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Classical Music Activities for November | Thanksgiving Listening Buddies ✪

By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to add classical music to your classroom or homeschool? Classical music has been shown to provide numerous benefits for children, including reducing stress, improving focus and concentration, and increasing creativity. These activities are great for music appreciation and also help build social-emotional skills! Each activity is easy to set up (no glue required!) and a great way to engage students for Thanksgiving.

Listening Buddies sheets feature a piece of classical music with the composer’s name. While the music plays, students draw a scene in the box inspired by the music. They can also explore the feelings and mood of a piece by coloring the emojis that match their listening experience. Students color the listening buddy at the top of the page or you can print the color version.

There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required. Just print and play! Music is available on YouTube or your preferred streaming service.

This Thanksgiving activity pack features five music selections from November Mindful Listening! Students can color their black & white listening buddy page topper or you can print the color version.

Learning Objectives

  • increased knowledge of composers from different backgrounds
  • observe emotional influences within a composition
  • familiarity with the composer's works
  • ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
  • identify different instrument sounds
  • social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
  • creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Thanksgiving Listening Buddies Included:

  1. Quiet City, Copland
  2. Song for Harvest Season, Ives
  3. Cello Concerto No. 1, Haydn
  4. English Horn Concerto, Rorem
  5. Autumn Legend, Alwyn

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Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

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Thanksgiving PowerPoint with Discussion & Reflection Questions (PDF and GS)

By Class Plus

Enhance your Thanksgiving lessons with this dynamic and meaningful Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation. This resource offers a well-rounded journey into Thanksgiving history, traditions, and the spirit of gratitude, designed to engage students through discussion, reflection, and interactive visuals. Here’s why this Thanksgiving resource is an essential addition to your classroom:

Why Should You Use This?

Thanksgiving is more than a holiday, it's an opportunity to explore gratitude, kindness, and community themes. This presentation helps students connect the historical roots of Thanksgiving to personal reflection, making the holiday’s lessons relevant and memorable. By blending facts with reflective questions, students can see Thanksgiving as a time for learning, giving back, and recognizing the values of thankfulness and togetherness.

What Skills Are Students Working on with This Resource?

This resource encourages critical thinking, active listening, and self-reflection, making it ideal for classrooms focused on developing empathy and historical awareness. Through questions that spark discussion, students work on their social and emotional skills, especially considering their own experiences with gratitude and community. Additionally, this presentation supports comprehension and verbal communication skills as students discuss, share, and deepen their understanding of Thanksgiving.

This resource includes:

  • Slide 1: What is Thanksgiving?
  • Slide 2: The History of Thanksgiving - Part I
  • Slide 3: The History of Thanksgiving - Part II
  • Slide 4: Cooperation Between Native Americans and Pilgrims
  • Slide 5: Who was Squanto?
  • Slide 6: Thanksgiving Traditions
  • Slide 7: Thanksgiving Around the World
  • Slide 8: Giving back: Acts of kindness on Thanksgiving
  • Slide 9: Gratitude
  • Slide 10: How Can I Be More Grateful?
  • Slide 11: Thanksgiving Self-Reflection
  • Slide 12: We have learned about - Thanksgiving Day

Formats:

  • Powerpoint
  • PDF
  • Google Slides
  • Keynote
  • JPG images
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Thanksgiving Turkey Hats and Crowns Pilgrims Native Americans Turkeys

By Primary Piglets

Are you ready for the School Feast Day? Get your kiddos busy decorating a Thanksgiving Hat to wear. Hat choices include; turkey hats, Pilgrim hats and Native American hats.

Add your own details like googly eyes, glitter and feathers!

All hats are in color and B&W.

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Each hat comes in color and black and white versions.

Pilgrim Boy (2 different skin tones)

Pilgrim Girl (2 different skin tones)

Native American Boy

Native American Girl

Turkey

Boy Turkey

Girl Turkey

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How to Use

Directions page included. Copy the pages you choose. Students color hats. Teacher attaches hat to fit each student.

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"I am Thankful" Journal Prompts (Perfect for Thanksgiving or any time!)

By Joyful Explorations

These journal pages are designed to promote creative writing with a "thankfulness" theme. This packet contains 10 writing prompts which can be used with beginning writers as well as students who are more accomplished writers. Blank lined writing pages are included for students who need more space for their stories. Two covers are included in this set... one with a Thanksgiving theme and one cover that is not holiday themed.

