3 Ways to Add Thanksgiving Fun to Your Family

perhaps choosing to read aloud as a family a chapter book that looks more closely at the historical aspect. Some books to start looking for at your library include:

10 Fat Turkeys, by Tony Johnston and Richard F. DeasI Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie, by Alison Jackson and Judy SchachnerP Is for Pilgrim: A Thanksgiving Alphabet, by Carol Crane and Helle UrbanIf You Were At The First Thanksgiving, by Anne Kamma and Bert Dodson‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, by Dav PilkeyThe Thanksgiving Story, by Alice Dalgliesh and Helen SewellThe Thanksgiving Door, by Debby Atwell. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, by Ann McGovern and Anna DiVitoThe Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving, by Ann Mcgovern and Elroy FreemThe Berenstain Bears Give Thanks, by Jan Berenstain and Mike Berenstain

Sign up at Scholastic to have your kids experience a virtual world from the first Thanksgiving, starting with the journey on the mayflower. This virtual voyage is free and a great way for reluctant readers to still learn about the history behind the holiday.

Have your kids create a special Thanksgiving activity to share with others on the actual holiday. My older kids even video recorded a holiday spoof one year and brought the DVD to Grandma’s house to watch after football with everyone. They had a great time writing a script, acting out the scenes, and editing the video. One year the kids also made a homemade Jeopardy style game (on tag board), with Thanksgiving themed questions