Just in time for Thanksgiving, you’ll appreciate Give Thanks! A Unit Study About Gratefulness, a free Thanksgiving unit study by Donna Sandusky that originally appeared in The Old Schoolhouse magazine.
Give Thanks! covers Bible, history and geography, language arts, music, and art.
Some of the activities included are:
- Memorizing Psalms.
- Doing Bible word studies.
- Writing a Psalm of praise.
- Learning about cultural expressions of gratitude.
- Creating a jar of blessings.
- Copywork.
- Learning to say “Thank You” in different languages.
- Creating a thank you card.
- Making a grateful wreath.
The unit provides links to several worksheets and other helpful sites. You’ll find a wide variety of activities suitable to a wide of variety of ages.
We have added Give Thanks! to our Thanksgiving Holiday Helps page where you’ll find more ideas for celebrating Thanksgiving!
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