Thanksgiving Activity.

On Tuesday November 22nd it was the last day before Thanksgiving break. My CT read a book about being thankful and showed the students some facts about real turkeys. Then my cooperating teacher designed a creative art project for the children to do. They had to cut out an outline of a turkey. They had to add an eye and a beak. I assisted as they cut and glued all of their pieces together. Then when the turkeys were all assembled they got to pick out five different colors to make their feathers. On every feather they had to write five different things they were thankful for.  This is definitely an idea I would consider for my future classroom. I think it was a perfect activity to showcase their writing abilities while allowing them to be creative  and have fun at the same time. It was also a bonus that they were learning a valuable lesson along the way.