Book: Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, illustrated by Doris Barrette
Song: “If You’re Thankful and You Know It”
If you’re thankful and you know it, Clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, Stomp your feet.
If you’re thankful and you know it, Shout “I am!”
If you’re thankful and you know it, Do all three.
Song: “I’m Gonna Eat on Thanksgiving Day” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: Llama Llama Gives Thanks by Anna Dewdney, illustrated by J. T. Morrow
Flannel: Five little kernels
[Put up the five kernel shapes on the board, as spread out as you can.] [When you say POP! slap a white popcorn shape right on top of one of the kernels.]
Five little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP! [When you say POP! slap a white popcorn shape right on top of one of the kernels.]
Four little kernels… etc.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Rhyme: Popcorn
You put the oil in the pot and you let it get hot
You put the popcorn in and you start to grin.
Sizzle, sizzle Sizzle, sizzle
Sizzle, sizzle Sizzle, sizzle, POP!
(Children begin in a crouched position, knees bent, then s-l-o-w-l-y rise until the final POP! when we jump up in the air!)
Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles
Book: Where is Baby’s Turkey? by Karen Katz
Song: “Clap Your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs
Song: “Everybody Clap Your Hands” – Peter Moses: 90 Nifty Songs
Song: “Icky-Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Paper bag turkeys
