Fall and Thanksgiving Resources
We have many fall and Thanksgiving-themed resources for you to enjoy during your homeschool journey. Here’s a roundup of lessons on the site that we hope you and your family enjoy! And don’t forget our Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Reformation Day, and Veterans Day resources.
Fall-Themed Lessons
- Drawing with Realism: Drawing a Maple Leaf
- Everyday Copywork: “Autumn” (Longfellow) and “Autumn Fires” (Stevenson)
- Everyday Easels: Apple Butter Making by Grandma Moses; The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel, the Elder
- Studio Art for Teens: Fall Beauty in Master Art
- Simply Shakespeare: Fall Festival
- Adventures with Books: Apples and Autumn; Pumpkins and Columbus
- Daily Writing and Writing on This Day in History: daily writing prompts
- Lapbooking: “To Autumn”
- Everyday Games: numerous fall-themed reading and math games
- Nature/Outdoors: various units depending on geographic location including Unit 6: Owls and Unit 8: Acorns
- Reader’s Theater: “How the Leaves Came Down” and “Autumn”
- Photography Challenge: Includes various fall themes
- Everyday Games: Reading and math games on various themes
- Writing: “The Pumpkin” (Whittier)
- If the Thanksgiving season has you thinking about making things from scratch, don’t forget that Heritage Crafts, Homesteading, and Whole Foods Cooking with Sue Gregg all have wonderful homemade crafts and foods for you to explore as a family.
Canadian Thanksgiving
American Thanksgiving
- Studio Art for Teens: Turkeys in Art
- Studio Art for Teens: Thanksgiving in Art
- History of Holidays in America: Thanksgiving
- American History for Beginners: Lessons 7-10 (includes fun, interactive components)
- Getting Started with American History in Kindergarten: Week 9
- Drive Thru History: American History: Episode 2
- Adventures with Books: Thanksgiving
- Daily Writing and Writing on This Day in History: daily writing prompts
- Everyday Copywork: assorted selections
- Exploring Poetry with Notebooking: “The Landing of the Pilgrims”
- Age of Revolution I: Lesson Six, Pilgrims and Plymouth Rock
- American History in Picture Books: Unit 2: Colonial Times
- Everyday Games: printable turkey-themed games
- Thanksgiving Fun and Pilgrim Puzzles: coloring sheets and crafts for the little ones, word puzzles and decoding activities for the older ones, and word searches and scrambles the whole family
- Click for still more resources
Thankfulness and Gratitude
- Adventures of Carlos Caterpillar: Episode 3, No Prize Surprise (appreciating what you have; thankfulness)
- Bedbug Bible Gang: Bunches of Blessings
- Learning About Character Traits: Lesson One, Grateful
- PreK Activities Read an Play: Thankfulness Activities
- Photography: Lesson 8-Be Ye Thankful
- Photography Challenge: Includes a challenge on thankfulness
- Music/Voice: Thanksgiving Voices
- Click for still more resources
