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Free download Printable Thanksgiving-themed escape room where students solve five puzzles (word search, math, code-breaking, crossword, riddle) to collect codes and 'save' a turkey before dinner.
Includes: title/storyline page · Puzzle 1: word search (find TURKEY, PIE, CORN, FEAST, FAMILY, THANKS) · Puzzle 2: math lock ((Pumpkin+Turkey)xPie)
Thanksgiving Bingo and Memory Game: An Engaging Teaching Resource The Thanksgiving Bingo and Memory Game is an engaging teaching resource not only suitable for public school teachers but also beneficial for those involved in homeschooling. This delightful 2-in-1 game set is perfect, particularly for Thanksgiving-themed lessons…
Includes: 30 bingo boards (15-page PDF, 2 boards per page) · 1 page of blank bingo boards · 5 pages of bingo calling cards
A bingo game to help young students recognize and practice reading the first 100 high-frequency (Dolch-style) sight words, in a Thanksgiving theme.
Includes: 25 bingo card templates (10 words + 2 extra counter spaces each) · 100 calling-out cards for the sight words
Bring extra laughter and creativity to your Thanksgiving celebrations with this amazing bingo game pack. Inspired by the classic “Disguise a Turkey” classroom project, this fun and engaging bingo activity lets students spot different turkey costumes and disguises while enjoying a festive classroom game. What’s Included In This…
Thanksgiving Bingo Game A delightful teaching resource designed to bring a seasonal touch of fun and learning into your classroom or homeschool setting. The game, which features iconic Thanksgiving symbols like pilgrim homes and delectable desserts, is suitable for students in kindergarten through the second grade. Educational…
A differentiated Thanksgiving-themed BINGO game for engagement and review during the days before Thanksgiving break, playable at two difficulty levels.
Includes: material-preparation and directions page (2 difficulty levels explained) · 5 5x4 color BINGO boards · 5 5x4 black-and-white BINGO boards
A one-page Thanksgiving-themed Dots and Boxes partner game where students read/say Thanksgiving-related vocabulary words as they play.
Includes: one-page dots-and-boxes game grid with 36 Thanksgiving vocabulary words (e.g. turkey, cranberries, cornucopia, Mayflower, Squanto, Plymouth) placed between… · printed game rules/objective
Coordinate Plane Escape Room Thanksgiving Activity | The Missing Turkey The Coordinate Plane Escape Room Thanksgiving Activity, or 'The Missing Turkey,' is a resource that brings together holiday enjoyment and math-based learning. It is designed for students in Grade 5 to Grade 7, focusing on enhancing their graphing skills…
Includes: single-page PDF describing the premise and providing a download link to an externally hosted digital escape room activity; works on laptop, tablet, or…
Three sets of Thanksgiving-themed picture/word card decks for playing Memory or Go Fish to practice vocabulary recognition.
Includes: Deck 1: color picture+word cards · Deck 2: separate color picture cards and word cards · Deck 3: black & white picture+word cards for coloring
Celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving with this engaging and deliciously fun Thanksgiving Meal Dinner Bingo Game! Perfect for classroom parties, ESL vocabulary practice, or family gatherings, this bingo set helps students learn Thanksgiving food vocabulary while enjoying a festive, low-prep activity. What’s Included In This…
Thanksgiving Matching Game Activity: This activity is perfect for helping students build their holiday vocabulary. Students match Thanksgiving pictures to the corresponding word. This is a great way to get students engaged and learning during the Thanksgiving season.
Provide a Thanksgiving-themed tic-tac-toe game as a filler/free-time activity.
Includes: 1 tic-tac-toe game board page · 1 cut-out game-pieces page · 1 external-links/resources page
Provide simple, low-prep games for a Thanksgiving-themed classroom party.
Includes: Thanksgiving A-Z game sheet · 'How Many Candies Are in This Jar?' jar label · Thanksgiving tic-tac-toe board
Looking for a fun and engaging Thanksgiving activity that will also help your students practice their Order of Operations skills? Look no further than the "Who Stole the Turkey?" Digital Escape Room ! In this escape room, students will work together to solve 22 problems involving order of operations (with parentheses and no…
A Scattergories-style vocabulary game where students brainstorm words fitting Thanksgiving-themed categories.
Includes: 6 game boards, each with 4 Thanksgiving-related categories and a points column
A guessing game where one player holds a Thanksgiving-food-themed card to their forehead and teammates answer yes/no questions to help identify it.
Includes: instructions page · 11 Thanksgiving food cards in color · 11 Thanksgiving food cards in black & white
Make learning figurative language fun and festive with this Thanksgiving Idioms Bingo Game! Perfect for your November ELA lessons, this engaging no-prep activity helps students explore Thanksgiving-themed idioms while strengthening their understanding of figurative language, context clues, and vocabulary. A great addition to…
A self-checking Thanksgiving-themed digital board game for practicing solving one-step equations, delivered via Google Forms.
Includes: cover/instructions page with a download link to the Google Form board game
Practice pre-primer and primer sight word recognition via a Thanksgiving food-themed matching game, for kindergarten.
Includes: 93 sight word cards/mats (pre-primer and primer) · Thanksgiving-food-themed matching mats
This Thanksgiving Taboo speaking game will be an engaging activity for your students. The simple language is ideal for little learners or ESL students. The cards can be printed 4 per page or 1 per page. Directions are included as well as a 15 words chart .
A Thanksgiving-themed spinner game for practicing addition and subtraction within 10.
Includes: 'Turkey Addition' spinner-and-pyramid game boards · 'Turkey Subtraction' spinner-and-pyramid game boards
Teach spatial prepositions through matching, cloze, and barrier-game activities in a 'Where is the turkey?' Thanksgiving theme.
Includes: matching activity cards (pages 4-6) · cloze activity cards (pages 7-9) · barrier game materials (pages 10-12)
A Thanksgiving-themed interactive PowerPoint game where students select the correct plate to find a hidden turkey dinner and reveal a gross motor task.
Includes: title slide · multiple slides, each with 3 selectable plates, one hiding a gross motor task (8 tasks visible: sit ups, walk backwards, squats, log roll, arm circles, crawl,… · completion slide
Practice matching consonant blend/digraph sounds to blended-sound word families using a Thanksgiving turkey-themed matching game.
Includes: turkey body cards labeled with blend/digraph sounds (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw) · matching tail feather cards with example blend words (e.g. blue, blast, blaze, block, blow, click, class…