set of Thanksgiving-themed alphabet worksheets is displayed, each focusing on a different letter. Activities include coloring uppercase and lowercase letters, tracing themed vocabulary words like "Corn," "Turkey," and "Family," circling specific letters, and coloring pictures that match the letter sound. The worksheets are decorated with festive fall elements and playful illustrations. Bold text at the bottom reads “Free Printable Thanksgiving Alphabet Worksheets.”

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Educational benefits of using alphabet worksheets

Thanksgiving alphabet printables bring early literacy skills to life with a seasonal twist, making learning feel festive and enjoyable for preschoolers.

By blending alphabet activities with Thanksgiving-themed elements, these free printable abc worksheets support essential skills in a fun, holiday-focused way.

Each worksheet displays uppercase and lowercase letters for tracing and coloring. This hands-on practice helps children recognize letter shapes and practice forming them correctly.
Pictures, like turkeys, pumpkins, and fall leaves, are paired with each letter, helping kids connect sounds with seasonal words, which builds phonemic awareness.
As children match images with letters, they learn new words related to the holiday, like “turkey” for T and “corn” for C, expanding their vocabulary and reinforcing letter-sound connections.
Activities such as tracing, coloring, and circling fall items strengthen fine motor skills, which are essential for tasks like writing and crafting.
Finding and circling specific letters among others improves visual discrimination, a key reading skill that helps children recognize letters in various fonts and styles.
Activities like tracing and matching encourage cognitive skills like pattern recognition and sequencing, supporting attention to detail and memory.

A collection of colorful Thanksgiving-themed alphabet worksheets is spread out on a table. Each worksheet focuses on a different letter—C, L, T, F, and J—and includes activities like coloring the letter and an image, tracing themed words (e.g., Corn, Turkey, Family, Jam), circling matching letters, and identifying pictures that start with the same sound. Some sections are completed with crayons or markers, making it a fun and educational early literacy activity.

Thanksgiving alphabet activities for preschoolers

Each Thanksgiving alphabet activity page combines fun elements to boost letter recognition, vocabulary, fine motor skills, and cognitive development.

The featured letter is prominently shown in both uppercase and lowercase, allowing children to get familiar with its shape and form at a glance.

A Thanksgiving-themed alphabet worksheet focuses on the letter C. The top section shows the uppercase and lowercase "Cc" colored in blue and a cornucopia illustration colored with fall tones. Below, students trace the word "Corn," circle all the letter Cs in a jumble of uppercase letters, and color pictures that start with the C sound—such as a cat, cake, caterpillar, and corn. The worksheet is surrounded by decorative orange fall leaves.

Coloring each letter with crayons or markers helps kids visually connect with letters while building fine motor skills through creative activities.

A Thanksgiving-themed alphabet worksheet focuses on the letter F. The uppercase and lowercase "Ff" are colored in purple, and a drawing of a family is colored in with matching tones. The word "Family" is traced below, and all the F’s are circled in a jumble of uppercase letters. At the bottom, students have colored images beginning with the F sound, including a flag, frog, fish, and flower. The worksheet is decorated with fall leaves at the top.

Each page includes an image of a Thanksgiving item beginning with the letter, such as a turkey for “T.” This helps kids link the letter with its sound and introduces seasonal vocabulary.

Both uppercase and lowercase versions of the featured letter are included for tracing, giving children a chance to practice letter formation and develop their writing skills.

A Thanksgiving-themed alphabet worksheet highlights the letter J. The uppercase and lowercase "Jj" are colored red, with a jar of jam illustration next to them. The word "Jam" is traced, and students circle all the J’s from a mixed group of letters. At the bottom, images like a jellyfish are colored to match the letter sound. The worksheet is paired with the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, placed on the right, and decorated with colorful autumn leaves.

A mix of letters is presented, and kids are prompted to find and circle the featured letter, improving visual discrimination—a key skill for reading and recognizing different fonts and styles.

Children can trace the word associated with the Thanksgiving picture, reinforcing letter connections and helping them see how letters form words.

Have fun with our free Thanksgiving tracing printables as well for extra seasonal learning!

Kids are encouraged to color images that start with the letter sound, building phonemic awareness and reinforcing letter-sound connections.

A Thanksgiving-themed alphabet worksheet focuses on the letter T. The uppercase and lowercase "Tt" are colored in teal, with a turkey illustration filled in with dark brown. Students trace the word "Turkey" and circle all the T’s from a mix of uppercase letters. At the bottom, images representing the T sound—such as a tree, train, tiger, and tulip—are colored. The page is decorated with fall leaves at the top

Thanksgiving alphabet letters

Explore Thanksgiving from A to Z with this festive alphabet list! Each letter highlights a Thanksgiving-themed word, perfect for building vocabulary and connecting the alphabet to the holiday spirit.

A is for apple
B is for bread
C is for cornucopia
D is for dinner
E is for eat
F is for family
G is for gobble
H is for ham
I is for ice cream
J is for jam
K is for kitchen
L is for leaf
M is for Mayflower
N is for November
O is for oven
P is for pumpkin
Q is for quince pie
R is for roast
S is for sweetcorn
T is for turkey
U is for utensils
V is for vegetables
W is for wishbone
X is for miX
Y is for yam
Z is for zucchini

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Alphabet books for preschoolers

Here are some engaging alphabet books to support your child’s learning journey alongside our Thanksgiving activities:

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is probably my favorite book of all time, and every family should have this book! It is a playful alphabet adventure where lowercase letters race to the top of a coconut tree, creating a colorful and rhythmic learning experience for preschoolers.

I Spy from A to Z takes young readers on an interactive journey through the alphabet, engaging them in a captivating seek-and-find game that enhances their observation skills.

ABCs of Art introduces children to the world of creativity and culture. Combining the alphabet with various art forms to spark imagination and exploration.

Other free Thanksgiving worksheets for preschoolers

Make the holiday season extra special with these engaging Thanksgiving printables designed to bring fun and learning together.

Practice counting, sorting, and basic addition with Thanksgiving math worksheets, designed to make early math skills engaging and holiday-themed.

Enjoy a game of Thanksgiving bingo with printable cards that help preschoolers recognize Thanksgiving words and symbols, supporting visual memory skills.

Create cherished keepsakes using our Thanksgiving handprint art printable that let kids make themed designs while working on fine motor skills.

Let creativity flow with free printable Thanksgiving coloring pages, offering kids a fun way to explore colors and practice color recognition.

Build early math skills with Thanksgiving color by number printables that use fall images for a mix of number recognition and color matching.

Strengthen memory through a Thanksgiving matching game printable, which pairs holiday-themed images for an engaging match-up activity.

Decorate the table with free Thanksgiving activity placemats that kids can color and personalize, adding a festive touch to family mealtime.

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Last Updated on 11 April 2025 by Clare Brown