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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Classroom Ms Fit (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat resource. This is just what I wanted for my son, thank you!
Layne S. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTExcellent resource! My students had fun cutting and pasting!
Julie S. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students loved making their turkeys and coming up with things to be thankful for.
Christy M. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students enjoyed this resource, it was a great buy.
Sarah’s Class (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTKids loved it ! Sharing them for assembly this week.
Jacki B. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis craft turned out so cute! Easy to print and implement. I had my parent volunteer complete this activity with students. 🙂
Amber Freeman (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis made a cute bulletin board for Thanksgiving. My students’ parents loved these!
Frankly Kindergarten (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis was an adorable craft to send home the last day before Thanksgiving Break! It was so fun to see what the students wrote on the feathers.
Brittney W. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThese activities were a great resource. Thank you!
Amy J. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students loved using this resource to make their Thanksgiving mat. Students wrote on the feathers what they were thankful for. Students then glued the turkey, the beak, the feet and feathers onto a black construction paper. Students used this mat for their Thanksgiving classroom feast.