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November Theme Units and Daily Themes

Thanksgiving
Theme Unit
Critical Thinking
Thanksgiving Logic Problem
     Thanksgiving Dinner Logic Printable

Thanksgiving Thinking Puzzle
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (more difficult)

Printables for Classroom Door
            Thanksgiving Poster

Ponder the Picture Comprehension Puzzle
            Ponder the Picture: Thanksgiving

Hidden Pictures
            Thanksgiving hidden pictures (more challenging)
            Find the Feathers

Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     A Horn of Plenty (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Pardon Me! A Thanksgiving Tradition (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Thankfulness (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Squanto (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Modern Day Thanksgiving (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Wild Turkeys (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     How Is Thanksgiving Celebrated in Other Countries? (Very Quick Reader; Grade 5 Readability)

Short Readers
     A Pilgrim Child's Life (Short Reader; Grade 2 Readability)
     Bouncy Cranberries! (Short Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Easy as Pie...Pumpkin Pie, That is! (Short Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Turkey, Turkey, Goose (Short Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Thanksgiving Dinner (Short Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving? (Short Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Thanksgiving Day Parade (Short Reader; Grade 6 Readability)

Reading Comprehensions
Thanksgiving
     Happy Turkey Day (Grade 1)
     The Best Thanksgiving Ever (Grades 1-3)
     An East Coast Thanksgiving (Grades 2-3)
     Samoset's Thanksgiving (Grades 2-3)
     Thanks-Living (Grades 3-4)
     How the Indians Saved Thanksgiving (Grades 3-4)
     Friendship and Thanksgiving (Grades 4-5)
     From Susanna's Journal (Grades 4-5)
     Backwoods Thanksgiving Part I - Elk Trouble (Grades 4-6)
     Backwoods Thanksgiving Part II - Elk Rescue (Grades 4-6)
     A Letter from Your Nervous Thanksgiving Turkey (Grades 4-6)
     The First Thanksgiving (Grades 4-6)
     Thanks and Cheer (Grade 5)
     It's Not About the Turkey (Grades 5-6)
     A Special Thanksgiving (Grades 5-6)
     The Cornucopia Mystery (Grades 5-7)
     The First Thanksgiving, What Was It Really Like? (Grades 5-7)
     Six Thanksgiving Myths (Grades 5-7)
     Thanksgiving for the Dogs (Hi/Lo Grades 5-6)

Pilgrims
     New Life in a New Land (Grades 2-3)
     The Courtship of Priscilla Mullins (Grades 3-4)
     A Voyage to Freedom (Grades 4-5)
     The Pilgrims' Real Thanksgiving Menu (Grades 4-6)
     Children on the Mayflower (Grades 4-6)
     The Pilgrims' Life in the New World (Grades 4-6)
     Squanto (Grades 5-6)
     The Mayflower Compact (Grades 5-7)
     Pilgrims Seek Religious Freedom in Plymouth (Grades 5-7)
     William Bradford (Grades 6-8)

Plays
     A Play:  Thanksgiving Readers’ Theater (Grades 1-2)
     A Play:  The Pilgrims’ First Feast (Grades 3-4)

Conversation
     Thanksgiving Day in America (Spanish and English)
     Going to Dinner (Spanish and English)

Read and Color
        Thanksgiving - The First Thanksgiving (PDF file)
        Thanksgiving - We Love Thanksgiving (PDF file)
        Timmy the Turkey (PDF file)
             Mini Book - Turkeys (PDF file)
            There's A Turkey in My Hand
            The Truth About Turkeys
            Ten Thanksgiving Turkeys
            The North American Wild Turkey
            The Turkey From Albuquerque

