If you have students in class the week of Thanksgiving you know what a challenge it can be! Why not take some time and start celebrating with them? Transforming your classroom into the Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving will create memories that will last a lifetime!
Food you will need:
- Sliced Bread
- Popcorn
- Pretzel Sticks
- Jelly Beans
- Ice Cream
- Butter
- Drinks
Supplies you will need:
- Plates
- Napkins
- Table Cloths
- Ice Cream Scoop
- Toaster
Gathering Donations
Our team uses an app called Class Tag which has a great option for parents to sign up for conferences and of course party foods! You can be very specific in what you want the students to bring. This is especially helpful when you have allergies in the classroom or you need specific Charlie Brown food items.
Our Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
The menu items we asked students to bring were: pretzel sticks, popcorn, jelly beans, bread, bowls, plates, plastic spoons and drinks. The teachers provided the ice cream and butter. We also purchased white table cloths to make the tables look fancier. Once all of the items came in we knew we were going to have quite the celebration. Thank goodness we didn’t forget our toaster! I am sure you could toast more bread at once if you used the cafeteria oven; but a four-slice toaster worked just fine for us!
When the students walked into school we had the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving DVD cued up for the students to watch as we created the holiday plates. Toasting the bread and buttering took the most time but with a couple extra hands (volunteers) this process went smoothly. As the video ended we passed out the food and started to enjoy the treats. I had the students tell a buddy one thing that they were thankful for before taking their first bite.
Turkey Glyphs
Once all the eating was complete we decided to end the morning with some arts and crafts. We love to do monthly glyphs to get some fine motor practice for the students. These are also great to display on a bulletin board and save into a portfolio to show growth throughout the year!
Today we made turkey glyphs which made us reflect and look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday that was ahead of us. The students choose different shapes and colors to decorate their turkey based on the choices from the holiday glyph. It is so fun to see how different all of the turkeys come out. Some years I don’t save them for the end of the year but have the students make Thanksgiving cards with them instead.
You can find directions to make the Turkey Glyphs in my TpT Store here:
You can find other Thanksgiving Resources at my TPT Store HERE.
With the hustle and bustle of the academics these fun filled “kid” days are appreciated by everyone. We love to capture pictures from these special days and post them on Class Tag for all of the families to enjoy along with us. Happy Turkey Day!