Thanksgiving Activity Workbook

ThanksgivingActivity

Workbook

ABCJesusLovesMe

2nd Edition

A Thanksgiving Activity Workbook:

Based on Psalm 100

By: Heidi Franz

ABCJesusLovesMe.com & ParentingtoImpress.com

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Master Supply List

Information & Intro

Week 1

Joyful Songs Printables

Week 2

Lamb Mask

Roll-a-Turkey

Week 3

Thanksgiving Tree

Week 4

Psalm 100 Storyboard

Psalm 100 Verse & Actions

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10-11

12-13

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18-19

20-21

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Table of Contents

Bible Song and Motions Videos are available for each of the Bible Songs used in this workbook. Click on the QR codes within the Lesson or visit ABCJesusLovesMe.com/ideas/bible-songs to hear the song and view the actions.

Thanksgiving BooksEnjoy quality and fun Thanksgiving books from this list: ABCJesusLovesMe.com/ideas/thanksgiving-books

Gratitude RollsView baking tips and images to make these rolls. ParentingtoImpress.com/2018/11/thanksgiving-gratitude-rolls.html

Play DoughSimple recipe to make homemade play dough. ABCJesusLovesMe.com/ideas/play-dough

Psalm 100 SongThe Psalm 100 song available on YouTube may help in memroizing the psalm. YouTu.be/-k_yXAf8K9w


The materials listed on the Supply List cover all materials necessary for the lessons in this Workbook. These items may be substituted with similar supplies available to you.

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Supply List

Home Supplies Water bottle Cotton balls or popped popcorn Paper plates Baking sheet Dice Food Supplies Crescent rolls Dried beans Sugar cookie or play dough

Craft Supplies Glue Tape Crayons Large craft stick Pipe cleaners - red, white, green Ruler Scissors Stapler Hole punch Ribbon or streamers Sticky tack (optional) Construction paper - orange, green Pencil Paper

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Information“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is

God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:16-18

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to focus on this commandment. But for the past few months, God has been teaching me to grow beyond just thanking God each November. When thanksgiving becomes a way of life, our entire lives will be changed. Instead of being ruled by our circumstances, we begin seeing God as Sovereign Lord, Provider, and Protector. To help your family and mine begin this life changing process, I have created this Thanksgiving Activity Workbook.

Objectives: 1. To place God at the center of the Thanksgiving holiday. 2. For the child to understand how much God has done for him or her and why God is worthy of

praise. 3. To teach the child various ways to praise God. 4. For family use, to create traditions that draw a family together. 5. To “impress” Christ on the child (Deuteronomy 6:7).

Supplies:1. The ideas and printables included in this Workbook. 2. Supplies for each week’s suggested activities. Feel free to supplement or substitute with items

already available in your home or classroom.

Instructions:Psalm 100 is one of the most popular chapters for praising God. For this reason, this Workbook centers around memorizing this psalm using a storyboard and actions. Weekly crafts, songs, and activities promote learning. Beginning in Week 3, a Thanksgiving Tree will be created to develop an ongoing list of praises.

Because you may not be familiar with the traditional songs used in this Workbook, videos have been created to allow you to hear each song and see the actions. Your child will enjoy singing with Ms. Heidi! QR codes and links to these videos are provided with each lesson.

Each idea may be exchanged for another that better suits your family, classroom, and traditions. Also, while written to be used in November, this workbook can be used any time of year. Depending on the age of your child, some of these verses and concepts will be difficult to grasp. That is okay and expected! Remember that you are laying a foundation of truth. Adjust the information to make it age appropriate for your child or students.


INTRO

Write the word Thanksgiving on a piece of paper. Ask older children to find the two words creating the compound word. Underline the word “Thanks” in one color and the word “giving” in another. We are to give thanks. Discuss to whom we should be giving thanks. [God]

Ask “Why do we give thanks to God?”. [We give thanks to God because He created us and He desires for us to have a relationship with Him. Giving thanks is one way to worship and praise God. Also, a thankful heart sees God in all circumstances – whether peaceful or difficult.]

Discuss when and where we can give thanks to God. [Ephesians 5:20 says to “Give thanks always and for everything.”]

Ask “How do we show God that we are thankful?” [Examples: Prayer, serving others, not always wanting more, taking good care of what we already have.]

Say “One way to give thanks to God is to praise Him through memorizing and quoting Scripture. This month, we are going to memorize Psalm 100, a psalm of praise to God. This will help us have a thankful heart. Let’s read through the entire chapter.” (Read from the Bible or page 4.)

Explain what you will do each week. [Each week we will learn a new section of Psalm 100. To help us memorize the verses we are going to use pictures and actions. As we learn the psalm, we will post the pictures to the wall/doors/window to create a storyboard. The images will help us remember what words are next. We will add movements to the words as well.]

Use the following discussion questions to explain Thanksgiving and Psalm 100. Go into more or less depth depending on the child’s age.


WEEK ONE

SongPraise Him, Praise Him

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Praise Him, praise Him,All you little children,

God is love, God is love.Praise Him, praise HimAll you little children,

God is love, God is love.

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Add optional verses:Love Him...

Thank Him...Know Him...Serve Him...Crown Him...

MemorizingOption #1:

Shout for joy (hand at mouth as if shouting)

Worship the Lord (praise hands)

Option #2:Shout for joy to the Lord

(hands at mouth as if shouting)

all the earth (fist, with other hand pull “plant” out of top of fist)

Worship the Lord (praise hands)

with gladness (point to smile)

Come before Him with joyful songs (wave someone toward you)

Psalm 100: 1-2

1 Chronicles 16:34

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”


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Psalm 100 tells us to shout for joy, worship the Lord, and come before Him with joyful songs. Below are activities for both toddlers and older children.

