Thanksgiving Activities for Elementary English Language Learners

Thanksgiving ! First blog post for Thanksgiving. Resources very hard to find that can suit EFL/ESL students at this age. It is a Holiday that doesn't say anything to them, but as Language is Culture, it is something that we should teach. I used to have a Thanksgiving day, and all the resources were guided into reviewing previous lessons, recycle vocabulary  besides eating  Thanksgiving food, such as apple pie, turkey sandwiches, that was more less what I could find in my hometown for the Holiday.

Link to the resources: 
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Resources-for-Elementary-English-Language-Learners-3479482

              

               A dress up Pilgrims to review clothes vocabulary.

Then make puppets using toilet paper rolls !

I made this big wreath with a paper plate that is used for placing cakes.

Cut a hole in the middle. Have the students paint the wreath or leave it plain. Students will color each item and glue them as they wish. Then, have each student come to the front to show his/her wreath and describe all the items. They can take it home or display in class.

Let´s review the parts of the body with a turkey.

First have the students color the parts of the body of the turkey that will have to be glued. It is a good idea to have your own template ready and colored to put up on the board to guide the students.

Teacher: Look at the turkey´s head. Color it brown.

Teacher: Look at the turkey´s body. Color it brown.

Teacher: Look at the turkey´s beak. Color it yellow.

Teacher: Look at the turkey´s waddle. Color it red.

Teacher: Look at the turkey´s wings. Color them brown.

Teacher: Look at the turkey´s feathers. Color number one pink. Color number two orange. Color number three purple. Color number four gray. Color number five red. Color number six green. Color number seven yellow. Color number eight blue.

And Finally, look at the turkey and color the legs orange.

Have the students then cut out all the pieces and start gluing them starting with the feathers, the head, the body, the beak, the wings and the waddle.There is a template with numbers, so the students have to match a feather number to a feather word in order to paste it. Then move on to glue each body part.

I had them cut the whole turkey and place it on a poster board or a large construction paper. I added the body parts to trace, cut and glue to the turkey.

A fun and easy craft. I made a colored and a black and white version. I punched a hole and used twig and yarn for the knot.

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