Thanksgiving Writing Crafts, November Creative Writing Prompts, Easy Elementary Classroom Activities

This is such a cute Thanksgiving craft for your class to make! You can choose to have them write about the first Thanksgiving or about what they are thankful for. The completed crafts make a festive and fun bulletin board display too! The craft is easily done and looks great when finished!

This is the perfect low-prep activity for Thanksgiving in your classroom! This resource works great for 1st through 4th grade classrooms, but can also be used with Kindergarten, 5th and 6th grade as well.

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✨Save $$ with the bundle! This resource is included in my Seasonal Writing Crafts Bundle, which includes 12 holiday/seasonal themed writing crafts to use throughout the entire year! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1383637834/seasonal-writing-crafts-bundle-creative

Included in this download is a PDF of:
• Brainstorm Activities - This helps your students work through their ideas on either the first Thanksgiving or what they are thankful for. I find that by using a brainstorm activity like this first, students come up with much better and unique ideas! You can choose between the blank circles or I have filled in prompts to help them come up with ideas.

• Practice Sentences - From the brainstorm I move to the practice sentences worksheet. This helps them go from one or two words to forming complete sentences with correct spelling and punctuation.

• Final Draft Writing Pages - Once their practice sentences look good, they can transfer those sentences onto their final draft paper. I've included regular and primary lined paper to match your students' needs. There are also portrait and landscape page options included for each prompt.

• Pilgrim or Native American Toppers - Each student gets to choose which of the 4 toppers (male pilgrim, female pilgrim, male Native American, female Native American) they would like to color. Then they cut out their toppers and attach it to their final draft. These make perfect display pieces for your bulletin boards!


✨See what teachers are saying about this resource!
• "I have used this 3 years now for a fun Thanksgiving writing activity. The kids love it, and I get to see each step of their writing process."
• "This is a great resource for use during Thanksgiving. I am able to see the steps of writing and it helps to keep the student's writing organized."


Be sure to check out my other classroom resources, including Google Slides templates and bulletin board kits in my shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/AshleyMckenzieDecor

Here are more resources you might like:
• Thanksgiving Plaid Bulletin Board Kit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1091030814/thanksgiving-bulletin-board-plaid
• September 11th PowerPoint Lesson & Activities: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1286193404/september-11th-powerpoint-lesson
• Thanksgiving Google Slides Templates: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1269341840/november-slides-thanksgiving-google