{"id":14580861,"date":"2025-10-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/?post_type=product&p=14580861"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:10:17","slug":"thankful-book-gratitude-activities-no-prep-fall-thanksgiving-read-aloud-craft","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/lsdesignssites5.techsurgeons.com\/index.php\/product\/thankful-book-gratitude-activities-no-prep-fall-thanksgiving-read-aloud-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"Thankful Book Gratitude Activities & NO PREP Fall Thanksgiving Read Aloud Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the sweetest NO PREP Thanksgiving writing craft based on the books Thankful by Elaine Vickers & The Secret of Saying Thanks by Douglas Wood. They make the perfect fall read alouds…or for anytime you’re learning about gratitude!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf41 Gratitude Activities for Thanksgiving…or ANYTIME!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was once told by a loved and valued veteran teacher to use literacy as your springboard<\/em>, especially in early elementary. Books have always been an integral part of my classroom and are often the springboard for learning across all subjects ever since.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This set is built around just that; Each resource begins with a carefully chosen story that captures the spirit of gratitude and togetherness, followed by hands-on, standards-aligned activities that reinforce literacy, SEL, and creative thinking skills. Although created with Thanksgiving in mind, most activities can be used any time of the year and are designed to keep students learning, loving, and feeling a whole lot of gratitude for all of our blessings!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Included in Thanksgiving Gratitude Activities #4:<\/strong><\/ins><\/p>\n

Featured read alouds: Thankful <\/em>by Elaine Vickers & The Secret of Saying Thanks <\/em>by Douglas Wood (no need to purchase these books if you don’t own them; if your library doesn’t have them, YouTube does!)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd83 Detailed lesson plan<\/strong>\/activity instructions page<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd83 Gratitude Chain Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n