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Fall/Thanksgiving Rounding to Nearest Ten & Hundred Practice- No Prep

By E•Fish•ient Teaching

This is a printable that you can use to have your students practice rounding. Students will round the same number to the nearest ten and the nearest hundred. This give students ample practice with rounding to help master the skill of rounding. At the bottom of the page there is a little riddle where students will have to decide the number based off what it was rounded to.

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Editable Turkey Name puzzles and Scissor Craft Activity - Fall Craft Activites

By KidCraftable

This engaging activity allows students to create personalized Turkey name puzzles while practicing fine motor skills with scissor cutting. these puzzles are a fun and educational addition to your autumn classroom activities. making it easy for kids to spell out their names (2-12 characters).

Teachers can customize and print, offering a fun and educational autumn project that enhances letter recognition, sequencing, and creativity. Ideal for fall-themed lessons, bulletin boards, or a festive classroom display!

What's Included :

  • PAGE : 22 PAGES
  • FILES : PPTX
  • SIZE : 11'' x 8.5''
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Turkey Letter T Craft Activity for Kids Fall Autumn Craftivity for November

By LearnCraft Creations

Introduce a fun and educational twist to Thanksgiving with the Letter T is for Turkey Craft! This hands-on craftivity is perfect for helping young learners recognize the letter "T" while engaging in a festive Thanksgiving activity. Students can color, cut, and assemble the turkey, reinforcing their fine motor skills and letter recognition. Ideal for preschool and kindergarten classrooms, this craft is great for Thanksgiving literacy centers, alphabet activities, or holiday-themed learning. Each printable page includes parts for the turkey and the bold letter "T" base, making assembly simple and engaging. Teachers can display these colorful creations on a Thanksgiving bulletin board or send them home as a memorable keepsake. Make learning fun this season with this Thanksgiving letter craft that combines holiday cheer with early literacy skills!

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Pop Art Thanksgiving door decor | Thanksgiving art

By Patricia

Bring creativity and festive spirit into your classroom with these Thanksgiving Dor decor! This pop art style resource is perfect for creating a vibrant Thanksgiving art that will showcase your students' artistic skills. With bold, unique designs, students can color and personalize their pages to celebrate Thanksgiving in a fun and engaging way. Perfect for all ages, these coloring pages offer an interactive way to discuss gratitude and the holiday's significance while enhancing fine motor skills and creativity.

This resource includes:

  • Bulletin board poster
  • Bulletin board letters
  • 3 printables - 2 coloring pages and 1 pattern template

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Kindergarten-2nd grade Thanksgiving Single Digit Addition Numbers 0-9 Worksheets

By Christyrie's Teachery

Thanksgiving Cupcake Single Digit Addition Fun!

This set of No Prep needed 30 Thanksgiving Cupcake Single Digit Addition Numbers 0-9 worksheets for Kindergarten through Second grade makes the perfect Holiday activity for your Math Centers or Morning Menus for addition review. With 12 questions on each page students have the opportunity to build their Number Fluency, Speed and Accuracy as well as working on Adding with Zero and Understanding of the Equal Sign.

You will receive the following Digital Resources:

· 30 Worksheets Thanksgiving Themed Single Digit Addition Numbers 0-9

· 30 Worksheets Thanksgiving Themed Answer Keys

These worksheets are No Prep and easy to complete.

· Just Print them out

· Your Kinder-2nd Grade students are then ready to go and will love getting into the season by circling the correct Thanksgiving themed cupcake that answers the problem.

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· Independent Work

· Morning Menus

· Daily Review

· Math Centers

· Early Finishers

· Homework

· Intervention

· Homeschoolers

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Thanksgiving Matching Game

By Creative Soul Printables

Does your class or family like playing games? Matching Games is one of our favorites to play, gives everyone a to work on their memory skills while learning about a concept they are working on. We love when it is an educational matching game too. Here you and your students or family can have some fun playing this thanksgiving themed matching game as a fun extra activity.

You can use this game when there is a sub in the classroom, need a fun day of teaching whether in the classroom or while homeschooling or just during an indoor recess time. Great for when students need something to do on their own too as they can be played alone or as a group.

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9 sets of matching cards

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Canadian Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Passages|Multiple Choice Questions

By LessonLink Teacher

These Canadian Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions are a perfect resource for teachers and parents alike. This product is designed to enhance grade 2, 3, 4, and 5 students’ understanding and appreciation of Thanksgiving in Canada.

