These hands-on, engaging board games are perfect for practicing initial sounds, building letter recognition, and reinforcing phonics skills in a festive Thanksgiving theme. Students will have a blast while learning, and teachers will love how easy these are to prep and use.

Perfect for:

• Literacy centers
• Small group instruction
• Take-home practice with family
• Differentiating for varied skill levels

Gameplay:

• 1-4 players
• Play using a die or the included spinners
• All game boards are Thanksgiving-themed and kid-friendly (family, turkey, football, parade etc)

What’s included:

• 10 Thanksgiving board games
  • 5 boards with pictures for students to identify beginning sounds
  • 5 boards with letters, prompting students to think of a word starting with that sound

• 4 spinners
• 12 kid game pieces
• Color & black-and-white printing options

Teacher tips:

• Laminate boards for durability if used as a center
• Quick and easy prep, just print and play!

Make phonics practice fun this Thanksgiving with a hands-on activity your students will love playing again and again!

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Students identify the initial sound of each picture, match it to the correct letter, and color the mystery image to reveal a festive Thanksgiving picture. It’s the perfect mix of learning and creativity!

These no-prep printables are great for:

• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Small groups or literacy centers
• Sub plans
• Word work practice
• Homework or take-home packets

What’s Included:

• 5 Thanksgiving-themed mystery pictures
• 4 differentiated versions of each (20 total pages!)
• Easy-to-follow color key for each activity
• A simple way to differentiate phonics practice

Students will love uncovering the hidden Thanksgiving pictures while strengthening their beginning sound recognition skills.

Why You’ll Love It:

• No prep required – just print and go!
• Hands-on phonics review that feels like a game
• Seasonal and fun for November literacy lessons

Make your phonics practice festive this fall with these Thanksgiving Color by Code Beginning Sounds worksheets, a low-prep, high-engagement activity your students will be thankful for!

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This engaging turkey number sense sort is a fun hands-on way to reinforce number sense. This center is easy for the students to use and will help them build their number recognition and number sense. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers, or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each number turkey. They will then sort the pumpkins showing the numbers in different ways, tally marks, domino, fingers, and ten frame, to the correct turkey.

Here’s what’s included:

Turkeys in numbers 1-10

4 pumpkins displaying each number to 10 in4 different ways.

The center comes in both color and black and white printing options.

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for a fun turkey number sense activity!

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This engaging turkey middle sound sort is a fun hands-on way to reinforce CVC words This center is easy for the students to use and will help them build their fluency in middle sounds and CVC words. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to literacy centers, or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each turkey. They will then sort the CVC word hats onto the correct turkey.

Here’s what’s included:

30 turkeys with middle sounds a, e, i, o, and u

30 matching hats to match with the pictures on the gravestones.

The center comes in both color and black and white printing options.

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for a fun Thanksgiving middle sound activity!

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This engaging turkey beginning sounds sort is a fun hands-on way to reinforce beginning sounds and initial sounds. This center is easy for the students to use and will help them build their beginning sound recognition. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers, or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each turkey. They will then sort the letter pies onto the correct beginning sounds picture turkey.

Here’s what’s included:

Turkey for each letter of the alphabet showing a picture

A piece of pie with each letter that the students will match to the correct turkey.

The center comes in both color and black and white printing options.

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for a fun Thanksgiving beginning sounds activity!

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This engaging snowman addition sort is a fun hands-on way to reinforce addition to ten. This center is easy for the students to use and will help them practice their addition to ten and number sense. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers, or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each number turkey. They will choose a feather, solve the addition problem on it, and put it on the correct number turkey.

Here’s what’s included:

Turkey in numbers 1-10

59 feathers with addition problems to make 10

The center comes in both color and black and white printing options.

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for a fun Thanksgiving addition activity!

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This quick-prep Thanksgiving A-Z write the room center is a perfect way to incorporate movement in your reading / ELA center rotation. This is a great way to allow your students to get up and move about the classroom while being on task.

Simply tape the 26 Thanksgiving-themed cards around the room. The student will then find each of the cards and write the corresponding words to the matching letter on the included recording sheets.

What’s included:

26 numbered write the room cards that are Thanksgiving-themed. This set only includes items to celebrate Thanksgiving day such as parade balloons, football, family and friends, turkey, cooking, and food items.

