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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Anna Hust (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTLove This!!
This is adorable and such a great craft leading up to Thanksgiving! I love that the feathers have lined and not lined to help with handwriting. It is so easy to put together once all copied!
Thank you, I can’t wait to complete with my students!
Angelica D. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTso cute! So helpful!
I love love love this resourse during thanksgiving! its a cute resource and activity that can be sent home to do as a family or as a group at school!
jalyn M. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTcraft for kinder
My kinder babies loved this craft. It helped them have fun but also practice their handwriting
Stephanie W. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTFun and exciting
The children enjoyed making these Im thankful for turkeys
Gabi Galano (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTlove this resource. I will definitely be using this resource again!
love this resource. I will definitely be using this resource again!
anjelica M. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTFun and creative
This helped with fine motor skills for the cutting, writing and creativity. GREAT for a class with children with multiple disabilities.
Hannah D. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTPerfect for the holiday
This is a great resource for reviewing letter sounds and encouraging them to write on their own by sounding things out.
Madison W. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTSuch a cute craft!
My students loved this craft! It is perfect for writing practice and also makes a cute bulletin board decoration. I will definitely use it again next year. Thank you!! 🙂
Tory R. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTCute turkey craft!
I printed on construction paper and assisted my preschoolers with adding what they are thankful for to each feather. They turned out really cute! Highly recommend!
Sofia B. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat Craft for November
This is a great craft that I use each year around Thanksgiving time!