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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myra C. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTUsed with early finishers to create a group project. Also used as a brain break.
Jaime L. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis was just what I was looking for! It was easy to use and engaging for my students. Thank you!!!
Lynn W. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students loved thinking about what they are grateful for. This activity was a nice tie-in to our circle time where we generated ideas for our turkeys.
Shellie Tito (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThese were cute and simple for my students to write about what they were thankful for.
Ariana G. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTLoved using this Thanksgiving resource with my students. Thank you!
Kara H. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTLoved this for the day before Thanksgiving break! Students loved it!
Denise W. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThank you so much for this resource. My students all enjoyed using it!
Donna W. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTExcellent quick and easy writing activity. Also, practiced cutting skills that students are lacking these days.
Kemy G. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTIt was a lot of prep but the students really enjoyed using this resource.
Michelle G. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy class loved creating their turkeys! They were excited to make them any color that they wanted.