Thanksgiving Week 3&4

Tuesday my kiddos were sick so we had to cancel and the next Thursday is Thanksgiving so we are not doing preschool.  So here is the two preschools we had in the last couple weeks.

Thursday's Schedule -

Book - Thanksgiving Bracelet
On pinterst I found a Thanksgiving story that you make a bracelet while reading it.
http://fun-a-day.com/thanksgiving-story-bracelet/
It was a cute story and making a bracelet was a hit.

Math - Turkey Walk
I printed pictures of turkeys out and put numbers 1-10 on them.  I placed them in a circle on the ground.  The kids walked on the turkeys while the music played and when it stopped they stopped and named the number they were on.  After doing this for a little we also moved the turkeys all over the room.  The kids just danced were ever when the music played and then when it stopped ran to the closes turkey and named what number was on it.  Also a fun activity!

Phonics - Find the Turkey
I had leaves with letters on them.  I laid them out on the floor and hide two turkeys under two of them.   The kids took turns guessing what letter leaf the turkey was under.  They really liked playing this.

Art - Turkey Feathers
I cut out and made turkey bodies for each kid and stuck them to contact paper.  The kids put their feathers and glitter on the turkey (sticking to the contact paper).  They turned out really cute and the kids loved making a mess :)

Movement - Where's the Silly Turkey
I had printed out a silly looking turkey and we took turns hiding the silly turkey.  Hide and seek is a big game at our house.  They loved being the ones that hid the turkey.


Tuesday's Schedule -

Book - Thanksgiving Story
I found a little video on youtube that was cute and explained Thanksgiving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUYJ9fMiGg&feature=c4-overview&list=UU5w7NjlGP7JUSK811dQVHVA

We had a Thanksgiving Feast for preschool.  The kids and I worked together to make the meal.
They all had aprons to put on, dressing the part is important.

We started with making chocolate chip cookies.  They were so good at waiting their turn to add an ingredient.  They loved scooping out the cookie dough and placing them on the pan the most.

We then placed rolls in the pans, chopped up bananas, rolled their turkey meat, and opened green beans can.

Then we set the table.  They helped me lay the table cloth out and colored it while everything was baking.

Then we dug in.  A super fun feast and the kids made it all!

Thanksgiving Week 2

Tuesday's Schedule -

Book - The Turkey with the Terrible Temper
http://family-home-fun.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-turkey-with-terrible-temper.html
Printed this out from the website.  The kids really like this book, we can talk about colors, tempers, how to control our temper, and being nice.

Math - Color the Turkey's Feathers
I printed a picture of a turkey and wrote numbers on its feathers.  The little kids rolled one dice and had to find the number they rolled and color it in.  The big kids rolled two dice added the two numbers together and then found that number and colored it in.  I was going to have them go until the first person colored all their feathers but that was taking too long and they were losing interest so after a certain amount of rolls who ever had the most feathers colored won.

Phonics - Match Feathers
I had printed out feathers on different colored paper and on them I wrote lower case letters.  We used my upper case magnet letters to match to the lower case feathers.

Art - Thankful Turkey
I had cut up a paper towel roll into four pieces.  Then glued eyes and beak onto it.  The kids cut out feathers to put on their turkey.  After they cut out the feathers they thought of things they are thankful for and we wrote it on there then put them on our turkey.

Movement  - Parachute
We got the parachute out and played with it.  I put my feathers on it and had them try to get all the feathers off as fast as they could.  Then of course we had to go underneath and play.

Thursday's Schedule -

Book - The Turkey with the Terrible Temper
They named things they were tankful for.

Math - Find the Turkey
I had leaves already cut out with numbers on them 1-20.  I hid a picture of a turkey under one of the leaves.  The kids had to guess what leaf it was under.  They pointed to the leaf and named the number on it.  I then turned it over if the turkey was there then they found it, if not we kept guessing.

Phonics - Letter or Gobble
I put my feathers with letters on it in a basket.  I also put in pictures of turkeys.  The kids reached in the basket without looking and pulled out a piece of paper.  If they pulled out a feather the named the letter (the older kids thought of a word that started with that letter) and if it was a turkey they had to get up and gobble.  Of course they loved the gobbling.

Art - Thankful Wreath
We traced their hands and then cut them out.  The kids glued the hand cut outs to a circle cut out of cardboard.  After they finished they thought of things they are thankful for and we wrote them on their wreath.

Movement - Turkey Pokey
Just like the hokey pokey but with turkey parts, like wing, drumstick, etc...

Thanksgiving

Tuesday's Schedule

Book - If You Give a Moose a Muffin
I don't have any thanksgiving books.  But after we read the book we discussed Thanksgiving.  What it is, why and how we celebrate.  For this month I want to ask the kids each preschool what they are thankful for.  So that we are full of gratitude this month.

Math - Turkey in the Bag
I put numbers 1-20 in a bag along with 10 pictures of turkeys.  The kids reached in the bag and grabbed a piece of paper and either told me what the number was or if it was a turkey they had to run around and gobble like a turkey.  They loved getting the turkey!

Phonics - Feather Hunt
I cut out feathers and put words on them.  Then the kids closed their eyes as I hid them around the room.  They would race to find them all.  Once all was found we sat down and the older kids read the cvc words and the little kids said what the first letter was.

Art -Turkey Hats
I cut out different parts of a turkey for each kid and a headband.  They glued the turkey onto the hat.  Always cute!

Movement - Turkey Race
We made a balloon rocket but added a turkey to it.  We blew up the balloon and watched it rocket to the other side of the room.  So it looked like the turkey was racing.  The kids loved this.  They took turns running the balloon back to me.


Thursday's Schedule

Book -If You Give a Moose a Muffin
We talked about the things they were thankful for making sure to think of something different than what they said last time.

Math - Color by Number
http://simplelivingmama.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-activities-for-kids/
This was real good for them.  The older kids did real well and could do almost all of it by themselves.  The little kids needed guidance but surprised me with how well they got it.

Phonics - Connect the Dots
http://www.cupcakediariesblog.com/2012/11/thanksgiving-activities-for-kids.html
Printed this and we connected the ABC dots.  This was a little hard for even my older kids.

Art - Turkey Puppets
The glued parts of the turkey to a brown bag.  And of course when we were done we had to do a puppet show.

Movement - Duck, Duck, Turkey
Just like duck, duck, goose but with the word turkey instead to match the theme.  Always a go to game.