I am Thankful | Thanksgiving Writing Activity and Craft for Big Kids | Skittles

Help your students celebrate Thanksgiving with this fun writing activity! This resource includes clear student directions and writing templates that are perfect for exploring all the things your students are thankful for. Your students will also love using Skittles to help them brainstorm!

Help your students plan their writing by brainstorming things they are thankful for based on the color of their Skittles. Students sort their skittles by colors, then follow the writing template to help them brainstorm. They will enjoy this activity so much, they won't even realize they are writing!

What's Included?

• Step by Step instructions
• Completed examples that can be projected for your students
• Brainstorming Page
• 3 final templates (that enable this product to be used across many grade levels)
• Digital Templates
• Google Links

Your students will love how the Skittles help them make a list of their favorite things. They will brainstorm things, people, places, etc. they are thankful for. They'll be motivated to write once they get started with this activity!

Preparing for this activity is simple, but you will need to purchase Skittles for each of your students. Once you've done that, just print the brainstorming templates, and final writing pages. Then, you're ready for a fun and engaging class during the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving!

The only additional materials you'll need:

• Individual Skittles packs for each student (need 8, 12, or 16 depending on the final template you choose)
• Napkins/Paper towels
• Crayons/Colored Pencils

What other teachers just like you are saying about this resource:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ali says, "I did this activity in my college education class and knew I wanted to use it in my classroom! It did not disappoint. I used this both digital and paper copies and the kids loved it! Plus skittles! :)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Candice says, "I am always looking for something that is outside of the "normal" activities like turkeys and pilgrims. This activity was everything I wanted to do and more. Awesome product and the kids loved having skittles at the end to enjoy as a snack."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Natasha says, "This resource was very well thought out and put together! It had lots of engaging activities for my students and they enjoyed completing each part!!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Elizabeth says, "The resource was perfect for my diverse group. There were options for scaffolding and differentiating. Thank you for this."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Taylor says, "Absolutely LOVED this resource. It was such a fun and creative way for students to pick things to write about. My students found this activity very fun and they all were able to have lots of ideas to write about. "

Looking for other Seasonal Activities for third graders? Try these:

• Halloween Multiplication Stations
• Halloween Themed Number Talks for Third Grade
• Halloween Multiplication Task Cards & Digital Game

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