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Thanksgiving Printables and Gratitude Activities
In 43 days
Thanksgiving is about sharing a meal and saying thank you. In the United States it falls on the fourth Thursday of November, in Canada on the second Monday of October, and many other places have their own harvest festivals. These printables focus on the heart of it: gratitude pages and thank-you letters, harvest word games, family-dinner and harvest colouring, and stories about food and families.
When is it?
- United StatesThursday, 26 November 2026In 43 days
- CanadaMonday, 11 October 2027In 362 days
Ideas to try
Gratitude round
Everyone at the table names one thing they are thankful for, then writes it on the gratitude page.
Write a thank-you letter
Choose someone who helped this year, such as a teacher, a neighbour or a grandparent, and send them a letter.
Harvest word search
Find turkey, corn, pie and harvest, then talk about where each food comes from.
Help in the kitchen
Measure, stir and count with an adult: a real-life maths lesson.
Draw your table
Draw the family meal and label each dish.
Thanksgiving printables
Word puzzles, colouring pages, stories and cards for Thanksgiving. Print them or play on screen.
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Good to know
A gratitude page is one of the simplest and most meaningful activities for any age. Children write or draw three things they are thankful for. Do one together at the table and read them aloud.
In Germany and many other countries, harvest festivals in early autumn have a similar spirit of giving thanks for food. The harvest colouring scene and food stories fit any of them.
How to use these
- Do the gratitude page together at a family meal.
- Use the thank-you letter template for real letters and post them.
- Teachers: display the class gratitude pages as a wall.
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Questions and answers
When is Thanksgiving?
In the United States, on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, on the second Monday of October.
How do I teach gratitude to young children?
Model it: say thank you often, name small good things each day, and invite children to draw or write what they are grateful for.
Are these printables free?
Yes. Every sheet marked Free can be printed or played as often as you like, at home or in class. Premium activity books are marked.
Can children do them on a tablet?
Most can: press Play to answer on screen with instant marking and stars. Colouring and drawing pages can be done with a finger or stylus too.