The all time famous "Turkey in the Straw"- What can you NOT do with this song?!?
Try a structured movement activity. I found this to be the most engaging with my middle school and elementary groups. My goal was to simply have the students imitate my movements.
Another way you can use this song is for a rhythm activity, obviously this needs to be with higher functioning kids. Use thanksgiving words to connect to rhythms. Examples below:
Another activity for turkey day is, not sure of the exact title, the Thanksgiving song. These are the lyrics:
Turkey on the platter
Gravy in the bowl
Bread in the basket
*Clap* Bless my soul!
This can be used as a chant or song. Sing/ chant through a couple of times. Start a discussion on what the students like to eat at their thanksgiving meal. For example, I would say "I like to eat sweet potatoes." The next part chant:
Thanksgiving dinner!
What should we eat?
Tasia will bring the sweet potatoes
and we'll bring the meat!
As you can see, it's a great way to get students to express themselves. For those non-verbal kids, and even some of the verbal ones, use pictures of different types of foods for them to pick and choose. This has been a great activity for me this week!
Hope you all enjoy!
We are taking a break next week from home school to just enjoy time together as a family. I still plan on reading daily to the kids but that's about it. I love these Thanksgiving songs and activies you posted so now we are going to add those in too. Thanks! We clapped the ryhthm to a poem this week and the kids and I thought of you :)
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