1-2-3 Come Do Some Thanksgiving Writing Prompts Craftivities With Me
It never failed, that no matter what grade I taught (PK, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, and even a college lit class), if I introduced a writing assignment that had a little bit of craftiness to eat, my students couldn't wait to get down to the business of writing.
An added bonus, was that completed projects made an awesome bulletin board that they were proud of.
The two writing prompt craftivities that I'm featuring today, are very simple, and can be done in a really short amount of time.
The first one is "Loopy". He's a creative alternative to the ever-popular "I'm Thankful For..." writing prompt.
Students write something that they are thankful for on strips of colored paper, then bend them into a loop and glue their writing prompt "feathers" to the top of their turkey.
I made my sample out of rainbow colors, but you'll have a wonderful variety if you let your students come up with their own designs.
You can also reinforce AB-AB or ABC-ABC color patterns as well.
I've included 6 different options for a center circle; from as simple as "Happy Thanksgiving!" to several quotes, as well as a poem.
Include a blank, brown loop behind the head of the turkeys, so you can suspend them back-to back from the ceiling. Click on the link for this "funtastic" Dollar Deal: Loopy the Thankful Turkey Writing Prompt Craftivity.
Next up is the Thankful Tree. Like Loopy, it's a nice alternative to the "I'm Thankful For" writing prompt.
I designed this craftivity, so that I could reinforce the 4 seasons, which we were learning about. It's also a great opportunity to practice the use of adjectives, to make writing more descriptive.
Here, children complete the prompt: "I'm thankful for (winter, spring, summer, fall) because..."
There's a cover page, 4 seasonal tree top writing prompts: (I'm thankful for winter, spring summer, fall because...) plus an ending prompt that says: "Most of all I'm thankful for . . ."
Students work on one tree top "page" each day. When everyone is done, have students share one of their favorite pages.
I've included a blank tree top pattern for older students.
For more pizzazz, students can add small seasonal stickers or drawings to the tree tops. i.e. snowflakes for winter, blossoms for summer etc.
Adding a school photo to the "hollow" of the tree adds that finishing touch.
Since scarecrows continue to be one of my top November downloads, the featured FREEBIE today is Pete the Peeking Scarecrow craftivity.
Well that's it for today. Time to straighten up my organized chaos, and replace it with some "crafty clutter".
I'm watching my grandchildren today; Kaiden's 3 and Kaitlyn's 1. We're going to make shoe print turkeys today. Wishing you a day filled with special memory-making moments.
"Grandchildren fill a place in your heart you didn't even know was empty." -Unknown