2 recording sheets – one lined, one handwriting lines.

The Thanksgiving cards come in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the Thanksgiving A-Z cards and place them around the room and you’re set for a fun fall-themed center for the week or month!

Teachers like you said…..

Danielle F. says, This was one of my favorite write the room activities. The students were excited to find all of the alphabet letters within the Thanksgiving words. Thank you!”

Marlee G. says, “This was a GREAT writing/alphabet activity to do with 1st graders during library media lessons. The words were simple enough to write down yet challenging enough to keep students engaged the whole time. I will use this again next Thanksgiving season!”

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These no prep activity pages are a fun and engaging way to practice math, writing, sequencing, and so much more. These pages work great the last few days before Thanksgiving to keep the kids engaged and busy.

What’s Included:

In this Thanksgiving pack you’ll find 43 pages of no prep sheets.

Everything that is in this pack is Thanksgiving/turkey related (food, family, turkeys, thankful)

-1 crack the code math sheet addition including answer key.

-1 Thanksgiving word search including answer key

-1 Let’s describe Thanksgiving

– 2 pages of vocabulary words color and black and white

Words included

turkey

pumpkin pie

rolls

mashed potatoes

cranberry sauce

stuffing

sweet potatoes

Thanksgiving

drumstick

wishbone

cookbook

thankful

cornucopia

family and friends

football

parade

-3 Addition/subtraction math sheet – differentiated

-1 Greater or less than math sheet

-3 Pages of spinner addition – differentiated

-2 If I were a turkey writing/drawing pages 1 page is writing paper

-2 If I had a pet turkey writing/drawing pages 1 page is writing paper

-2 ABC order Thanksgiving words plus write a sentence using 2 of the words. 1 regular lines and one hand writing paper.

-1 Hundreds chart hunt

-1 Thanksgiving count and graph

-1 Set of 6 write the room cards Thanksgiving vocabulary

-1 Writing sheet to use for write the room

-2 I Am Thankful For writing sheet. ! page is regular lines one is handwriting paper

-1 Which pie do you like best graph – student survey

-1 Telling Time

-1 How to make Thanksgiving dinner writing page, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th

-1 How to make a turkey writing page, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th.

-2 turkey handprint cut outs with writing prompts on them. I am looking forward to , and I am thankful for. They would be great displayed on a bulletin board or made into a class banner.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pages and you’re ready for a fun last few days before Thanksgiving!

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These no prep turkey bingo cards are perfect for right before Thanksgiving break, class parties, harvest party, fall festivals, as a whole class reward, on sub days or for Fun Fridays! They are also a great way to review vocabulary!

What’s included:

Included are 30 different bingo cards and a set of teacher calling cards. This bingo set only includes turkeys.

Laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the bingo cards, print and cut the calling cards and you’re ready for a fun party game!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Dawn C. says, “My students loved playing turkey bingo! I liked how the bingo cards were full size so the pictures were easier for them to find.”

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These no-prep Thanksgiving bingo cards are perfect for right before Thanksgiving break, class parties, harvest party, fall festivals, as a whole class reward on sub days, or for Fun Fridays! They are also a great way to review Thanksgiving vocabulary!

What’s included:

Included are 30 different bingo cards and a set of teacher calling cards. This bingo set only includes items to celebrate Thanksgiving day such as parade balloons, football, family and friends, turkey crafts, cooking and food items.

Laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the bingo cards, print and cut the calling cards and you’re ready for a fun party game!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Brittney G. says, “Fantastic resource! We played it during or “Thanksgiving Luncheon” every kid from pre-k through 5th grade absolutely loved it! It prints great and has a large variety of different playing cards. I highly recommend it!”

Katie D. says, “This is one of the only BINGO’s I could find without an Indian and Pilgrim on it. I love it has food items and traditions like football instead of things from the First Thanksgiving. The kids loved it. Will be using this every year! 10/10.”

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Get this as part of my Counting Mats Bundle and save big.

These counting mats are a fun hands-on way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of balls to make whipped cream. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

These work great for math centers and during small groups.

You can use cotton balls, play dough or small puff balls from the craft section. I have also included a page of whipped cream pieces both in color and black and white in case you’d like to use those.

