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, Veterans Day resources, and Canadian Thanksgiving resources.

Adventures with Books: Apples and Autumn; Pumpkins and Columbus
Daily Writing and Writing on This Day in History: Daily writing prompts
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
Everyday Games: Numerous fall-themed reading and math games
Everyday Games: Reading and math games on various themes
Lapbooking: “To Autumn”
Nature/Outdoors: Various units depending on geographic location including Unit 6: Owls and Unit 8: Acorns
Photography Challenge: Check out Challenge #37 and Challenge #38
Reader’s Theater: “How the Leaves Came Down” and “Autumn”
Simply Shakespeare: Fall Festival
Studio Art for Teens: Fall Beauty in Master Art
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.

Adventures with Books: Thanksgiving
Age of Revolution I: Lesson Six, Pilgrims and Plymouth Rock
American History for Beginners: Lessons 7-10 (includes fun, interactive components)
American History in Picture Books: Unit 2: Colonial Times
Daily Writing and Writing on This Day in History: daily writing prompts
Drive Thru History: American History: Episode 2
Everyday Copywork: found under Holiday in Everyday Copywork
Everyday Games: printable turkey-themed games
Exploring Poetry with Notebooking: “The Landing of the Pilgrims”
Getting Started with American History in Kindergarten: Week 9
History of Holidays in America: Thanksgiving (pp.42-45)
Studio Art for Teens: Turkeys in Art, Thanksgiving in Art
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)
Hands-On Learning through Crafts: Tracking Our Blessings
Holiday Unit Study: Writing Lesson: Thankful Expository Essay
Learning About Character Traits: Lesson One, Grateful
Music/Voice: Thanksgiving Voices
Photography: Lesson 8 – Be Ye Thankful
Photography Challenge: Challenge #43
PreK Activities Read and Play: Thankfulness Activities in the Holiday Themes section
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