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My ABC’s of Thanksgiving Journal

By thisreadingmama 4 Comments

Are you looking for a way to help your kids practice an attitude of gratitude? Then, this Thanksgiving journal is a great way to practice thankfulness from A to Z!

To help my own kids work on having a thankful heart in preparation for Thanksgiving this year, I updated our Thanksgiving Journal from two years ago. The journal is meant to be used every day, or as often as you can in November, leading up to Thanksgiving. It would also be a great thing to pull out on Thanksgiving Day when the journal is complete! {Note that both free downloads are at the end of this post.}

My ABCs of Thanksgiving Journal - FREE printable journal from A to Z | This Reading Mama

My ABC’s of Thanksgiving Journal

Starting November 1, we will take a letter a day and the kids will write/draw something for which they are thankful…from A to Z!  This doesn’t have to take a lot of time each day, but I do want my kids to be thoughtful and really count their blessings.

 

My ABCs of Thanksgiving Journal Cover Page

Before you start the journal, print out the cover pages and A to Z pages. There are two versions of the Thanksgiving journal {one with writing lines and ones without}, both in color and in black/white. Go ahead and staple them altogether.

 

brainstorm list of words that begin with Aa

I also like to brainstorm a list of words with the kids that begin with the particular letter we’re working on, as well as any other words they might need for writing, like thank. The kids also had their word wall folders with them to help with spelling words we’d already worked on. {You can find printable, ready-made word wall folders in my ebook, Spelling Activities and Games.}

 

letter A page in Thanksgiving Journal

The kids drew a picture, then wrote a sentence to go with their picture. I love my son’s reason to be thankful for ants. Ha! It truly is all about perspective sometimes when you find things for which you are thankful!

 

More Thanksgiving Fun

  • Hide the Turkey – a lesson in camouflage
  • Writing Thank You Notes 
  • Thanksgiving Pre-K/K Pack
  • Thanksgiving Poetry Pack
  • Thanksgiving Pattern Block Mats

 

 

 

Download the Color Version
Download the Black/White Version

 

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~Becky

 

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Comments

  1. Joan says

    October 31, 2017 at 9:29 am

    Can’t wait to use this! Thanks!!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      October 31, 2017 at 9:54 am

      You’re welcome! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jennifer H. says

    October 31, 2017 at 10:53 am

    THis so great to incorporate into our morning writing practice!!! Yay! Thanx so much for posting this and just in time for Turkey Day.😁

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      October 31, 2017 at 10:58 am

      You’re welcome! 🙂 Enjoy!

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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