What can you get done in 3 hours? You can get a Thankful Turkey done! We put together turkeys, and had kids paste them on a piece of construction paper. They needed to write the phrase "I am thankful for..." on the top, and then have 5 things they are thankful for on the feathers. The kids were really reflective, and had great things on those wings (school, family, food, the Earth, etc). They also got to put the turkey in a scene, as we integrated a little bit of our art docent lesson from last week (perspective with foreground and background). Seeing kids make scenes where the turkey was sitting on a plate or being chased by a farmer further illustrated the comedy that starts to develop as kids get older. It is a bit more nuanced than the primary grades.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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