Introduce the Thanksgiving season with a quality

preschool book. Let’s Be Thankful by P.K. Hallinan is my favorite. Discover more

wonderful Thanksgiving-focused books on the

ABCJesusLovesMe website.

Use the instrument as you sing this week’s song.

Musical InstrumentShaker or Tambourine

Tambourine Directions: Color the “Joyful Songs” printable. Color, cut out, and glue to the bottom of a paper plate. Set a small number of dry beans on the top of the paper plate. Set the other plate on top (bottom of plate facing upward). Staple around the rim. Hole punch around the rim and string ribbon or streamers through the holes. Shake and hit the instrument as you sing this week’s song.

Shaker Directions: Color the wrap printable. Cut out. Place dried beans inside a water bottle. Firmly tape the container closed. Tape the wrap on the water bottle. Use the shaker as you sing this week’s song.


Cut-OutFor craft on page 9

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Cut-OutFor craft on page 9

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WEEK TWO

Song I’m His Little Lamb

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Jesus is the Shepherd,Guess who I am?

Such a lovely secret,I’m His little lamb.

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Memorizing(Continue with vs 1, 2)

Option #1:Know that the Lord is God

(point to brain, point up)

and we are His (thumb to self, point up)

Option #2Know that the Lord is God

(point to brain, point up)

It is He who made us (point up, thumb to self)

and we are His (thumb to self, point up)

we are his people, the sheep of His pasture (walking 2 fingers up other arm)

Psalm 100:3

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all

circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

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Lamb Mask Craft:• Lamb printable page 14• Glue• Tape• Cotton balls or popped popcorn• Large craft stick• Paper Plate (flattened)

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WEEK THREE

Song If You’re Thankful and

You Know It Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you’re thankful and you know it clap your hands (clap, clap)


If you’re thankful and you know it then your life will really show it


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Optional verse:…stomp your feet…

…say amen……do all three…

Memorizing(Continue with vs 1-3)

Option #1:Give thanks (sign thanks)

and praise His name (praise hands)

Psalm 100:4

Option #2:Enter His gates with thanksgiving

(open hands as if opening a gate)

and His courts with praise (praise hands)

Give thanks to Him (sign thanks)

and praise His name (praise hands)

Psalm 100:4

Psalm 75:1

“We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.”


Supplies Activity:• Tree Printables pages 18-19• Scissors • Pencil • Glue or sticky tack

Game:• Printable on page 15• Dice• Paper• Pencil

Game

For the next two weeks, create a Thanksgiving Tree. Hang the tree for all to see. Each day write on a leaf something that you are thankful for. Then cut it out and add to the tree.

Thanksgiving Tree

Play Roll-a-Turkey, a fun game that incorporates fine motor skills, visual perception skills, taking turns, and family time! Think Cooties with a pencil.

Directions:1. Give each person a piece of paper and a pencil.2. Roll to see who goes first. Highest number plays first.3. First person rolls the die and draws whatever picture

goes with that number.4. Continue until someone has finished drawing the

entire picture.

Ephesians 5:20

“...always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord

Jesus Christ.”

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WEEK FOUR

Song Thank You, Lord

Traditional

Thank You, Lord, for saving my soul (hands to heart)

Thank You, Lord, for making me whole (form large circle with hands)

Thank You, Lord, for giving to me (point to self)

Thy great salvation so rich and free (arms out, palms open)

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The video provides sign language option for the song.

Memorizing(Continue with vs 1-4)

Option #1:For the Lord is good

(thumbs up)

Option #2:For the Lord is good

(thumbs up)

and His love endures forever (hands on heart)

His faithfulness continues through all generations (rotate hands as if saying “on and on and on”)

Psalm 100:5

Revelation 7:12

“Amen!Praise and gloryand wisdom and

thanks and honor and power and

strength be to our God for ever and

ever. Amen!”

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Supplies Pumpkin Craft• Orange and Green Construction Paper• Pencil• Scissors• Green pipe cleaner• Hole punch• Ruler

Baking Supplies• Crescent Rolls• Paper• Pencil• Baking sheet

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Open a can of crescent rolls. (For best results use a higher-fat-content roll so the thankful stripes don’t stick.) Cut strips of paper that are approximately 1/2” x 3”. With a pencil write or draw a picture of something that you are thankful for. Roll the crescent rolls into triangle shapes. Place one thankful strip into each roll. Loosely wrap the roll into crescent shape. (Tightly rolling will make the paper stick.) Bake according to directions. Allow to cool before breaking open.

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Shout for joy to the Lord, (hands at mouth as if shouting)

all the earth (fist, with other hand pull “plant” out of top of fist)

Worship the Lord (praise hands) with gladness; (point to smile)

come before him with joyful songs. (wave someone toward you)

Know that the Lord is God. (point to brain, point up)

It is he who made us, (point up, thumb to self)

and we are his; (thumb to self, point up)

we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. (walking 2 fingers up other arm)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving (open hands as if opening a gate) and his courts with praise; (praise hands)

give thanks to him (sign thanks) and praise his name. (praise hands)

For the Lord is good (thumbs up)

and his love endures forever; (hands on heart)

his faithfulness continues through all generations. (rotate hands as if saying “on and on and on”)

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