I Am Thankful For (4K Style) . .

The kids were buzzing today- they were all excited for thanksgiving! I'm never exactly sure how to talk about holidays with my kids. . . I mostly avoid directly talking about them because not everyone celebrates and many of my families are low-income families and might not have celebrations, but they were all so excited, I couldn't ignore it :)

I made a 4-year-old appropriate yet accurate (as I could be) smartboard story about the first thanksgiving. We talked about if and how their families celebrate.  The kids' answers were very diverse (as expected)!


One girl said that she's going to her dad's house for thanksgiving and then when she comes home to celebrate, they will have turkey sandwiches with mom and grandma.

A boy said that his uncle makes a turkey outside.  (Maybe he deep fries it)

One boy's dad makes the tuna fish they have every thanksgiving.



We read a book called "Bear Says Thanks" and talked about what being thankful means. During one of  our stations, the kids made a handprint turkey and said what they were thankful for. They are adorable!

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I like the wishful thinking in this one! haha! 

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! What are you thankful for?