Thanksgiving Worksheets

About these thanksgiving worksheets

Standards

• ELOF P-MATH 2Child recognizes the number of objects in a small set.
• ELOF P-MATH 3Child understands the relationship between numbers and quantities.
• ELOF P-MATH 7Child understands simple patterns.
• ELOF P-MATH 8Child measures objects by their various attributes using standard and non-standard measurement. Uses differences in attributes to make comparisons.
• ELOF P-PMP 3Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.
• ELOF P-SE 11Child has sense of belonging to family, community, and other groups.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.5Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1–20, count out that many objects.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.ADemonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.CRead common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.APrint many upper- and lowercase letters.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.1Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is...).
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.C.4Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.A.1Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.D.8Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ - 3, 6 + 6 = _.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.DUse conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

How to use them

1. Pick the group for your child's grade, or go to that grade's Thanksgiving page for the full set.
2. Start with the I am thankful page for your grade. Share the finished pages in a class book or send them home before the break.
3. Use the turkey math pages in the week before Thanksgiving, when a short, calm routine helps.
4. Families celebrate in many ways. Invite children to share what their family eats and does, and accept every answer.