Free Printable Thanksgiving Minibooks

Quality Preschool and Elementary Classroom Activities

Nannette Richford
As a teacher, you already know how important it is to engage students in the process of learning. Theses adorable Thanksgiving mini books from across the Internet provide the perfect opportunity to engage preschool and elementary students in learning while providing practice with literacy skills and some basic background knowledge about Thanksgiving. Simply print the book and let the children do the rest with these easy to print and assemble minibooks designed with kids and busy teachers in mind.

I am Thankful

This delightful mini book is designed by scholastic and is ideal for PreK and Kindergarten. A five page mini book about being thankful, this book provides opportunity to complete simple predictable text and illustrate the message.

Thanksgiving

This minibook features predictable text that is just right for PreK and Kindergarten. It is available to print in either full color or in a black and white outline suitable for coloring. It focuses on the sight words "I Like" and features a host of common Thanksgiving foods.

The First Thanksgiving

This book is suitable for lower elementary students and is great as supplement to your social studies curriculum. It provides information about the first Thanksgiving and its participants. It prints in black line for young children to color.

In November

This cute mini book reinforces the sight words "I Can See" and has adorable animal characters celebrating the Thanksgiving season. It is ideal for beginning readers and appeals to young children. Simple black line designs make this easy to color.

Pilgrim Pilgrim

This adorable rhyming minibook is ideal for teaching refrain with Kindergarten or PreK . Identical images and text are featured on opposing pages to allow young readers to read the second set in response to teacher reading of the first. It teaches basic concepts about Thanksgiving.

Where is the Turkey?

This simple book provides room for children to draw the parts of the turkey in response to the written text. It is a great way to introduce new vocabulary like wattle while having fun with drawing.

The Colors I Eat on Thanksgiving Day & I am Thankful

This two minibook combination focuses on the color of common Thanksgiving foods and is ideal to reinforce color recognition and observation skills. Printed in black line, the student identifies and selects the appropriate color to complete the pictures. I am Thankful is written in predictable text and provides room for the student to illustrate the things they are thankful for.

Mini books provide opportunities for children to practice reading and writing in a fun and entertaining format. Not only do minibooks provide quality activities surrounding the holidays, children can take the book home once it is completed and read it again and again reinforcing literacy skills at home.

Published by Nannette Richford - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle

Nannette Richford is an avid gardener, teacher and nature enthusiast with 4 years experience in online writing and a lifetime of personal journals. As an award winning writer for Demand Studios, Richford has...  View profile

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  • Jessica11/4/2009

    great for daycare kids!

  • Suzanne Bennett11/5/2008

    How handy! :)

  • Momie Tullottes11/5/2008

    Great resource! I love mini printable books. So do the kids, of course. :-)

  • jcorn11/5/2008

    Mini books - a lovely idea for the holidays. I really like the one that lets children draw the parts of the turkey, with learning and drawing combined :) Thanks for sharing this, appreciated.

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