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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

  1. Begin with a class conversation about gratitude. Invite students to finish the sentence, “I am thankful for…”
  2. Choose lined or unlined feathers and have students record their responses.
  3. Color the pieces if you’re using white paper.
  4. Cut out the pieces and assemble the turkeys.
  5. 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!

4084 reviews for Turkey Craft | Thankful Turkey Thanksgiving Craft & Writing Activity K-3

  1. Lynne F. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    This was a fun and engaging project for my students. Made a darling November bulletin board. Fun way for students to think about what they are thankful for. Great resource!!

  2. Monica F. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    Great craft/activity for students to use to tell what they are thankful for.

  3. Alice M. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    My students loved using this worksheet during their work! They were engaged in the work and did not have trouble completing or getting started. It did not take a lot of time to prep this. My students always looked forward to a new sheet! Very creative and colorful.

  4. Emily T. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    Students loved this Thanksgiving activity. It helped them think of a variety of things they are thankful for.

  5. Teaching 1st Grade (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    My students loved making these turkeys around Thanksgiving time.

  6. Jodi B. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    Easy to prep. Fun way to talk about what you are thankful for. Great for making in small groups with kindergarten. It also aligns with some of the AVID strategies, so it is a win win.

  7. Misty H. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    This was a fun activity to do with my class after teaching about thankfulness. It is fun and the parents love them.

  8. Cristy Scott (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    GREAT resource for thanksgiving. There was a lot of prep work, but the students could do it if time allowed.

  9. Alexa Sever (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    Such a cute and fun activity to put out for the day before break!

  10. Rebecca R. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    Just what I needed! Thanks for the great resource!

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