Here’s what’s included:

Number 1-20 in full page size mats

Numbers 1-20 half page mats

Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats

Printable acorn pieces

All come in both color and black and white.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Diane P. says “The children had so much fun counting the “scoops” of whipped topping for the pumpkin pies. Thank you!”

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In this pack, the students are learning writing, sequencing, retelling, life skills, and much more. It’s a great hands-on activity to get the students excited to learn.

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Items included:
Recipe card for the students to fill out
2 retelling writing pages – one with lines one without
2 writing pages – I can make a turkey– one with lines one without
A sequencing page for the students to number the steps of making a turkey.
Cut and paste sequencing page.
Sequencing center in color – print on cardstock and laminate
Larger sequencing cards in color that can be used on an anchor chart.
Ingredient pieces to be printed on card stock and laminated for the kids to make the turkey.
One easy reader – I Can Make A Turkey

These activities are sure to keep your students engaged and having fun all while learning!

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Get this as part of my Counting Mats Bundle and save big.

These counting mats are a fun hands-on way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of feathers for the turkey. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

These work great for math centers and during small groups.

You can use craft feathers, or play dough. I have also included a page of feather pieces both in color and black and white in case you’d like to use those.

Here’s what’s included:

Number 1-20 in full page size mats

Numbers 1-20 half page mats

Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats

Printable acorn pieces

All come in both color and black and white.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Stephanie L. says “My PreK students love using these each year. I laminated mine and use them for activities with feathers, but also have used them with play dough to make the feathers. Very versatile.”

Melissa J. says, “Perfect seasonal station! My students loved counting out the feathers to make their turkeys!”

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Cooking class is a fun way to incorporate many different learning standards. In this pack, the students are learning writing, sequencing, retelling, life skills and much more. It’s a great hands on activity to get the students excited to learn.

Items included:
Optional letter to send home for help on food donation. Editable version included. Must have power point to edit.
Recipe card for the students to fill out
2 retelling writing pages – one with lines one without
2 writing pages – I can make apple pie– one with lines one without
A sequencing page for the students to number the steps of making a pumpkin pie.
Cut and paste sequencing page.
Sequencing center in color – print on cardstock and laminate
Larger sequencing cards in color that can be used on an anchor chart.
Ingredient pieces to be printed on card stock and laminated for the kids to make the pumpkin pie
One easy reader – I Can Make A Pumpkin Pie

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Erin C. says, “This was perfect for our Turkey research week! The kids really enjoyed writing and making the turkey!”

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This craft is perfect for a fun fall craft or for Thanksgiving.  They look adorable hanging on the bulletin board or in the hallway!

What’s Included:

There are two different ways to make the pie craftivity.

-Print a black and white page that has all of the pieces to make the pie on it for each student and have them color and assemble the pie.

-Print each of the parts pages on the corresponding color paper accounting for how many students you have, and hand out the parts to the students to cut and assemble.

After the craft is assembled, the students will need a long piece of construction paper to glue on their pie and writing page of your choice. They look adorable displayed in the classroom!

There are 3 writing prompt pages included along with both a writing paper option along with regular a regular lined version.

I’ve also included an additional blank sheet in case the students need to staple an an additional page for writing

-Pie – My favorite kind of pie
-Thanksgiving – My favorite thing about Thanksgiving
-Pie

Prep is quick and easy…. and they look adorable displayed in the classroom or hallway!

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Get this unit as part of my Crack the Code Multiplication Bundle and save big.

Crack the Code Math Practice Activities Multiplication Thanksgiving Edition No Prep

This packet includes 10 Crack the Code self-checking puzzles practicing multiplication. The codes that will be broken are all Thanksgiving related kid jokes.

Includes answer key for each page.

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Get this unit as part of my Crack the Code Addition and Subtraction Bundle and save big.

Crack the Code Math Practice Activities Addition and Subtraction Thanksgiving Edition No Prep
This packet includes 10 Crack the Code self-checking puzzles practicing addition and subtraction. The codes that will be broken are all Thanksgiving related kid jokes.

4 subtraction pages
4 addition pages
2 addition and subtraction mixed pages

Includes answer key for each page.

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