Thanksgiving ELA Enrichment Activities Bundle

This is the perfect Thanksgiving Enrichment Bundle for grades 3-5. This collection of six units immerses your students in the rich traditions, historical significance, and joyous celebrations of Thanksgiving. From writing their own Thanksgiving stories to exploring Sarah Hale, the historical figure who championed the holiday, each unit is a blend of fun and education, guaranteed to engage your students and deepen their understanding of this cherished American holiday. There is enough here for a month's worth of Thanksgiving-themed enrichment activities.

HERE'S WHAT YOU GET:

WRITE A THANKSGIVING STORY - This product has everything your students need to write great Thanksgiving narrative stories. It includes:

• an instructional slideshow
• character, setting, plot choice cards
• graphic organizers
• word lists
• rubric

SARAH HALE SAVES THANKSGIVING: A unit about Sarah Hale, the woman who had Thanksgiving declared a National Holiday. This unit can stand alone or accompany the picture book Sarah Saves Thanksgiving. It includes:

• Sarah Hale Biography
• discussion questions
• vocabulary activities
• summarization activities
• character analysis
• theme
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• writing activities

THANKSGIVING TRIVIA GAME SHOW: A fun Jeopardy-style game show all about Thanksgiving. It includes:

• 30 question slides
• 30 answer slides
• game board
• self-scoring scoreboard
• animations and sound effects
• challenge round

THANKSGIVING ANALOGIES: A set of fun analogies with a Thanksgiving theme. It includes:

• 30 task cards
• a PowerPoint and Google Slides version
• recording sheets
• answer sheets
• optional game board

THANKSGIVING TURKEY TROT

• Informational article
• discussion questions
• opinion and narrative writing
• graphic organizers
• plan a turkey trot Project-Based Learning Activity

THANKSGIVING PRESIDENTIAL TURKEY PARDON

• informational article
• discussion questions
• cause and effect
• graphic organizers
• 9 extension activities

Each unit is a standalone, but together, they create an interdisciplinary experience that covers a spectrum of ELA skills and content areas. Students will not only build their ELA competencies but also develop a deeper appreciation for the holiday itself.