Free Printable Thanksgiving Worksheets
Updated November 2026 · 60 free printables
Thanksgiving worksheets for children from preschool to third grade (about ages 3 to 9), free to download as PDFs on US Letter paper, no account needed.
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About these printables
The 32 new sheets were drawn for this page and cover the things teachers and parents look for in November: 10 math pages (ten frames, picture addition and subtraction, turkey number bonds, pumpkin pie fractions, a dinner picture graph, skip counting on turkey feathers, a roll and color dice game and word problems for grades 2 and 3), 3 word searches, ABC order, syllables, beginning sounds, a pumpkin life cycle cut and paste, 2 mazes, 3 gratitude writing pages, 6 disguise a turkey pages and 4 activities for the kids' table: word bingo, place cards, a placemat and an I spy.
Twenty sheets have an answer key on page 2 of the PDF; the writing pages, templates and games do not need one. The pictures are in color, but every page prints well in black and white. Further down the page you will also find our earlier Thanksgiving puzzles: color by number, What Am I? riddles, hidden pictures, spot the difference and word searches, 60 pages in all.
At a glance
- Pages
- 60 free printables, one PDF each
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Levels
- Easy, Pre-K, Medium, Hard, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
- Answer keys
- 30 of the 60 pages have one on page 2
- Paper
- US Letter and A4
- Play online
- 5 of them also work as a free browser game
- Complete pack
- all 60 pages in one PDF, free with an email sign-up
- Price
- free; every single page downloads with no sign-up
Free Printable Thanksgiving Worksheets, One by One
A closer look at the pages that belong to this collection itself. The other pages in the gallery above are described on their own theme pages, linked from each card.
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1. Thanksgiving Picture Word Search
Seven Thanksgiving words with a colored picture for each one: TURKEY, PIE, CORN, LEAF, APPLE, ACORN and HAT (a pilgrim hat), hidden only across and down in an 8 by 8 grid. Kindergartners say the picture name, look for its first letter and follow the word from there. Page 2 marks every word in color. Big pictures and only a few tasks per page make it a gentle start for kindergartners.
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2. Gratitude Word Search for Kids
Twelve words about being thankful hide across, down and diagonally in a 12 by 12 grid: THANKFUL, KIND, SHARE, FAMILY, FRIENDS, HELP, LOVE, HUG, SMILE, CARE, GIVE and TEACHER. A calm November puzzle that also starts a conversation: who helped you this week? The answer key is on page 2. First graders can do it on their own once they know the strategy at the top of the page.
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3. Thanksgiving Dinner Table Word Search
Sixteen things you find on (and under) a Thanksgiving dinner table, hidden in all eight directions of a 15 by 15 grid, backwards too: SWEET POTATO, GREEN BEANS, CENTERPIECE, GRAVY BOAT, WISHBONE, LEFTOVERS, PECAN PIE, APPLE CIDER and more. Two-word answers are hidden without the space. For third graders and up; every word is marked on page 2. Third graders can use it for practice, review or a quick check before a test.
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4. Thanksgiving ABC Order Worksheet
Ten Thanksgiving words with pictures (apple, basket, corn, feather, grapes, hat, leaf, owl, pie, turkey) to write in alphabetical order on numbered lines. Every word starts with a different letter, so first graders only compare first letters; a challenge box at the bottom adds four p-words (pie, pumpkin, pear, plate) to sort by the second letter. Answer key on page 2. It matches first grade goals, roughly ages 6 to 7.
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5. Clap the Thanksgiving Syllables
Twelve Thanksgiving pictures to clap into syllables: one clap for pie, corn, leaf and owl, two for turkey, pumpkin, apple, acorn, basket and scarecrow, three for cranberries and pilgrim hat. Each card shows a colored picture and the word in the ball-and-stick letters children learn to write, with 1, 2 and 3 to circle. Works before children can read. The key circles each answer in red. Big pictures and only a few tasks per page make it a gentle start for kindergartners.
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6. Thanksgiving Beginning Sounds Worksheet
Twelve Thanksgiving pictures (turkey, pie, corn, leaf, apple, feather, basket, hat, grapes, squirrel, dinner roll, owl) with three lowercase letters under each. Children say the picture name, listen for the first sound and circle the matching letter. The two wrong letters change on every card, so guessing a pattern does not help. A quick initial-sound check for kindergarten in November. Answer key on page 2. It suits ages 4 to 6, and little ones can count the pictures with a finger.
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7. Pumpkin Life Cycle Cut and Paste
A cut-and-paste science sheet for kindergarten and first grade: six pictures of a pumpkin growing (seed, sprout, vine, yellow flower, small green pumpkin, ripe orange pumpkin) to color, cut out along the dashed lines and glue in order into six numbered boxes with arrows. The pictures at the bottom are mixed up. The answer key shows the life cycle in order, in color, so children also see what each stage really looks like. First graders can do it on their own once they know the strategy at the top of the page. Try classic orange pumpkins with green stems, or make one purple just for fun.
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8. Help the Turkey Find the Corn Maze
An 8 by 9 maze for preschool and kindergarten: lead the hungry turkey at the top through wide paths to the two ears of corn at the bottom. Enough turns to feel like a real maze, few enough dead ends to finish without tears. Color the turkey and the corn when you are done; the solution is drawn in red on page 2. Easy puzzles build confidence before moving to bigger grids. Trace the correct path with a highlighter once you solve it.