The package includes three engaging passages:

  • Canadian Thanksgiving: A Brief History: To help the students learn about the origins and historical significance of this cherished holiday
  • Canadian Thanksgiving Traditions: To help the students explore the unique customs that make Canadian Thanksgiving special.
  • Canadian Thanksgiving vs. American Thanksgiving: To help the students discover the similarities and differences between these two holidays.

Each passage is accompanied by seven multiple-choice questions, designed to test comprehension and promote critical thinking.

To further enrich your students’ learning, a Venn diagram activity is included for the last passage, providing a fun and interactive way to compare and contrast Canadian and American Thanksgiving traditions.


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Thanksgiving Name Tags, Desk Name Tags, Thanksgiving Classroom Decoration

By Katelyn Schneider

Thanksgiving Themed Name Tags - Editable for Preschool to First Grade

Description: Make your Thanksgiving celebration extra special with our charming, editable name tags! Perfect for preschool and first-grade classrooms, these name tags are designed to help young learners feel welcomed and engaged.

Features:

  • Festive Design: Adorned with cute Thanksgiving motifs like turkeys, pumpkins, and fall leaves, these name tags add a cheerful touch to your classroom or Thanksgiving gathering.
  • Editable: Easily customize each tag with student names using our user-friendly template. Simply type in the names, print, and you're ready to go!
  • Versatile Options: Includes a full set of letters (A-Z) and numbers (1-10) for personalized tags that can be used for seating arrangements, group activities, or name recognition.
  • Age-Appropriate: Designed specifically for preschool through first-grade students, making it easy for them to recognize their names and build social skills.
  • Printable Format: Available in a convenient PDF format, ready to print on standard label or cardstock paper.

Perfect For:

  • Classroom activities
  • Thanksgiving parties
  • Family gatherings
  • Arts and crafts projects

How to Use:

  1. Download the PDF file.
  2. Open in a PDF reader and edit the text fields.
  3. Print on your preferred material.
  4. Cut out and enjoy!
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No Prep November Fall Themed Tear Art -Kindergarten Crafts for Fine Motor Skills

By Keeper of Kinders

Looking for a fun, no-prep fall themed center or craft? Use this November tear art bundle to work on fine motor skills with a fall twist! Students use their hands to tear pieces of paper and glue on to the picture for a fall craft! Perfect for a reading station or center, craft time or to use with a thematic fall unit.

Tear art makes great classroom decor all while having fun working on those fine motor skills!

Six easy to use sheets with easily decodable words for your young learners!

This resource is included in my fall tear art bundle which includes tear art for September, October, November, plus a BONUS Back to School sheet:

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November Math Write the Room

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Fall Pumpkin Pie Puzzles - Letters, Beginning Letter Sounds, Numbers, Counting

By Kimberly

✏️ Do your kiddos love sweets? They'll love these yummy math and literacy pumpkin pie puzzles! Perfect for the fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving season!

✏️Practice letter recognition, upper to lowercase matching, beginning letter sounds, number recognition, number words, counting, adding and more with these printable puzzle activities (70 pages)!

✏️ Use numerals, tally marks, dice and word form to help familiarize students with different ways a number can be visually represented! Get hands-on to work on developing fine motor and social skills through play!

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Thanksgiving Author’s Purpose Reading Unit Passages, Slides, Guided Notes Gr 5-7

By TooBookedUp

Looking for a high-engagement, Thanksgiving-themed resource to teach author’s purpose? This Thanksgiving Author’s Purpose Unit is perfect for grades 5-7 and provides students with five unique, double-sided passages (10 pages total) to help them practice identifying and analyzing different author’s purposes—all with a festive, fall twist!

This resource includes everything you need for a whole-group lesson, centers, or intervention, and is perfect for engaging students with seasonal content while building critical reading skills.
What’s Included:

  • A complete 75-minute lesson plan that guides students through understanding author’s purpose, with adaptable options for different teaching formats.
  • 5 double-sided passages, each representing a different author’s purpose (Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Instruct), all tied to Thanksgiving topics!
  • Interactive slides and guided notes: Use the 12-slide deck to introduce or review author’s purpose while students complete fill-in-the-blank notes to stay engaged.
  • Multiple-choice and open-ended questions for each passage: Help students analyze the author’s intent, tone, and type of text.

