Thankful Turkeys

At this time of year, we typically take time to stop and think about all that we have to be thankful for. However, this year I feel like it is especially important considering all the nature disasters that have devastated parts of our country. Students at Goodrich School have a lot to be thankful for this year.

To begin the conversation students brainstormed what they are thankful for independently. After some time, students did a Give One, Get One to collect more ideas. Students paired up with other students and each shared an idea of something to be thankful for. If their partner shared something that they didn't have yet they could write it down to add to their ideas. Students paired up with a number of different partners until they all had pretty substantial lists to work with.

Students then looked at their list of things to be thankful for and chose the five that they thought were most important. They took those five things they were thankful for and wrote them on the turkey feathers that they added to their turkey body. We hung all of our turkeys in our classroom to help remind us of all that we have to be thankful for this time of year.