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Thankful Turkey

Thankful Art

Day 68of 180
Week 14of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and express gratitude through art

2

Create a decorative turkey with thankful feathers

3

Develop fine motor skills through cutting and drawing

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Thessalonians 5:18

“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.”

— 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (WEB)

Teaches children to be thankful in all circumstances

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper (brown, red, orange)
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons or markers
  • BibleMouse Printable Turkey Template
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather around and talk about things we're thankful for. Sing a quick BibleMouse gratitude song.

💭 Review Question: What special things made you happy yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introduce the 'Thankful Turkey' project as a way to show God how grateful we are

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves when we say 'thank you'
  • We can be thankful for big and small things
  • Our turkey will show our special thankfulness
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are you thankful for today?
  • How does saying 'thank you' make people feel?
3Activity: Thankful Turkey Craft (12 min)
hands-on project

Create a turkey with colorful feathers listing things we're thankful for

📝 Instructions:
  1. Trace BibleMouse turkey template on brown paper
  2. Cut out turkey body and glue to background paper
  3. Draw and cut colorful feather shapes
  4. Write or draw one thankful thing on each feather
  5. Glue feathers onto turkey
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents can help cut shapes for younger children

Challenge: Write full words on feathers for early readers

4Closing (3 min)

Share turkeys and read thankful feathers aloud

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you draw on your turkey?
  • Why is it important to say 'thank you'?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll create a Thanksgiving feast table artwork

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Gratitude is a critical spiritual and emotional skill for young learners

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with cutting skills
  • Encourage creativity
  • Focus on the joy of thankfulness
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might need help conceptualizing abstract things to be thankful for

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, creativity, ability to name things they appreciate

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take photos of turkeys to create a BibleMouse Thankfulness Memory Book
  • Practice saying 'thank you' throughout the day

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