Sample Thanksgiving Passages Include:

  • A persuasive speech from a turkey asking to be saved!
  • A critical speech on Thanksgiving’s environmental impact.
  • An entertaining story of a Thanksgiving disaster.
  • A step-by-step instructive speech on how to cook Grandma’s famous stuffing.

This resource is ideal for teaching the author’s purpose in a fun, seasonal way with relevant Thanksgiving content that students will love. Whether you use it for whole-group instruction, stations, or small-group intervention, your students will be "thankful" for how engaging this resource is!
What’s Included:

  • 75-minute lesson plan
  • 5 double-sided, Thanksgiving-themed passages (10 pages total)
  • Slide deck and fill-in-the-blank guided notes
  • Multiple-choice and open-ended questions for each passage

Help your students master the skill of identifying author’s purpose while enjoying Thanksgiving-themed content! Perfect for ELA centers, whole-class lessons, or small-group intervention.

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Equivalent Fractions | Thanksgiving Turkey [Missing Numerator + Shade Fractions]

By Nardine Mettry

Get your students ready for Thanksgiving with a fun and festive way to practice equivalent fractions!

What's Included?

  • Shading for Equivalence: Students will shade the corresponding portion of each feather.
  • Missing Numerator Mystery: Students will write the missing numerator.
  • Answer Key

⭐Thanksgiving Narrative Writing: How the Turkey Escaped the Dinner**⭐**

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Thanksgiving I Spy Worksheets | Seek and Find Printable | Thanksgiving Game

By Jennifer Arnold

Looking for a fun way for students to celebrate Thanksgiving while also practicing their counting skills?

This Thanksgiving I Spy Game is perfect for classroom activities or at-home fun! This printable seek-and-find worksheet is filled with seasonal designs that challenge kids to find and count objects, making learning feel like play.

Here’s how you can make the most of this I Spy Game in your classroom:

Morning Warm-Up Activity: Start the day with a fun, low-prep task by using it as a “bell ringer.” It’s a great way to help students settle in and get focused right from the start.

Counting & Math Practice: Let students count and record the objects they find, naturally building their basic counting and early math skills. You can even extend the activity by having students create simple addition or subtraction problems based on their findings.

Focus and Observation Exercise: Use it as a calm-down activity to help students practice visual discrimination and focus on details. This makes it ideal for students who need a bit of extra help sharpening their observation skills.

Group or Partner Activity: Have students work in pairs or small groups to complete the I Spy game. It’s a fun way to build teamwork and communication skills while keeping students engaged.

Seasonal Brain Break: Use it as a quick “brain break” or reward activity. It provides a structured yet fun break that keeps kids focused and excited without disrupting your classroom flow.

This Thanksgiving Seek and Find Printable activity is a flexible, engaging resource to add to your seasonal toolkit, perfect for mixing fun with learning!

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1 file with 2 PDf pages

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Thanksgiving Multiplication and Division Word Problem Task Cards - Math Activity

By Michelle Broderick-Payne

Grab these Thanksgiving Word Problem Task Cards to keep your students engaged during the holiday season and practicing their multiplication and division facts!

Topics Covered

  • Multiplication and Division
  • Word Problems
  • Real-World Math Applications

Included

  • 12 Task Cards
  • Student Recording Sheet
  • Answer Key

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Thanksgiving Multiplication & Division Word Problem Interactive Modeling Tool

By SPO Resources

Solving math story problems can be challenging! Engage students with this Thanksgiving-themed interactive Google slides activity to help them explore and make sense of math word problems. Students will solve multiplication & division word problems using digital moveable modeling pieces to show their mathematical thinking.

Do your students dread solving math word problems? 

Word problems can be so difficult for students because they struggle to carefully read the problems and identify the correct operation to solve them. I created this tool to make solving word problems fun and to help students model story problems in a variety of ways with easy-to-use moveable pieces to help visualize and make sense of math word problems. 

Do your students need more practice reading math word problems carefully?

This tool will help your students read math story problems more carefully by giving them tools to read and draw out the information in the story problem. The time they spend creating their drawing will help them think through the problem. 

Are you looking for a Thanksgiving math activity that is rigorous and based on standards? 

This thanksgiving-themed interactive math word problem resource is a fun way to get students in the holiday spirit but still focus on developing a critical math skill. 