Finish the Story
     My First Thanksgiving Dinner (Grades 2-3)
     An Unusual Thanksgiving Dinner (Grades 2-4)
     The Turkey Hunt (Grades 3-4)
     Turkey-Lurkey (Grades 3-4)
     The Great Escape (Grades 3-4)
     Tales of Tom Turkey (Grades 3-5)
     Terence the Turkey Has a Plan (Grades 3-6)
     Turkey Surprise (Grades 3-6)
     Thankful Coach (Grade 4)
     I Am Thankful For... (Grades 4-6)
     Grouchy Grindall Gives Thanks (Grades 4-6)
     Derek and the Turkey (Grades 4-6)
     A New Thanksgiving (Grades 5-6)

Reading Comprehensions - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     Feliz Día del Pavo
     El Día de Acción de Gracias de Samoset
     Viviendo-Agradecidos
     Como la gente indígena salvaron al día de acción de gracias
     La Amistad y el Día de Acción de Gracias
     Del Diario de Susana
     Día de Acción de Gracias en las Regiones Apartadas I - Problema del Alce
     Día de Acción de Gracias en las Regiones Apartadas II - Rescate del Alce

French
     Vivre dans la reconnaissance
     Comment Les Amérindiens ont sauvé Thanksgiving

Italian
     Vivere con gratitudine
     Come gli Indiani salvarono il Ringraziamento

German
     Danke für mein Leben
     Wie die Indianer Thanksgiving retteten

Thanksgiving Game
            Turkey Trails
            Pilgrim Picks

Board Game
   Thanksgiving Food Vocabulary Board Game


Book Units
    Squanto and the First Thanksgiving (Grades 1-3)
    How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story (Grades 2-5)
    If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 (Grades 2-5)
    Molly's Pilgrim (Grades 3-8)

Funda-blanks
     Thanksgiving Feast (grades 1-3)

Thanksgiving Animals
     Turkeys

  Spanish
     Los Pavos (Grades 4-7)
French
     Les Dindes (Grades 4-7)

Birds Theme Unit

Thanksgiving Activities
            Thanksgiving Puzzles
             Thanksgiving Activity Pages
            Thanksgiving Activities
            Turn into a Turkey
            Pilgrim Puppets
            Colossal Cornucopia Collage Art Project

Thanksgiving Visual Perceptual Skills
   Visual Skills - No Rotation of Images
2 by 2: Multiple Choice - Easy printable
2 by 2: Full image given
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete
2 by 2: Full image given (one extra piece not used)
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete (one extra piece not used)
2 by 2: Full image given (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 3: Full image given
2 by 3: Picture is one-sixth complete
2 by 3: Full image given (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 3: Picture is one-sixth complete (two extra pieces not used)
Mixed Book - one page of each worksheet

   Visual Skills - Images may be Rotated
2 by 2: Multiple Choice - Easy printable
2 by 2: Full image given
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete
2 by 2: Full image given (one extra piece not used)
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete (one extra piece not used)
2 by 2: Full image given (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 3: Full image given
2 by 3: Picture is one-sixth complete
2 by 3: Full image given (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 3: Picture is one-sixth complete (two extra pieces not used)
Mixed Book - one page of each worksheet

Thanksgiving Analogies
             Thanksgiving Analogies

Thanksgiving Donation Project
            Turkey Tote

Scarecrow Project
            Scarecrow of Scraps (A Fall Craft)

Thanksgiving SUDOKU Puzzles (with Thanksgiving pictures)
   4 by 4 Thanksgiving Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Thanksgiving Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller pictures to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Thanksgiving Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

Birds SUDOKU Puzzles (with pictures of birds)
   4 by 4 Birds Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Birds Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller pictures to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Birds Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

Thanksgiving Social Studies Review (multiple choice with writing questions)
     Thanksgiving first grade social studies questions
     Thanksgiving second grade social studies questions
     Thanksgiving third grade social studies questions
     Thanksgiving fourth grade social studies questions
     Thanksgiving fifth grade social studies questions
     Thanksgiving sixth grade social studies questions

