Monday, November 4, 2024

Planning a Thanksgiving Unit Study

 *This post was originally published on 11/2/22.  Enjoy!

It's November and that means just over 3 weeks until Thanksgiving.  This year I wanted to share the holiday with my kids in a way that focuses on gratitude, love, and family.  So I went searching for fun, nostalgic stories and activities that we could sprinkle into our homeschool throughout the month.  And I came to find that there were so many good ideas that we probably won't get through them all.  So if you're looking for some family centered ideas for your homeschool, I hope you'll find lots of inspiration here.


Reading Ideas:

*An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott

--Listen on audio

--Watch the Hallmark version here

*Thanksgiving in the Woods by Phyllis Alsdurf

*Over the River and Through the Woods by Lydia Maria Child

*Twas the Night before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey

*Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson

*Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin


Poetry & Essays:

*We Thank Thee by Robert Louis Stevenson

*Hunting the Deceitful Turkey by Mark Twain

*Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner by Lucy Maude Montgomery


Author Study:

*Louisa Mae Alcott Unit Study

*Louisa Mae Alcott Biography


Grammar:

*Thanksgiving Mad Libs

*Thanksgiving Writing prompts

*Thanksgiving Writing and Grammar

*ABC Gratitude List

*Thanksgiving Analogies


Math:

*Thanksgiving Math and Logic Puzzles

*Thanksgiving Dinner

*Turkey Touchdown

*Thanksgiving Dinner Shopping (including sales flyers, budgeting, quantities to purchase for a crowd, etc)


Science & Baking:

*Turkey Mini Unit

*Turkey Nature Study

*Hasty Pudding

*Old Fashioned Doughnuts

*Cider


Art & Music:

*How to Draw a Turkey

*Freedom from Want

*8 Thanksgiving Paintings

*How to Draw a Pumpkin

*Over the River and Through the Woods unit study

*Thanksgiving Music Lesson


Handicrafts:

*15 Thanksgiving Yummy & Crafty Ideas

*Hand dipped candles

*Orange Pomanders

*Popcorn Garlands

*Popcorn Candleholders

*Corn husk dolls


Family Activities:

*Including the Kids in Thanksgiving

*10 Thanksgiving Ideas for Christian Families

*Giving Thanks Family Traditions

*Thanksgiving Family Traditions

*Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt


How are you bringing Thanksgiving into your home?

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