Thankful Tree – Thanksgiving Craftivity – November Craft
$3.75
This Thankful Tree is a great craftivity to use during the month of November. It helps instill a thankful spirit throughout the month.
The Thankful Tree in this resource is for each individual student to create a family keepsake. Each day throughout the month of November, have students write one to two things they are thankful for. Add one idea per leaf and glue it to the tree. Send home the trees before the Thanksgiving holiday for families to enjoy at home.
This Thankful Tree is a great craftivity to use during the month of November. It helps instill a thankful spirit throughout the month.
The Thankful Tree in this resource is for each individual student to create a family keepsake. Each day throughout the month of November, have students write one to two things they are thankful for. Add one idea per leaf and glue it to the tree. Send home the trees before the Thanksgiving holiday for families to enjoy at home.
Before writing on the leaves, brainstorm a list of ideas with students of things they are thankful for. Create an anchor chart to use and add to throughout the month. Or create a tree cut out to display on a large bulletin board and cut out construction paper leaves.
Included are:
- Two different tree trunks (with and without words)
- Two cutting options (for younger or older students)
- A variety of leaf sizes
- Suggestions for an anchor chart
- Suggestions for Thankful Ideas.
Kassidy Boyer (verified owner) –
This was a fun craft to do before Thanksgiving!
Kelsey T. (verified owner) –
I modified the activity a little bit to fit the season (based on when I bought it), but I plan to do this every year and look forward to using the leaves next fall. The students really enjoyed doing this. Thank you!
Allyson R. (verified owner) –
Thank you!
Ashley C. (verified owner) –
awesome!
Debra J. (verified owner) –
Very cute project.
Cynthia S. (verified owner) –
Excellent resource. Makes a nice display. Thank you.
Amber Lincoln (verified owner) –
I printed this out and worked on it virtually with my students
Colleen S. (verified owner) –
Great resource!
Kelley R. (verified owner) –
My students loved this activity and it was an easy activity for them to complete independently. It was also a great time to discuss what we were “really thankful for.”
Melanie’s Primary Magic (verified owner) –
This made for a fun project before Thanksgiving break, thank you!
Kimberly B Creations (verified owner) –
My kids loved this! I have been looking for crafts to send home that don’t require too many pieces/materials (students loose them), and this was perfect!
Shaye Brisson (verified owner) –
Great Thanksgiving project with families!
Maya J. (verified owner) –
exactly what I needed!
3rd Grade with Miss K (verified owner) –
Fun craft to remind students of what they are thankful for.
Demi R. (verified owner) –
Such a great activity for November! Awesome way to get to know your students!
angelica S. (verified owner) –
This is exactly what I was looking for as a resource!
Melynda S. (verified owner) –
I used this to decorate my door for the month of November. My students liked filling out the leaves and they liked seeing others stop to read what they had written. Great resource.
Marjie J. (verified owner) –
Very easy to use. My 2 grandsons were very engaged.
Tammy Siffert (verified owner) –
My students really enjoyed working on this project for their family.
Alesha P. (verified owner) –
We loved using this activity as a bulletin board display. We added a new leaf each day.
Brenda O. (verified owner) –
Great resource!!
Sheila M. (verified owner) –
I encouraged my 2nd graders to “brainstorm” and come up with a list of 20 things they were each thankful for. They enjoyed designing their own designs on the tree trunks and writing their thankful items on the leaves, and then coloring them bright fall colors. They will be finishing their projects this week just in time for Thanksgiving! Overall, this is a great project and it was a great compliment to our writing lesson on “Being Thankful”!
Brittnee S. (verified owner) –
Exactly what I needed for our thankful tree art project!
Joanna J. (verified owner) –
Great resource
Haley Nicolai (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Melinda J. (verified owner) –
My students enjoyed putting these together.
Lucky Teacher (verified owner) –
We did this over zoom and had such a relaxing and peaceful class!
Hilary C. (verified owner) –
great resource
anne D. (verified owner) –
Awesome project!
Heather K. (verified owner) –
This was such a fun way to get students thinking about what they are thankful for. And it is a great craft for 4th grade, since we don’t do many of those anymore.
Raelene A. (verified owner) –
My kids loved this activity!
Sharron K. (verified owner) –
Nice keepsake.
Sheryl S. (verified owner) –
I love Thanksgiving and I used this activity as part of our morning meetings during the month of November. The students were engaged and really thought about the project as they were completing it. Great resource!
Leah M. (verified owner) –
My students and I really enjoyed completing this thanksgiving themed activity. It kept them engaged over 2 different sessions
Hailee B. (verified owner) –
Kids love this activity every year!
Whitney A. (verified owner) –
This was a fun project that we completed as a family engagement piece before our school wide Thanksgiving meal at school.
Amy B. (verified owner) –
Made a great hallway display.
Judy W. (verified owner) –
My students loved this project!
megan L. (verified owner) –
Very cute! Students loved this!
Katie K. (verified owner) –
A very fun Thanksgiving craft that got my students thinking about what they’re thankful for. I adapted the activity to fit the religious needs of some students of mine and made it into a family tree and that was fun for them, too!
Conni’s Creative Classroom (verified owner) –
I used this with my first grade students during Thanksgiving. They hung their tree out in the hall and added 2 leaves a day and wrote something they were thankful for that day. It was awesome!
Christel B. (verified owner) –
We used these for instead of a directed drawing for our Mother’s Day calendars. I would definitely limit the number of leaves for 2nd graders.
Tonya D. (verified owner) –
love it
Wanda O. (verified owner) –
I do Saturday crafts with children of all ages. I used this both as a craft and for room decoration. We had fun.
Days with Ms D (verified owner) –
I did this activity with a group of kids ranging from 2nd to 5th grade. All the kids were engaged and they turned out great!
Aiden’s First (verified owner) –
Great fall activity!
Alesha Pegg – Throwing Confetti in Second (verified owner) –
This was perfect! Thank you!!
Erin C. (verified owner) –
Thank you!
Margaret F. (verified owner) –
Used the brainstorming page with my teacher team to help focus one of our PLC meetings
Louan Bagley (verified owner) –
Very good!