Writing
Thanksgiving Draw and Write
Thanksgiving Draw and Write

Thanksgiving Story Starters and Thanksgiving Borders
Thanksgiving borders with Thanksgiving story starters
Thanksgiving borders with Pilgrims story starters

Art Project: I'm Thankful (Grades K-3)
     This art project is an opportunity for students
to express what they are thankful for (PDF file)

Thanksgiving Patterns
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (smaller pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (smaller pictures)

Colonial America (1492-1765)
     Colonial America Theme Unit (1492-1765)

Thanksgiving Science Project
     Science Project: So Much to Be Thankful For

Dot to dots
Thanksgiving: Dot to dots (booklets - PDF files)
Spelling
     Spelling (challenging)
Alphabet
     Alphabet (lowercase letters)
     Alphabet (CAPITALIZED letters)
Counting
     Mixed: Each page count by a different number
     Count by 1's (easier)
     Count by 1's
     Count by 2's
     Count by 3's
     Count by 4's
     Count by 5's
     Count by 6's
     Count by 7's
     Count by 8's
     Count by 9's
     Count by 10's
     Count by 25's
     Completed drawings (no dot to dots)
Easier Dot to Dots
     Turkey (1-10)
     Pilgrim girl (1-10)
     Pilgrim boy (1-20)
     Cabin (1-20)
     Indian and ship (1-10)
     Cornucopia (1-10)
     Dinner (2-10 by 2s)
     Thanksgiving Connect The Dots

Thanksgiving Crossword
     Thanksgiving Crossword - Pilgrims and Indians
     Thanksgiving Crossword - Pilgrims and Indians (includes words)

Thanksgiving Math Worksheets
     Easy Thanksgiving Addition and Subtraction
     Thanksgiving Addition and Subtraction
     Thanksgiving Multiplication and Division
     Thanksgiving Time Problems
     Vegetarian Thanksgiving Problems
     Thanksgiving Measurement Problems

Pilgrims Math Worksheets
     Pilgrims Math (Grades 1-2)
     Pilgrims Math (Grades 3-4)
     Pilgrims Math (Grades 5-6)

Thanksgiving Mazes
edHelper subscribers:
Build Thanksgiving Mazes - Make multiple mazes at once

Thanksgiving Counting
edHelper subscribers:
Make counting puzzles

Thanksgiving Word Wall
        Pre-made Thanksgiving word wall with all of the words (PDF file; LARGE file)

     Make a custom Thanksgiving word wall


Thanksgiving Puzzles (with pictures)
  
Easier Words
     Unscramble Thanksgiving words
     Fill-in missing letter (one missing letter)
     Fill-in missing letter (two missing letters)
     Circle Thanksgiving words (correct spelling)
     Match Thanksgiving words with pictures
     Thanksgiving word search
     Thanksgiving with pictures puzzle book

Thanksgiving Food
     Unscramble Thanksgiving words
     Fill-in missing letter (one missing letter)
     Fill-in missing letter (two missing letters)
     Circle Thanksgiving words (correct spelling)
     Match Thanksgiving words with pictures
     Thanksgiving word search
     Thanksgiving with pictures puzzle book

All Thanksgiving words
     Unscramble Thanksgiving words
     Fill-in missing letter (one missing letter)
     Fill-in missing letter (two missing letters)
     Circle Thanksgiving words (correct spelling)
     Match Thanksgiving words with pictures
     Thanksgiving word search
     Thanksgiving with pictures puzzle book

Coloring Pages
     Turkeys on farm
     Pilgrims in home
     Pilgrim man and woman
     Pilgrim girl
     Pilgrim boy
     Cornucopia

Thanksgiving Food Picture Puzzles
   Picture
Word Search

   Cut and paste picture
and write the word

   Circle letters
and write the word


Crossword Puzzles
     Thanksgiving Crossword - Pilgrims and Indians
     Thanksgiving Crossword - Pilgrims and Indians (includes words)

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