Doing holiday-themed activities makes learning fun. It gives a change of scenery and creates increased engagement and not to mention it makes activities relatable. Here are some life skills activities (AND SOME FREEBIES!) that are Thanksgiving-themed but also functional to everyday life. Think to yourself – you cook or shop for mashed potatoes recipes, or you serve guests a variety of plates during your feast. Here are some recommendations on activities you can use this November!
DIRECTED THANKSGIVING DRAWING LESSONS
Adapted, differentiated and age-appropriate art lessons – easy to follow step by step how to draw activities for all levels! Comes with 10 diffferent Thanksgiving themed drawing lessons in 5 levels!
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READING THANKSGIVING RECIPES
Functional reading comprehension of common life skills environmental print, differentiated for special education, autism or English language learner classroom. These worksheets are a fun, engaging & visual way to practice reading different variations of recipes.
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NEXT DOLLAR UP THANKSGIVING MEAL
Simplified Functional & differentiated life skills next dollar over method using visual priced menus. Worksheets that coordinate with a few different menus that students will look up the price then determine how much money they need to purchase the item.
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COLOR BY CODE THANKSGIVING
Are your students motivated by coloring and decoding puzzles? Here’s a fun Halloween-themed activity to practice the Next Dollar Over method or identify prices featuring pumpkins, ghosts, candy, creepy crawlers and more!
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WHICH THANKSGIVING PLATE CAN I BUY?
Thanksgiving Feast shopping student will determine which item they can purchase given how much money they have.
Check out the digital activity version that comes with Interactive PDF, Boom Cards and Google Forms on TPT.
Check out the printable task cards version on TPT.
THANKSGIVING THEMED WOULD YOU RATHER?
20 Would You Rather…. Questions. Great age-appropriate activity for practicing voting, self advocacy and fun class discussion starter.
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MENU MATH ADDITION
Simplified Functional & differentiated life skills addition problems using priced menus.
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Check out the digital activity version that comes with Interactive PDF, Boom Cards and Google Forms on TPT.
Check out the printable task cards version on TPT.
MEAL PLANNING WITH A STORE AD *FREEBIE*
Recycle free weekly circular grocery store ads to Cut and paste common Thanksgiving meal items into the boxes in preparation for the big day! Shopping lists are an important life skill as well as searching store ads for pricing and deals. Engaging activity for special education students!
Check out this FREE activity on TPT.
FEAST ORDERS – VOCATIONAL SKILLS
Check out the Complete the Thanksgiving Order digital activity that comes with Interactive PDF and Google Forms on TPT or PRINTABLE TASK CARDS TPT.
Check out the Is The Thanksgiving Order Correct? digital activity that comes with Interactive PDF and Google Forms on TPT or PRINTABLE TASK CARDS TPT.
Check out the Thanksgiving Feast Orders Drag & Drop GOOGLE SLIDES version of this on TPT. BOOM CARDS version on TPT.
FOOD FRACTIONS *FREEBIES*
Fall or Thanksgiving-themed Cutting Food (Pie) into Fractions Task Cards – what’s more functional than to practice fractions with food!
Check out the FREE digital activity version that comes with Interactive PDF, Boom Cards and Google Forms on TPT.
Check out the FREE printable task cards version on TPT.
TABLE SETTING *FREEBIE*
Check out the FREE Google Slides drag and drop activity on TPT
THANKSGIVING BUNDLE
Want all of these activities? Get them in a MONEY-SAVING Bundle on TPT.
Thanks for reading!
