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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The Busy Pencil (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis is a wonderful resource, I loved using this with my Kindergarten students!
This is a wonderful resource, I loved using this with my Kindergarten students!
Educating with Em (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTFun Thanksgiving Craft
I love using this Thanksgiving craft as a fun way to write about what we are thankful for!
Daisy F. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTA fun craft resource for Thanksgiving
I enjoyed this craft as much as my students did. I enjoyed displaying them on our bulletin board for the rest of the school to read what 1st graders are thankful for. Some answers were sweet and some down right hilarious.
Jenna B. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGood resource.
What better way to celebrate the holidays than with his craft!!!
Kerri O. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat craft
Students loved this craft and it was easy and simple to use
Isabella R. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat Thanksgiving Activity
I used this activity in my Autism Support Classroom. The students loved doing the activity.
Elizabeth D. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTSuper fun!
A super fun activity! Easy to prep! Will definitely use this every year!
Makayla B. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat thanksgiving craft
My kinder kids loved this craft! I gave a list of words with pictures that they could copy onto their own feathers, it was a great activity for us!
Ellie’s Teacher Lounge (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTCute Holiday Resource
I love this resource for the grateful students I have
Reth’s Resources (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat Resource
This is a great resource! It was a great activity for my students!