Title – Thanksgiving Lesson Plan

By – Elaine Engerdahl

Primary Subject – Language Arts

Secondary Subjects – Art

Grade Level – P-1

Objectives:

• Students will understand that Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all that they have.

• Students will further extend this concept idea into listening and discussing the book
  
  Thanks for Thanksgiving
  
  by Julie Markes.

• Student will be able to read a predictable chart and matching printable emergent reader related to this concept.

• Students will be able to complete a craft to further this concept.

Materials:

• The book
  
  Thanks for Thanksgiving
  
  by Julie Markes

• Predictable chart

• Turkey outline

• 
  The Thankful Book
  
  which is a free online emergent reader found at the
  
  http://www.kinderplans.com
  
  web site. Look under the heading “Seasonal Themes” and click on “Thanksgiving”.

Link:

http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=176

Lesson:

• Discuss with the children what they are thankful for.

• Read the book
  
  Thanks for Thanksgiving
  
  by Julie Markes.

• Compare the ideas presented in the book to the ones they discussed.

• Introduce the predictable chart idea and pictures found on the
  
  http://www.kinderplans.com
  
  website.

• Children look at the pictures in the predictable chart and guess as to what each line says about being thankful using the picture clues.

• Lines read as follows:
  I am thankful for my mom.

  I am thankful for my dad.

  I am thankful for my sister.

  I am thankful for my grandpa.

  I am thankful for my family.

  I am thankful for playtime.

  I am thankful for reading time.

  I am thankful for learning time.

  I am thankful for eating time.