Thanksgiving or giving thanks is a great concept to teach children. I love to give the children many opportunities to express their thankfulness -- they come up with treasured ideas. I made a simple turkey and 10 feathers (more or less). Tape the turkey on a board. Let the children either put the feathers on the turkey or take them off. There are several things that you can put on the feathers:
- titles of "thankful" songs
- titles of favorite songs
- phrases of a song that you are working on
Ask the children to tell one or two things that they are thankful for, then let them choose a feather. Sing the song or phrase on the feather.
How to make a simple turkey:
Make one large circle for the turkey body. Cut another small circle for the head. You can put a waddle, eyes, mouth and feet if you would like. Cut several feathers out. I made the feathers out of several different colors. It should look like this:
