Thanksgiving Furniture Vocabulary and Activities for Elementary ELLs

 This resource ( Thanksgiving Furniture Vocabulary & Prepositions Activities for Elementary ESL Learners) is part of the House Furniture for Elementary ESL, at my store:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/House-Furniture-unit-for-Elementary-ESL-3420723

The Thanksgiving Furniture resource is useful for teachers because it combines holiday fun with essential vocabulary practice, helping students review furniture words in a meaningful, seasonal context. It keeps learners engaged through hands-on Thanksgiving-themed activities while reinforcing language skills. Celebrate Thanksgiving with furniture vocabulary and fun prepositions activities for elementary ESL/ELL students. Flashcards, worksheets & games included.

Have the students identify and name common pieces of furniture found in various rooms of the Thanksgiving house. Point to a room in the flashcards and they call out any furniture. Then, place that flashcard with an arrow pointing to it and saying: There is a green bed.

Use basic sentences to describe the location of different pieces of furniture (e.g., "The bed is in the bedroom,"). The flashcards help to aid the vocabualry of each furniture piece. Example: There are two pictures in the living room. There is a purple rug and an orange sofa. I can see a purple lamp on a yellow table.

“Find the Closet!” Activity. Show the three closet flashcards (red, blue, and green). Say a color aloud — for example, “Show me the blue closet!” do the same with lamps, rugs, tables, etc.

In this hands-on activity, students place a turkey cutout on different furniture flashcards to practice vocabulary in an engaging, thematic way. It helps reinforce word recognition while adding a fun Thanksgiving twist to the lesson.

Small cards. Picture-to-Word Match: Have students match pictures of furniture items to the corresponding word cards.

Memory Game: Place all flashcards face down and have students take turns flipping two cards to find a match.

Flashcard Tower. Students using the cards, they try to build the tallest “tower” (stacked or overlapped). Adds competition and fine motor fun while reinforcing vocabulary.

Students can use the small cards to describe each image using prepositions, for example, “The owl is behind the window.” This activity helps them practice sentence structure and spatial vocabulary in a fun, visual way.

Students complete a worksheet by writing the name of each furniture item and coloring it as the teacher dictates. As a follow-up activity, they can write simple sentences for each item to practice spelling, vocabulary, and sentence formation.

Match the word to the picture (e.g., "couch," "bed," "table").

Fill-in-the-Blanks: Create sentences with blanks for furniture words, helping students practice using the vocabulary in context.

There is a read and color worksheet where students read short sentences and color the furniture items accordingly. This activity helps them practice reading comprehension and color vocabulary in a fun, interactive way.

There are three worksheets featuring different rooms of a house. Students listen and color the furniture as the teacher gives instructions, then label each item and write a short description text to practice vocabulary and writing skills.

Cut and Paste worksheet: Provide cut-out pictures and words for students to match and glue onto a worksheet, creating a physical activity that can aid memory.

Cut and paste each piece of furniture in the correct room of the house as labeled.

Word association matching activity where students practice vocabulary by pairing Thanksgiving-themed furniture picture cards with their corresponding word cards.

Write sentences with prepositions using the word and picture cards useful for the practice of sentence structure, and prepositions in context.

There is counting 1 to 20 turkeys in the oven included in this resource, here: 

https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/counting-120-turkeys-in-oven-numbers.html

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Thanksgiving Hat Prepositions of Place Activities for Elementary ELLs

 This printable, ready-to-use resource is part of Clothes Theme for elementary ELL/ESL learners. Click here:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Clothes-Theme-for-Elementary-ESL-2987481

The Thanksgiving Hat Prepositions  ESL resource is an engaging way to use prepositions of place while celebrating the Thanksgiving season. Simply print and go! The resource can be used for warm-ups, mini-lessons, or as part of a Thanksgiving classroom center. Have the students master prepositions of place in a fun Thanksgiving hat theme.

Write sentences for each flashcard on slips of paper and have the students place them correctly.

Flashcard Memory Match. Cut the words out of the flashcards. Students take turns flipping two cards to find a match: e.g., a turkey with a hat on its head matches the “on” card.

Listen, Find, and Show. Spread flashcards on the floor. The teacher says a sentence: “The hat is in front of the turkey.” Students race to touch or hold up the correct flashcard.

Small cards. Match and Say. Give each student a set of small cards and a set of preposition word cards (cut the words out of the card). Students match the picture to the correct word (e.g., “on,” “under,” “behind”). After matching, they say the sentence aloud: “The turkey is on the hat.”

Mini Memory Game. Use two copies of the small cards. Place them face down.  Students flip two cards at a time to find a matching pair. Every time they find a match, they read the sentence: “The turkey is between the hats.”

For advanced learners, ask them to write the sentence after matching.

Spin and Match. Use the spinner with prepositions. Place a clip and a brass fastener to the spinner template. Students spin, find the small card that matches the preposition, and say the sentence aloud.

Cutout Activities for Turkey and Hat Prepositions. Listen and Place. Give each student a set of cutouts: the turkey, the hat in the colored or b/w version. The teacher gives commands aloud: 👉 “Put the turkey under the hat.”

