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Thanksgiving Vocabulary in Spanish - YouTube

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Vocabulario del Día De Acción De Gracias

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Mundo de Pepita: Cultural Connections: Comparing Turkeys in México & US as part of a Thanksgiving Theme in Spanish Class

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Mundo de Pepita: Cultural Connections: Comparing Turkeys in México & US as part of a Thanksgiving Theme in Spanish Class

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WANT TO BRING CULTURE TO YOUR SPANISH CLASS AROUND THANKSGIVING? Here's a simple activity that is perfect for all ages- comparing TURKEYS! Those of us who live in the US are very familiar with the wild turkey of our woods and fields, relatively drab brown and once a contender as the national bird, but have you ever seen photos of the Ocellated Turkey of México? It's feathers are reminiscent of a peacock, with blues, purples, mauves, and more, making him quite a looker! This fancy turkey is a great way to infuse some culture into an otherwise very American holiday celebration, and little kiddos LOVE to talk about animals so you can be sure your students will be interested! (I have a picture of this turkey outside my classroom all year round, and my students regularly comment on it!).

HERE'S A SIMPLE ACTIVITY FOR CLASS:

*START BY SHOWING A PHOTO OF THE US WILD TURKEY; your kiddos will most likely be familiar with it! Ask some simple yes/no questions about him such as 'Is this turkey from _____ (insert your state name)? Do you like to eat turkey? Do you have turkeys at your house? (If you live in a rural location this is probably going to resonate with your students! We have them in backyards all over the place here in Maine ) Then, place him on a large map using a smaller picture (you might want to have several since there is wide distribution across the states)

*NEXT SHOW A PICTURE OF THE OCELLATED TURKEY- can you believe this is a turkey, too? Indicate where this turkey lives (NOTE: Ocellated Turkeys also live in Guatemala!) and place a small picture on the map in México/ Guatemala. You can find pictures of both turkeys on line; I have a few of the Ocellated Turkey (el pavo ocelado) saved on my Pinterest board here.

*REVIEW COLORS BY IDENTIFYING THOSE OF EACH TURKEY (US & México)- project pictures of each turkey on a smartboard or have them printed out and ask kiddos to name the colors of each turkey. You can list the colors named underneath each turkey, and/or put them on sentence strips.

*LASTLY, KIDS CAN COLOR THE ACTIVITY PAGE, coloring each turkey appropriately. This is a great way to bring the learning together. You can download this activity page for FREE here.

*AS A FOLLOWUP ACTIVITY you can create a writing center activity with the photos and have the kids label the colors on each turkey.

FOR MORE ACTIVITY PAGES, CHECK OUT OUR SET IN OUR STORE- click here!

AND DON'T MISS OUR ACTIVITY PACK! Pepita y el pavo

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Cultural Connections: Comparing Turkeys in México & US as part of a Thanksgiving Theme in Spanish Class

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WANT TO BRING CULTURE TO YOUR SPANISH CLASS AROUND THANKSGIVING? Here's a simple activity that is perfect for all ages- comparing TURKEYS! Those of us who live in the US are very familiar with the wild turkey of our woods and fields, relatively drab brown and once a contender as the national bird, but have you ever seen photos of the Ocellated Turkey of México?

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Spanish Thanksgiving Resources - Spanish Playground

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Spanish Thanksgiving Resources - Spanish Playground

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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Fall, food, friends and family, and acknowledging and giving thanks for all we have. There is also history related to Thanksgiving that we can share with kids. Spanish Thanksgiving activities for children tap into this tradition and information.

Kids can learn new vocabulary and practice different skills as they prepare for the big celebration. These some of my favorite Spanish Thanksgiving resources. As Spanish Playground continues to grows, I know that it can be hard to find what you need. I have organized these new Spanish Thanksgiving resources and ones from earlier years to make it easier.

Spanish Thanksgiving Words

Spanish Thanksgiving words include vocabulary for giving thanks as well as vocabulary to talk about the holiday.

Go beyond gracias with this post about different ways to express gratitude in Spanish: Giving Thanks in Spanish.

You can find a Spanish Thanksgiving vocabulary list here. There are activities for practicing the words such as matching words to pictures, ordering syllables to make a word, and ordering words to make a sentence.

Spanish Thanksgiving Songs

Music is a wonderful way to learn. These Spanish Thanksgiving songs teach language and also help kids express their appreciation for what is most important.

This is a wonderful Thanksgiving song by Music with Sara.

Adding actions to songs is fun and helps children learn language. Yo soy un pavo by Spanish Together is perfect for our littlest Spanish learners to sing with gestures.

Te damos las gracias Señor por las manos is a religious song and often sung as a part of presentations at school in Spanish-speaking countries. If it is consistent with your beliefs and appropriate to your teaching situation, you might like to share it with kids.

