Thanksgiving is the perfect time to help young learners slow down, notice God’s blessings, and celebrate His love. In this post, I’m sharing the meaningful, faith-based placemats and activities I use to teach gratitude in my Christian classroom. These simple, print-and-go ideas help students connect Scripture to everyday blessings in a way they truly understand — and they create keepsakes families will treasure!
Looking for a festive way to mix math and creativity this November? These Thanksgiving Cornucopia Math Crafts and Centers turn counting, addition, and graphing practice into hands-on fun your students will love! They’ll stay engaged, build fine motor skills, and create adorable cornucopias you’ll be proud to display before the holiday break.
October is the perfect time to bring pumpkins into your math block! In this post, I’ll share easy, engaging pumpkin math crafts and centers that help students practice counting, comparing numbers, and even simple addition—all while building fine motor skills. These activities are flexible, differentiated, and a fun way to bring fall excitement into your classroom.
Make November less hectic with these no-prep Thanksgiving-themed digital literacy and math centers! Perfect for kindergarten and first grade, these engaging Google Slides and Boom Cards focus on rhyming, letter sounds, alphabet matching, number sense, addition, and shapes. Simply assign to your students for independent or group center time—no printing or laminating required. With easy differentiation, audio support, and interactive elements, these centers make learning festive, fun, and manageable!
If you’re looking for a simple, no-prep way to keep your students engaged before Thanksgiving break, these Thanksgiving Roll & Cover games are one of my favorites! They’re easy to set up, fun to play, and give students meaningful practice with counting, subitizing, and addition. You’ll find both print and digital Seesaw versions (with virtual dice rolling!) so every learner can join in. Plus, I’m sharing the Thanksgiving version as a freebie along with a few other seasonal ideas you can use right away.
Discover fun and engaging candy corn math and literacy activities perfect for fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving! Practice patterns, counting, number sense, comparing numbers, and alphabet skills with hands-on games and interactive Boom Cards. Ideal for centers, small groups, party stations, and more, these activities make learning fun and rewarding—plus, who doesn’t love eating candy corn as a treat?
As a teacher of young students, holidays usually involve some sort of celebration at school. I always like to give my students a little something
The Legend of the Five Kernels of Corn is one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions to share with young learners. It helps students understand what the Pilgrims endured and gives them a simple, meaningful way to reflect on their own blessings. In this post, I’m sharing an easy paper-plate craft that brings the story to life, along with a fun Thanksgiving tradition you can send home for families to enjoy together.
I was looking for a way to make common core math standards practice more meaningful and fun for students and it hit me – combine
Our Thanksgiving party is one of my favorite school celebrations. It is a day filled with fun activities and culminates with a wonderful school feast
I normally use our sensory bin/table for isolated learning experiences such as a dinosaur dig or digging for letter C clams or just have it
Planning ahead to November and added a few new features and ideas to both Thanksgiving Turkey centers, and they are now available together in a money-saving