35+ Best Thanksgiving Homeschool Activities
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, so I wanted to create a huge list of Thanksgiving homeschool activities.
These Thanksgiving activities can of course also be used by school kids who are on holiday that week.
All of these Thanksgiving activities and lesson plans are aimed at kids from the ages of 5-14. So I am sure you will find something to keep them entertained.
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Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
These are all the Thanksgiving homeschool activities that we will be using this fall. There is something in here for preschoolers through to middle school grades.
You also don't need to homeschool to enjoy these, all of them will be great in the classroom too.
All of these Thanksgiving homeschool activities are a perfect way to enjoy Thanksgiving this year in your homeschool or classroom.
More than 75% of these resources are completely free too!
Every holiday we try and put away the core curriculum and either learn more about the holiday or just have fun with it.
I normally struggle to get my son to write poetry, however, he has always enjoyed acrostic poems.
Download with these free Thanksgiving acrostic poem templates, you'll be amazed at how much they can write.
Can you find all of the missing words in this Thanksgiving word search?
There are 15 fall-themed words to find, diagonally, vertically, and horizontally, oh and some may be backward!
Let's have some math fun with this free Thanksgiving graph, color, and count worksheets.
With numbers 1-10 a great fall activity for preschoolers.
Learn to count with these fall-themed Thanksgiving counting worksheets.
Aimed at preschoolers this is a great way to encourage counting numbers 1-0.
Have fun with numbers with our free Thanksgiving dot to dot worksheets.
When the kids have connected the dots they will enjoy coloring in these Thanksgiving-themed pictures. What will they find?
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, this year why not make it even more special with these free coloring Thanksgiving cards.
The kids can use them to write why they are thankful this year and give them to parents, friends, and family.
As we are always looking at fun activities to do during the holidays I thought I would create some free printable Thanksgiving color by number pages.
I have put together 8 different Thanksgiving inspired pages for them to color in.
Unscramble these 13 Thanksgiving words.
It is not as easy as it appears, but don't worry I have added the answer sheet too.
If you are wanting to learn the alphabet with your preschoolers this season, you are going to love these free 26 fall alphabet activities.
Including coloring, tracing, and writing.
The kids are never too old for a good read aloud, these are our favorite Thanksgiving read alouds that you will all enjoy.
Including Thanksgiving picture books, and non-fiction books to learn more about the history of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to write a gratitude journal.
These are some great gratitude journal prompts to use for the entire year. You don't need to be grateful just on Thanksgiving.
There are 45 free Thanksgiving-themed math worksheets for kids in grades K-12 from Math Drills
This unit study is aimed at kids in grades K-4 and contains over 190 pages.
It is filled with 5 Adventure Quests for your K-4th grader. Let the kids explore the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, American history, and their voyage and move to the New World.
The unit study comes with a lapbook, and provides a well-rounded look at the story of these brave people and how they overcame many trials.
PLUS: Your child will explore popcorn science experiments, popcorn history, and even popcorn art!
Thanksgiving Traditions Around the World - Let's Travel the World Together | Small Online Class for Ages 8-13
In this one-time class, we will travel around the World and learn about Thanksgiving (and other harvest celebrations) traditions in other countries.
This free Scarecrow unit study is perfect for grades K-8
**This interactive Thanksgiving Unit Study is not free, however, it is awesome. Discover the history of the Thanksgiving holiday, and explore the science behind Thanksgiving parade floats.
Learn about a presidential Thanksgiving tradition, and design a Thanksgiving graphic using Inkscape.
Working with analogies =’s using critical thinking skills so I’ve designed 3 Thanksgiving analogy worksheets to get students to put on their ‘thinking caps’ to make some holiday word connections!
We are huge fans of mad libs and this Thanksgiving mad libs book is one of the best.
You and the kids are going to have hours of fun with this one.
Learn all about pumpkins with this free unit study
This Cranberry unit study is an excellent free resource that covers social studies, language arts, science, and math.
Make Your Students Laugh with This Thanksgiving Writing Activity
This is a fun writing game with dice! Kids are much more likely to write when they feel it is more of a game!
A great Thanksgiving STEM activity the kids will love.
Learn all about Thanksgiving with this free unit study.
Thanksgiving Fun Activities
Homeschooling doesn't have to just be learning!
Let's have some Thanksgiving fun, with these fun (and mostly free) activities that the kids are going to love.
Hide these Thanksgiving rhyming treasure hunt clues around the house and for a prize why not treat them to a new Thanksgiving book.
The kids will love scouring the house trying to find these Thanksgiving scavenger hunt clues.
There are 12 in total and as the clues aren't numbered you can have the kids running around the house as much as you like!
Grab the finger paints and let's get creative with these super cute Thanksgiving handprints.
Invite your friends over, or even at your homeschool coop, these Thanksgiving escape room ideas are a great way to celebrate.
We have also included free party invitations to send out.
Have fun with the kids this fall with our free Thanksgiving memory game printable. See who can match the images first.
Grab their favorite Thanksgiving book and print out and color in these Thanksgiving bookmarks.
This is a great homeschool game, see how much fun you can have with our free Thanksgiving scattergories boards.
Have fun with the kids and play Thanksgiving bingo.
Perfect for younger children, but I am sure the older kids will enjoy getting involved too!
Get out the crayons and enjoy these free leaf coloring pages.
Perfect if you live in Florida and don't have fallen leaves!
Get creative with these Thanksgiving coloring pages, a great activity to calm down the kids!
There are 5 Thanksgiving pages to color in, including turkeys, cornucopia, and other friends.
See how much you really know about Thanksgiving with this fun Thanksgiving trivia quiz.
This kit includes over 60 pages of activities for kids of all ages
A fantastic Thanksgiving printable Set including 28 fun and educational activities for elementary-aged kids.
You will have so much fun with these from coloring pages, I Spy, activity dice and SO MUCH MORE.
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States and is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November (see below in the Thanksgiving Countdown how many days left before the next one!).
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.
It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
Last Updated on 2 June 2023 by homeschoolof1