12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL NOVEMBER 22, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 50
What are you thankful for at school?
Write three things you appreciate about school on this pumpkin.
Grateful Pinecone Turkey
After dinner, take a stroll around
your neighborhood with friends
or family members. On this
walk, each of you take one of
the cards below and cross out
items as you see them. First one
to black out the card wins!
1.
STUFF YOU’LL NEED:
2.
3.
pinecone
construction paper
googly eyes
pen
glue
The Thankful Pumpkin
STUFF YOU’LL NEED:
pumpkin
permanent markers
Pass a pumpkin around before your Thanksgiving
dinner. Have each person write some things they are
thankful for on the pumpkin. Keep writing things
until the surface of the pumpkin is mostly covered.
Then use the pumpkin as a centerpiece on the table.
How many leaf shapes do you see below?
1. Cut construction
paper into strips
about 11 inches
long. These will
be tail feathers.
3. Put a dab of glue
on the end of
each feather
and insert in
pinecone.
2. Fold each strip in
half and write
something
you’re grateful
for on each
“feather.”
4. Cut a turkey
head shape out
of paper. Glue on
eyes and a beak.
5. Place the turkey
in a place of
honor on your
Thanksgiving
table!
How many leaves can you find on this page?
STUFF YOU’LL NEED:
Look through the
newspaper with a
family member.
Try to find five or
more examples
of people or
organizations that
help those in need
during the holiday
season.
Standards Link: Research: Use
the newspaper to locate
information.
craft sticks
1. Cut leaf
shapes out
of red,
brown,
yellow and
orange craft
foam.
glue
2. Write
each
guest’s
name
on a
craft
stick.
jar
pen
3. Glue a leaf
to each craft
stick and
place them
in the jar.
Practice saying THANK YOU in seven different
languages! Match each Thank You below to the
country from which it comes. Stuck?
Ask a family member for help.
Tak (takg)
Gracias (gra-see-us)
Merci (mehr-see)
Kiitos (kee-toas)
Danke (dahn-kah)
Arigato (ahree-gah-tow)
Dziekuje (dsyne-koo-yeh)
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Thankful Letter to the Editor
Who in the community are you thankful
for? Perhaps a teacher? A coach? A first
responder? Write a letter to the editor of
this newspaper telling the community
why you are thankful for someone.
craft foam
4. During dinner,
have each
person pull
one stick and
say why they
are grateful for
that person.
PINECONES
THANKFUL
PUMPKIN
GOOGLY
TURKEY
LEAVES
SHAPES
BROWN
PAPER
FACE
TUCK
FELT
DOOR
WIDE
RED
Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
T H A N Y K S T A L
W I D E L L N H K I
D D S O G W F A C E
L S E N O C E N I
Complete the grid by using all the letters
in the word TURKEY in each vertical and
horizontal row. Each letter should only
be used once in each row. Some spaces
have been filled in for you.
P
E C O R O R L K O A
A P B R G E T F A P
V D N I K P M U P E
E T U R K E Y L C R
S H A P E S E R S K
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Thanksgiving
Poem
Write a poem about
Thanksgiving.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
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