Archives for November 2012

Thanksgiving Printables

November 13, 2012 by

The American Thanksgiving holiday traces its origins from a 1621 celebration at the Plymouth Plantation, where the Plymouth settlers held a harvest feast after a successful growing season. Thanksgiving is a time when families gather together for a holiday feast and share why they are thankful. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and various fall vegetables.

Here’s a set of Thanksgiving themed printable activities for your kids. They’ll learn terms related to Thanksgiving, write about what they’re thankful for, make puzzles, play a game of Tic-Tac-Toe and more. For a family craft, check out Our Thankful Tree.

The 12-page Thanksgiving Printable Packet includes:

  • Thanksgiving Puzzle
  • Door Hanger, Pencil Topper and Bookmark
  • Thanksgiving Tic-Tac-Toe Game
  • Thanksgiving Wordsearch
  • Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle
  • Thanksgiving Matching Worksheet
  • Thanksgiving Multiple Choice Worksheet
  • Thanksgiving Vocabulary Study Sheet
  • Thanksgiving Mini Puzzles
  • Thanksgiving Visor
  • I’m Thankful For Worksheet
  • Thanksgiving Coloring Page

Thanksgiving Printables, 12 pages

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Our Thankful Tree

November 7, 2012 by

With Thanksgiving on the way, I made a thankful tree for our family. I’d really like to help create a more thankful heart in my children. It took me about 15 minutes to make the tree out of brown card stock paper. I just free handed it. I also searched for a leaf outline on Google and printed it out on colored card stock.

Each day, my two older children will tell me something they are thankful for. We will write it on a leaf and then they each tape their thankful leaves onto our tree. They really seem to enjoy it. My hope is to spend more time talking to my children and help them to be mindful of all the things they have have to be thankful for.

When I asked my 3 year old boy to tell me what he was thankful for on our first day, he said he was thankful for our thankful tree. He made me smile.

Our tree after Day 1

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Veterans Day Printables

November 7, 2012 by

Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11th each year to thank and honor all who have served to protect our freedom. Each year, a Veterans Day National Ceremony is held at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony begins precisely at 11:00 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Talk to your children about the members of your family who are serving or have served in the military. If possible, give them the opportunity to talk with a veteran and personally thank them for their service.

Here’s a set of Veterans Day themed printable activities for your kids. They’ll learn terms related to Veterans Day, learn the different U.S. Military units, make puzzles, play a game of Tic-Tac-Toe and more.

The 11-page Veterans Day Printable Packet includes:

  • Veterans Day Puzzle
  • Door Hanger, Pencil Topper and Bookmark
  • Veterans Day Tic-Tac-Toe Game
  • Veterans Day Wordsearch
  • Veterans Day Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans Day Matching Worksheet
  • Veterans Day Multiple Choice Worksheet
  • Veterans Day Vocabulary Study Sheet
  • U.S. Military Puzzles, Army & Air Force
  • U.S. Military Puzzles, Navy & Marines
  • Veterans Day Coloring Page

Veterans Day Printables, 11 pages

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Election Day Printables

November 1, 2012 by

The presidential election will be held on November 8, 2016. That’s when Americans all over the country will go to the polls to vote for President. If you are a citizen of the United States and eighteen or older, you have the right to vote in local, state and national elections. Who will be the next President of the United States?

Here’s a set of Presidential Election themed printable activities for your kids. They’ll learn terms related to the election, make a puzzle, play a game of Tic-Tac-Toe and make an Election Day Visor they can wear when they go to the polls with their parents.

The 12-page Presidential Election Printable Packet includes:

  • Election Day Puzzle
  • Door Hanger, Pencil Topper and Bookmark
  • Election Day Tic-Tac-Toe Game
  • Presidential Election Wordsearch
  • Presidential Election Crossword Puzzle
  • Presidential Election Matching Worksheet
  • Presidential Election Multiple Choice Worksheet
  • Presidential Election Vocabulary Study Sheet
  • Election Day Visor, girl
  • Election Day Visor, boy
  • Election Day Cupcake Wrapper and Topper
  • Election Day Coloring Page

Election Printables, 12 pages

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