Spanish Thanksgiving Printables

These Spanish Thanksgiving printables use the celebration to teach different kinds of vocabulary.

These 2 color-by-word turkeys are a fun way to practice colors in Spanish.

Kids learn vocabulary associated with the first Thanksgiving with this Spanish Thanksgiving story activity. The very simple story is told with pictograms in the text.

Spanish Playground has a set of Doy gracias por... coloring pages for different vocabulary themes. Each coloring page has pictures labeled in Spanish. There are coloring pages for general vocabulary, food, body parts, animals and colors. There is a Spanish Thanksgiving coloring page for transportation, too.

With this Spanish Thanksgiving minibook from Monarca, kids practice simple sentences with Doy gracias por and common vocabulary.

Nourish Interactive has a many free printable materials in Spanish for Thanksgiving including coloring pages, word games, bookmarks, lunchbox notes, dinner place cards and a organization sheet to help with Thanksgiving planning.

Spanish Thanksgiving Picture Books
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Gracias/Thanks by Pat Mora is a beautiful picture book in Spanish and English. Sol y Canto have recorded part of the book in the video below. The book is available in many libraries and also from Amazon. Gracias/Thanks was selected as a 2010 ALA Notable Book and has won many other awards.

Celebra el Día de Acción de Gracias con Beto y Gaby and Pavo Por La Cena De Gracias? No, Gracias! / Turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner? No Thanks! are both by Alma Flor Ada. They are wonderful books for talking about the meaning of Thanksgiving.

Dar las gracias by Sharon Coan and El primer Día de Acción de Gracias by Amy White are both for beginning readers. They have limited text well supported by pictures, making them a good choice for Spanish learners.

Día de acción de gracias by Rebecca Rissman is part of the Fiestas series. It is another good non-fiction choice for kids learning Spanish.

Spanish Thanksgiving Activities

There are also games, crafts and other activities to teach kids about Thanksgiving in Spanish.

These suggestions focus on teaching natural world vocabulary.

This is a wonderful game and craft combination for talking about gratitude and teaching language. Kids love it!

Here are 5 Spanish Thanksgiving crafts you can do with language learners. They all incorporate Thanksgiving vocabulary.

Talking about photos is an excellent language activity. Try it using the questions that follow this picture of a huge turkey in a Thanksgiving parade.

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Spanish Thanksgiving Resources - Spanish Playground

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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Fall, food, friends and family, and acknowledging and giving thanks for all we have. There is also history related to Thanksgiving that we can share with kids. Spanish Thanksgiving activities for children tap into this tradition and information.

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DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS / THANKSGIVING: A Bilingual Thanksgiving Song for kids - YouTube

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DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS / THANKSGIVING: A Bilingual Thanksgiving Song for kids - YouTube

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DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS / THANKSGIVING: A Bilingual Thanksgiving Song for kids

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If you're thankful for someone, share this with them! DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS / THANKSGIVING by: Music With Sara Artwork by: KC Munda Animation by: Emmanuel L. Munda Copyright 2011 Doy gracias por mis amigos por que me gusta jugar.

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Thanksgiving in Spanish Ideas for Teachers and Families

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Thanksgiving in Spanish Ideas for Teachers and Families

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Are you wondering how to handle the week of Thanksgiving in Spanish class? If half of the students are gone anyway, should we hand out a bunch of worksheets and call it a week? I'm not one to judge: I know it's what an exhausting time of year it is.

Thanks to embracing comprehensible input, I no longer view holidays as isolated themes- time to teach some random vocabulary that won't come up again until the next year. Nope! As long as we make in comprehensible, any theme can work for any student. That said, I do think it's okay to accept that a few days of the year won't be as content-packed as the others. If you're going to do something like a craft, holidays are a good time to do them.

But let's not re-invent the wheel. I've gathered some awesome resources to make the most of the week, with a little bit of everything, for everyone.
Here are some ideas for a typical Thanksgiving week:
Monday: Story, MovieTalk, and/or discussion. Pick one of the videos and infographics below, and plan your classes around it- even if you have different levels! Just adjust your own language to each group.

Tuesday: Craft day or hands-on day, if you're planning to do one. From Monday, you probably used terms like turkey, so you can bring them around again today. Pick songs to play in the background; talk about one if it's helpful. With younger classes, a mini-book might work well.

Wednesday: Game day. Go easy on yourself this day; it's probably a weird half-day. Celebrities, Mafia, or Categorías are all perfect for crazy schedules and ancy students! If you have younger ones, Ponle el sombrero en el pavo or Pavo, pavito might be fun.
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Thanksgiving in Spanish Ideas for Teachers and Families

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Are you wondering how to handle the week of Thanksgiving in Spanish class? If half of the students are gone anyway, should we hand out a bunch of worksheets and call it a week? I'm not one to judge: I know it's what an exhausting time of year it is.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Feliz Dia de Accion de Gracias!!