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Thanksgiving Packet
Focus:
Building gratitude, creativity, and foundational academic skills through engaging Thanksgiving-themed activities.
Grades:
Grades K–4 (adaptable for K–5)
Concepts:
Gratitude, Reflection, Creative Writing, Drawing, Word Recognition, Problem-Solving, Mazes, Counting, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Visual Discrimination, Fine Motor Skills
Classroom Applications:
Students express thankfulness through guided writing prompts such as Feeling Grateful, Gratitude Activity, Grateful for My Home, and Grateful for My Family (pages 5–8). These reflection activities strengthen emotional literacy and personal expression.
Academic reinforcement continues through:
Edutainment Challenge Menu (page 9): students complete cross-curricular tasks like Movie Magic reflections, math-in-the-kitchen, podcast listening, trivia creation, and storytelling.
Word Searches on family vocabulary and autumn themes (pages 15–16).
Maze puzzles supporting logic and perseverance (pages 17–19).
Math activities using symbol-based addition, subtraction, and multiplication (pages 20–22).
Hidden pictures, coloring, and dot-to-dot for visual scanning and fine motor development (pages 23–25).
Students may complete the Certificate of Completion on page 26 to celebrate their learning.
Standards Alignment:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.8 – Recall information and express ideas in writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.5 – Understand word meaning and relationships.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1 – Use addition/subtraction to solve word and picture problems.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.3 – Apply multiplication with visual models.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 – Use images to understand text meaning.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will:
Recognize and express gratitude in meaningful and personal ways.
Strengthen creativity through drawing, storytelling, and reflection prompts.
Practice essential math skills using visual Thanksgiving icons.
Improve vocabulary through themed word searches.
Build problem-solving confidence through maze challenges.
Develop fine motor skills via coloring, dot-to-dot, and hidden object tasks.
Demonstrate responsibility and independence completing a self-paced packet.
Focus:
Building gratitude, creativity, and foundational academic skills through engaging Thanksgiving-themed activities.
Grades:
Grades K–4 (adaptable for K–5)
Concepts:
Gratitude, Reflection, Creative Writing, Drawing, Word Recognition, Problem-Solving, Mazes, Counting, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Visual Discrimination, Fine Motor Skills
Classroom Applications:
Students express thankfulness through guided writing prompts such as Feeling Grateful, Gratitude Activity, Grateful for My Home, and Grateful for My Family (pages 5–8). These reflection activities strengthen emotional literacy and personal expression.
Academic reinforcement continues through:
Edutainment Challenge Menu (page 9): students complete cross-curricular tasks like Movie Magic reflections, math-in-the-kitchen, podcast listening, trivia creation, and storytelling.
Word Searches on family vocabulary and autumn themes (pages 15–16).
Maze puzzles supporting logic and perseverance (pages 17–19).
Math activities using symbol-based addition, subtraction, and multiplication (pages 20–22).
Hidden pictures, coloring, and dot-to-dot for visual scanning and fine motor development (pages 23–25).
Students may complete the Certificate of Completion on page 26 to celebrate their learning.
Standards Alignment:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.8 – Recall information and express ideas in writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.5 – Understand word meaning and relationships.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1 – Use addition/subtraction to solve word and picture problems.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.3 – Apply multiplication with visual models.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 – Use images to understand text meaning.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will:
Recognize and express gratitude in meaningful and personal ways.
Strengthen creativity through drawing, storytelling, and reflection prompts.
Practice essential math skills using visual Thanksgiving icons.
Improve vocabulary through themed word searches.
Build problem-solving confidence through maze challenges.
Develop fine motor skills via coloring, dot-to-dot, and hidden object tasks.
Demonstrate responsibility and independence completing a self-paced packet.