thanksgiving websites for elementary students

Children can relate to the simple message. This short book – Thank You, Thanksgiving is designed for kindergarten and is about being Thankful for the little things. I’ve dug up a free printable Pilgrim Pete the Cat activity you can use too. Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving is a newer Thanksgiving book on the classroom reading circuit. Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks is a classic “feel good” read aloud about being thankful for family, friends and the holiday itself. In The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks teaches full circle how God provided for the pilgrims and all that we have to be thankful for. Leave it to this bear family to remind us of what’s important. The author of the Bear Books writes Give Thanks to the Lord which references Psalm 92. This Thanksgiving version of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie ends up creating a parade balloon spectacle after eating a Thanksgiving feast. This fun and clever book Run, Turkey, Run! will have young students laughing as the turkey attempts to hide with other farmyard animals.ġ0 Fat Turkeys is a countdown story that is less about Thanksgiving and is more about turkey fun. It involves kids going on a field trip to a turkey farm.

Told in rhythym and rhyme like the Christmas poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving is a fun and wacky Thanksgiving story. Help students understand what life was like during the first Thanksgiving.Ĭover the entire Thanksgiving story – starting with the Pilgrims leaving England in The First Thanksgiving with historically accurate illustrations. Teach how Thanksgiving became a national holiday with Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving.Īnswer over 52 curious kids questions with If You Lived In Colonial Times.

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Whisk your students back to 1621 for the first Thanksgiving in Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Tree House #27). Realistic Fiction Thanksgiving BooksĬlever and well written for older grades – get your hands on You Wouldn’t Want to Sail on the Mayflower!: A Trip That Took Entirely Too Long to bring the Mayflower voyage to life. These are affiliate links to books on Amazon that we, or other teachers recommend. There is a good range of books suitable for kindergarten through fifth grade.

You can click on the Thanksgiving books for elementary kids for more information about the author, publishing company, and description. This list was compiled from many educators who shared their favorites last year with us. Here are 14 top pick for Thanksgiving books for kids.

Thanksgiving websites for elementary students