Celebrate the Thanksgiving season with easy, printable classroom activities and coloring sheets that combine creativity, learning, and fun. Perfect for your fall classroom, homeschool, or after-school program, these hands-on ideas keep students engaged while reinforcing fine motor and observation skills.
Build Your Own Turkey
A favorite Thanksgiving activity that encourages kids to cut, color, and assemble their own turkey.
Skill focus: fine motor coordination, color recognition, creative learning.
Perfect for: art centers, morning work, or home activities.
Cornucopia
Students can color a cornucopia overflowing with fruits and vegetables while discussing Thanksgiving traditions.
Skill focus: holiday vocabulary, color blending, gratitude practice.
Use it for: small groups or independent classroom crafts.
Give Thanks Placemat
This printable page lets students express gratitude by writing and drawing what they’re thankful for. It makes a great keepsake for school or home.
Skill focus: writing, creativity, emotional expression.
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Combine creative learning and social studies by having students color and label the Pilgrims’ ships.
Skill focus: historical awareness, sequencing, visual recognition.
Great for: Thanksgiving week lessons or take-home projects.
Thanksgiving Matching Games
A fun way to build focus and vocabulary! Students match Thanksgiving foods and symbols to strengthen memory and teamwork.
Skill focus: cognitive development, observation, collaboration.
Thanksgiving Search & Find
This holiday coloring challenge lets students find hidden symbols on a themed page. Great for early finishers or brain breaks.
Skill focus: focus, visual scanning, detail recognition.
Thanksgiving Turkey Cartoon
Encourage kids coloring creativity with a playful turkey design. Display student artwork around the fall classroom to brighten the space.
Skill focus: art skills, color coordination, classroom participation.
Turkey Foliage
In this tactile classroom craft, students decorate turkey feathers using fall colors, real leaves, or textured materials.
Skill focus: sensory learning, fine motor skills, creativity.
Bring Thanksgiving Fun to Every Classroom
From teacher resources to printable Thanksgiving pages, these classroom crafts and home activities help kids celebrate the season with creativity and gratitude. Whether you teach in a school, homeschool, or after-school setting, each page encourages artistic expression and social-emotional growth.
FAQs
1. Are these Thanksgiving coloring pages free to print?
Yes! Each activity can be downloaded and printed directly for classroom or home use.
2. What age group are these activities best for?
They’re designed for preschool through elementary grades but can be easily adapted for other ages.
3. Can I use these for homeschool lessons?
Absolutely—these Thanksgiving activities work perfectly for homeschool families looking for hands-on, creative learning.
4. What supplies do I need?
Basic art supplies like crayons, markers, scissors, glue, and paper are all you need to get started.
5. How can I extend these activities?
Pair coloring sheets with writing prompts, read-alouds about Thanksgiving, or a classroom gratitude wall.
Thanksgiving Coloring Sheets & Activities