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: Check out Challenge #37 and Challenge #38
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.

You’ll find a great collection of printable Canadian Thanksgiving resources here.

Studio Art for Teens: Turkeys in Art
Studio Art for Teens: Thanksgiving in Art
History of Holidays in America: Thanksgiving (pp.42-45)
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: found under Holiday in Everyday Copywork
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
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Adventures of Carlos Caterpillar: Episode 3, No Prize Surprise (appreciating what you have; thankfulness)
Bedbug Bible Gang: Bunches of Blessings
Hands-On Learning through Crafts: Tracking Our Blessings
Learning About Character Traits: Lesson One, Grateful
PreK Activities Read and Play: Thankfulness Activities in the Holiday Themes section
Photography: Lesson 8 – Be Ye Thankful
Photography Challenge: Challenge #43
Music/Voice: Thanksgiving Voices
Holiday Unit Study: Writing Lesson: Thankful Expository Essay
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