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This resource includes:

24 interactive slides for solving multiplication & division story problems

  • Google Slides
  • PowerPoint
  • Moveable graphics, numbers, and text boxes for students to show their thinking digitally
  • Slides are partially editable
  • 20 one-step multiplication and division word problems
  • 4 multi-step challenge multiplication and division story problems 

3 Video Model Examples

Each youtube video shows how to think through and solve a multiplication and division story problem using the modeling tool.

  • Quick Model of How to Use Modeling Tool
  • Multiplication Story Problem Example Problem
  • Division Story Problem Example Problem

★Worksheet Pages

  • 5 pages that include all the story problems that are included in the resource

★4 Different Student Recording Sheets

★Answer Key Slides & Pages

  • Interactive slide answer key with modeling examples for every question
  • Worksheet answer key
  • Record sheet answer key
  • Answer key embedded in Google form

★Self-Grading Google Form

  • Save time and gather formative data on student performance
  • Answers already inputted for you
  • Students can record answers on the record sheet, then input answers into the Google Form for immediate feedback on their performance
  • Receive valuable data on the next steps for teaching or reteaching this skill.

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Who?

This resource is designed for third-grade and fourth-grade students and could also be used for fifth-grade students who need extra support. 

Since the resource is aligned to 3rd-grade standard 3.0A.A.3 (multiplication and division problems through 100), it is a great resource for upper elementary students to work on independently during math centers. 

This resource is a fantastic way for your students to practice analyzing story problems and determining whether they need to multiply or divide based on the words in the problem. 

Common core aligned to CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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What will students learn?

Students will learn how to identify the correct operation (multiplication or division) based on the context of the problem. 

Students will use the modeling tool to identify keywords in the problem, determine the known and unknown information, and create a visual representation of what is happening in the story problem. 

The story problems include real-world situations so students can visualize the story problem and make sense of whether they should multiply or divide. 

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Ways to use this resource:

  • Display the modeling tool on the board during whole group lessons and model solving multiplication and division story problems while students follow along on the worksheets
  • Math centers
  • math intervention groups
  • independent learning
  • distant learning
  • small guided math groups
  • Use the self-grading Google Form to gather formative data on student performance.

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Each slide includes:

  • 1 Multiplication or division word problem
  • Tools to highlight and underline parts of the problem*
  • Set of directions on the side of the slide*
  • A text box to fill in the known and unknown information in the story problem*
  • A spot to drag the correct operation to use to solve the problem*
  • 4 modeling tools: person, circle, x, and box to create a picture of the problem
  • Moveable number and operation pieces
  • An area designated for showing work to solve the problem
  • A text box to type the equation or drag over number pieces to show the equation*
  • A text box for the answer*

*indicates this part can be deleted or edited for each slide

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*******NOTE if you’re interested in this resource for task cards, which doesn’t include the modeling tool, click the link here:  Thanksgiving Math Word Problem Task Cards Multiply & Divide- Digital & Print The questions included are the same, but the resources are different

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Grab this fall-themed interactive digital math resource to help your students solve multiplication and division story problems!

Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving sentence scramble cut and paste

By Thachakorn Kokong

Looking for a fun and engaging Thanksgiving-themed literacy activity for your 1st graders? This Thanksgiving Sentence Scramble Cut and Paste Worksheet is perfect for building reading comprehension, sentence structure, and sequencing skills in young learners!

This worksheet includes 30 simple Thanksgiving-themed sentences that students will unscramble by cutting out words and pasting them in the correct order. Each sentence is carefully crafted to be age-appropriate, featuring familiar Thanksgiving vocabulary such as "turkey," "pumpkin pie," "family," and "gratitude." This hands-on activity not only helps students practice reading and writing but also keeps them engaged with a festive holiday theme.

What's Included:

  • 30 scrambled sentences with a Thanksgiving theme
  • Cut-and-paste activity that supports fine motor skills
  • Easy-to-follow format suitable for 1st graders

This resource is great for:

  • Thanksgiving centers
  • Morning work
  • Small group literacy activities
  • Homework assignments
  • Early finishers

Help your students improve their sentence-building skills while celebrating Thanksgiving! Perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, and any setting where young learners are eager to develop their literacy abilities in a fun, seasonal way.

Happy Thanksgiving and happy learning!

Grammar
Holidays/Seasonal
Thanksgiving
$3.90