Help your students understand the history of Thanksgiving and some fun facts about Mr. Gobble Gobble while doing math fun!
Get your kids excited!
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Encourage them to wear a Thanksgiving related hat – whether a turkey, food, pilgrim or football theme.
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Wear a Mr. Gobble Gobble matching t-shirt!
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Wear Thanksgiving colors to school.
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Read books about gratitude and Thanksgiving. Book suggestions below.
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Below are some favorites for teachers and students! If you do not see any images refresh your browser.
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Write in a gratitude journal.
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Draw a picture of what they are thankful for in their life.
Mr. Gobble Gobble – Thanksgiving Turkey Color by Number Addition 1-10
Build Math fluency with a Mr. Gobble Gobble – Thanksgiving Turkey Color by Number Additon 1-10
FUN Thanksgiving Activity!
Product includes: 
1 – Coloring by Number Addition worksheet (with sums up to 10)
1 – Example Color Key
1 – Lesson Plan Integration and Turkey and Thanksgiving History
Common Core Standards
Thank You, Bees (Hardcover) by Toni Yuly (Author)
Simple and sweet, the narrator thanks nature for all it provides. It is a beautiful book to share with children the important correlation between the things nature provides and expressing gratitude for these gifts. A natural for Thanksgiving.
Bear Says Thanks
All alone in his cave, Bear listens to the wind. He is bored, bored, bored and he misses his friends. He decides to make a feast that he can share. It’s a cute HOME ALONE twist!
The Great Thanksgiving Escape by Mark Fearing (Grades K–2)
It’s Thanksgiving at Grandma’s. Gavin expectations are low. Rhonda has a different idea: make a break for it — out of the kids’ room to the swing set in the backyard! Whether or not your students celebrate Thanksgiving, they’ll likely relate to this hilarious look at what it means to be a kid at a large family gathering.
I Know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson
CLASSIC! After the pie the old lady swallows a whole squash, all of the salad, and the entire turkey! As Mother and Father watch in shock, the two children are delighted to see the old lady growing fatter and fatter. And, in the end, the old lady makes a surprising and humorous contribution to the holiday festivities. With its theme of feasting-gone-wild, it’s the perfect Thanksgiving treat that will remain fresh all year long.
Giving Thanks: More Than 100 Ways to Say Thank You by Ellen Surrey
Find one hundred ways to say thank you with this book, which explores the meaning of thankfulness. Give a hug or share toys. This book is lovely. Join one boy as he thinks about the people in his life he’d like to thank, the many reasons to be grateful, and the different ways of showing affection and gratitude to the people we love.
A Christmas Carol: A Child’s Version Illustrated by Charles Dickens
Share a classic. A large print, novelette version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, originally published in 1843. Included are black and white illustrations by John Leech and various Victorian authors. Perfect for children or adults who enjoy shorter Christmas classics. This shorter version is a good length for keeping short attention spans interested.
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Thanksgiving: With Turkey, Family, and Counting Blessings by Deborah Heiligman (Grades K–5)
Easy rhyming to introduce a history of the holiday, its connection to the National Day of Mourning, and how diverse families celebrate today.
Thanksgiving Jokes
Why did the farmer run a steamroller over his potato field on Thanksgiving Day?
He wanted to raise mashed potatoes.
Why did the turkey cross the road?
It was Thanksgiving Day, and he wanted people to think he was a chicken!
What is a turkey’s favorite dessert?
Peach gobbler!
What did the turkey say to the computer?
“Google, google, google.”
Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected fowl play.
