Turkey Craft | Thankful Turkey Thanksgiving Craft & Writing Activity K-3
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You will love this little turkey craft! This thankful turkey writing craft gives your students a sweet way to share what they’re thankful for while practicing writing! In this Thanksgiving craft & writing activity, children record their ideas on the feathers, then color, cut, and assemble a Thanksgiving keepsake that’s full of personality.
For preschool, kindergarten first, and second grade, this Thanksgiving turkey craft brings gratitude writing and hands-on creativity together. Display the finished turkeys on a Thanksgiving bulletin board or send them home for families to enjoy. From favorite pets to special people, those little details make every turkey different!
Print the blackline turkey templates on colored paper, or use white paper and let students add their own colors. Choose feathers with or without writing lines to fit your writers.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- An 8-page printable PDF
- Turkey craft templates and blackline masters
- Feathers with writing lines
- Feathers without writing lines
SKILLS STUDENTS PRACTICE
- Brainstorming and expressing ideas
- Handwriting and personal-response writing
- Fine motor skills through coloring, cutting, and assembly
- Speaking and listening while sharing their finished work
HOW TO USE THIS THANKFUL TURKEY CRAFT
- Begin with a class conversation about gratitude. Invite students to finish the sentence, “I am thankful for…”
- Choose lined or unlined feathers and have students record their responses.
- Color the pieces if you’re using white paper.
- Cut out the pieces and assemble the turkeys.
- Share each creation, then display the projects or send them home.
GROWS WITH YOUR WRITERS
Every child can make this Thankful Turkey their own!
- Preschoolers can draw their ideas or dictate a response for an adult to record.
- Kindergarteners can use pictures, labels, or familiar words.
- First and second graders can write words or short sentences about what they’re thankful for. Invite writers who are ready to explain why.
PERFECT FOR
- A Thanksgiving writing activity with a personal touch
- November writing lessons and classroom gratitude activities
- A fall craft for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade
- A student-created November bulletin board or hallway display
- Take-home keepsakes to share with families
The finished turkeys are adorable, but reading what your students are thankful for is the sweetest part!
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Maddie Gerike (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis was so fun and cute to make for remote learning last year. This really tests students on listening to directions but its also very fun because my kids loved making crafts remotely. Also gives the students a very cute take-home craft for their family to keep!
NL D. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis is such a thoughtful craft. Adorable Turkey and so easy to create.
Nicolette K. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis is one of my favorite crafts to do with my class.
Tessa De Wit (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students loved making these turkeys. It is such an adorable craft, and it gave us a chance to discuss all the different things or people we are thankful for. After they were finished, we hung them in the hallway and received many compliments! Thank you for this excellent resource!
Kim Howell (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTLove the turkey. The students came up with some great things to say on their turkeys.
Gabrielle L. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis is a great resource for teachers! Thank you!
shellie anderson (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat product!
Sara M. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTI have used this both with 1st graders and an advanced Pre-K student. Easy and cute, appreciated by parents.
Mustion Design (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students enjoyed listing things they were thankful for and then assembling the turkey.
Alisha Y. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThank you.