Students listen, move the cutouts, and repeat the sentence.

As a Variation: Have a student act as the “teacher” and give the commands!

Play like this: 

Students roll the Prepositions Dice and color the picture on the worksheet that matches the preposition shown. Each side of the dice includes a turkey and a hat in different positions to represent words like on, under, next to, behind, in, between, and in front of.

Read and Color – Turkey Prepositions Worksheet. Students read each sentence carefully and color the picture that matches it. For example:
👉 “The turkey is under the hat.” — students find the correct image and color it.

Fill in the Blanks – Turkey Prepositions Worksheets .Students complete each sentence by filling in the correct preposition that describes the turkey’s position.
Example:  “The turkey is ___ the hat.” → on

Each worksheet helps students read, think, and apply the correct preposition while reinforcing sentence structure.

Interactive Notebook – Turkey Prepositions Worksheet. They place the hat cutout first, then place and insert all the turkeys with preposition words (on, under, behind, next to, in, etc.) in the correct positions — some may require cutting small slits to fit the turkeys properly, Previously, students color each turkey. At the end, they write complete sentences to describe their work, such as: “The turkey is behind the hat.”

Label the Turkey’s Body Worksheet. Students identify and label the different parts of the turkey’s body, such as the head, wings, tail, and feet.  They read each word and write it in the correct blank space on the turkey.

Turkey Prepositions Matching Mats. They cut out the word cards and match each preposition to the correct turkey and hat picture.

As they match, students read each sentence aloud — for example,
“The turkey is behind the hat.”

Turkey Prepositions Sentence Puzzle. Students build complete sentences. They read each picture on the mat, find the correct word cards, and arrange them to form sentences such as: “The turkey is next to the hat.”

Turkey Prepositions Board Game. Students roll the dice and move their token along the path, saying a sentence for each space they land on — for example,

“The turkey is on the hat.”

They practice prepositions of place while having fun racing to the finish!

Interactive Turkey Prepositions Book. Students read each page and move the turkey cutout attached with yarn to match the sentence — for example,
 “The turkey is under the hat.” They slide or lift the turkey to the correct position on every page, bringing the sentences to life in a fun, hands-on way!

Here I am reading the book:

Prepositions activities are added to this resource: 

https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/03/rabbit-and-mitten-preposition.html

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Thanksgiving Colors Activities for Elementary ESL | Flashcards, Games, Worksheets & Puzzle

 This Thanksgiving colors ESL resource is also included here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Colors-Unit-for-Elementary-ELL-Starters-3629423

Reviewing colors in a Thanksgiving setting introduces cultural elements while keeping vocabulary familiar. It gives learners an opportunity to use English meaningfully while exploring traditions.

The Thanksgiving monster help students with vocabulary retention. Students can write sentences about each monster Flashcard.

The flashcards can be sorted into person or thing.

Small cards can be used them for matching activities that keep students engaged while practicing language.

Color Match and Say. Place the pumpkin pie color cards face up. Give students color word cards (or say a color aloud). Students find and point to or hold up the matching pumpkin pie, saying:  “This is the orange pumpkin pie.”  “I see a brown pumpkin pie.”

Thanksgiving colors worksheets 1. Students read or listen and color the pies correctly.
Skills: reading comprehension, color recognition, following directions.

Worksheet 2. Seeing the color word and applying it through coloring helps students remember it better. If possible go over the items in a cornucopia.

Worksheet 3. The tasks are simple and achievable, giving young learners confidence as they correctly follow instructions and see a colorful final product they can be proud of.

Thanksgiving Colors Puzzle Game. Students practice reading simple color phrases repeatedly, helping them recognize sight words like a, blue, red, and pumpkin.

Thanksgiving Colors Board Game.  Students take turns rolling a die and moving along the path filled with colorful pumpkins. When they land on a space, they read the color word or sentence aloud — for example, “a green pumpkin” or “This pumpkin is orange.”

The teacher can also ask students to find and show the matching color card or color a small pumpkin on their pumpkin worksheet, seen above.

A pocket chart activity with color phrases like “a red pie” is perfect for hands-on sentence building and reading practice. Once all matches are made, read them together as a class for pronunciation and rhythm practice.

Including letter tiles for writing color words adds a strong literacy and spelling component to your lesson plan. Students practice letter recognition and sound-letter connections while building color words. These are reusable for other Thanksgiving lessons.

Thanksgiving Colors “Feed Me Box” Activity. Prepare the box using the pumpkin pie template. Students cut out the pumpkin pies from the worksheet — each one showing a different color. The teacher places the box at the front of the class or at a learning station.

Teacher: A blue pumpkin pie!

Students find the matching pumpkin pie and “feed” the box by dropping it inside.

Encourage students to say the sentence as they feed it, for example:
 “This is a green pie.”

Continue until the box is full of deliciously colorful pies!

There is also Halloween Colors included in this resource:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/halloween-colors-activities-for.html

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