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Turkey Craft | Thankful Turkey Thanksgiving Craft & Writing Activity K-3

(4084 customer reviews)

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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. Karla Hess (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    This was great! I used it with my first grade class and all my students loved it, I had one student who had done it in kindergarten but he loved being my “helper,” They look great hanging from our ceiling and parents coming in now for parent conferences are commenting how cute they are!

  2. Jennifer S. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    Wonderful and easy craft to make and use this time of year

  3. Wendy B. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    My co teacher and I loved the layout of this resource. We loved the variations that it offered.
    The students loved building their own turkey and sharing what they are thankful for.

  4. Rebecca B. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    Great resource for a Moderate/Severe Classroom. Thank you for the resource.

  5. Jackie Holzapfel (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    My students loved making their turkeys and sharing with the class what they are thankful for!

  6. Macey K. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    I love the focus on things that we are thankful for!

  7. Kathryn F. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    This turkey is adorable and the kids loved talking about what they’re thankful for.

  8. Emily T. (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    Love this! so fun and engaging and a great writing activity

  9. Kathleen LaMere (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    We use this resource every year for Thanksgiving. It is fun and the students really enjoy putting it together.

  10. Brooke Scott (verified owner) –

    Originally reviewed on TPT

    This is such a fun way to show gratitude for all the things!

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