Thanksgiving Lessons

What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?

How many words can you find within “scarecrow”?

How many words can you find within “cranberry”?

How many words are hiding inside STUFFING? More than you think.

How heavy is the world’s heaviest pumpkin when measured in Mr. Byrds?

Starting with an old-timey photo, students will write from a particular item’s point of view.

What if an inanimate object could express thanks for a special person in your life? What would it write?

Let’s take a classic Christmas poem and remix it to work with another holiday!

Want something to do during the holiday season that is both fun and involves thinking? Get students writing about what a snowman would think about Halloween or what a ghost would think about Thanksgiving.