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9. Squirrel and the Acorn Maze
A 16 by 17 fall maze with long corridors and plenty of dead ends: the squirrel at the top has to reach its pile of acorns before winter. Made for ages 7 to 10 and for grown-ups at the kids' table who want something harder than a coloring page. The only path through is drawn in red on page 2. Take your time: every hard puzzle is solvable by logic alone. Trace the correct path with a highlighter once you solve it.
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10. Thankful Turkey Feathers Writing Page
A gratitude writing page shaped like a turkey: five big feathers fan out from a turkey to color, and each feather asks for one kind of thanks (a person, a place, a food, something I can do, something in nature) with two writing lines. Pre-writers can draw in the feathers instead. Nice for a November bulletin board, a family dinner or a Thanksgiving card for Grandma. It matches first grade goals, roughly ages 6 to 7.
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11. Thanksgiving Writing Prompts for Kids
Four Thanksgiving writing prompts on one page, each with three lines: if I were a turkey on Thanksgiving Day, my favorite Thanksgiving food and why, someone who always helps me and what I want to thank them for, and our family's best Thanksgiving tradition. Made for second and third graders as a journal page or a writing center; younger children can answer one prompt out loud and draw it. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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12. Thankful A to Z: Gratitude Alphabet
A gratitude alphabet: the letters A to Z down two columns, each with a line for one thing you are thankful for that starts with that letter (A for Aunt Rosa, B for books, C for my cat). Older kids fill in all 26; younger ones can pick the letters of their name. A good warm-up for a gratitude journal and a fun family challenge at the Thanksgiving table. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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13. Thanksgiving Word Bingo
Word bingo for kids who are starting to read: four different 4 by 4 cards (two per page, cut in half) filled with Thanksgiving words such as TURKEY, GRAVY, PARADE, HARVEST, PILGRIM, CRANBERRY and SCARECROW, plus a third page of 24 calling cards, each with a picture so pre-readers can be the caller. A family game for the kids' table or a calm November class party. It matches first grade goals, roughly ages 6 to 7.
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14. Thanksgiving Place Cards for Kids to Color
Four fold-over place cards for the Thanksgiving table that kids color themselves: a turkey, a pumpkin, a pumpkin pie and a fall leaf, each with a line for the guest's name on the front and a short note on the back (Save room for pie!). Cut on the dashed lines, fold on the dotted line and the card stands on its own. A small job that keeps children busy while the grown-ups cook. It suits ages 4 to 6, and little ones can count the pictures with a finger.
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15. Thanksgiving Placemat Activity Sheet
A one-page placemat for the kids' table: two tic-tac-toe boards (turkeys against pies), five scrambled Thanksgiving words to unscramble (KERTUY, VYRAG, EIP, NCOR, KAHTSN), an empty plate to draw your favorite dinner on and a gratitude line to finish. Print one per child and set it out with crayons before the meal. The unscrambled words are on page 2. First graders can do it on their own once they know the strategy at the top of the page.
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16. Spot the Difference: Thanksgiving Dinner
Two smiling deer, one in a cozy sweater and one in a vest and collared shirt, sit at a round wooden table with a fox between them. On the table are a roast turkey, a lattice pie, a bowl of corn, a little pumpkin, candles and mugs, with a garland of autumn leaves around the edge. Owls, acorns, apples, grapes, balls of yarn and a toy train fill the space around them. In the bottom picture one window of the toy train is black and the teacup at the top is gone. Grades 1 and 2, about ten minutes.
Tips for coloring Free Printable Thanksgiving Worksheets
- Pull a three-page packet per child for the short school week: one math page, one word puzzle and one gratitude page at their level.
- Print the answer keys (page 2) once and clip them to a folder so early finishers can check their own work.
- For a mixed-age family table, give every child the same activity at a different level: the picture word search for the five-year-old, the dinner table word search for the nine-year-old.
- Print the place cards and the placemat the evening before; children who color the table decorations feel like hosts.
Fun facts about Free Printable Thanksgiving Worksheets
- The first Thanksgiving celebrated as a national holiday every year was proclaimed by President Lincoln in 1863.
- A law signed in 1941 fixed Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November; in 2026 that is November 26.
- A wild turkey can have around 5,000 feathers, and the tail fan alone has about 18 of them.
Fun ways to use your printables
- Keep a gratitude chain: one paper strip with a thank-you a day from November 1 to Thanksgiving, then hang it over the table.
- After the Thanksgiving Dinner Table word search, plan your own menu with the words you found.
- Turn the dinner picture graph into a real survey: ask every guest for their favorite side dish and graph the answers.
How to print
Click Download PDF on any page and print it at 100% on US Letter or A4 paper. Use regular printer paper for crayons and pencils, or cardstock for markers and paint. Every page here is free for home, classroom and party use, so feel free to print as many copies as you need.
Frequently asked questions
What ages are these Thanksgiving worksheets for?
Preschool (ten frames, the I spy counting game), kindergarten (picture addition and subtraction, beginning sounds, syllables, the picture word search, roll and color, place cards and the disguise a turkey template), first grade (number bonds, the dinner graph, ABC order, the pumpkin life cycle, gratitude word search, word bingo), second grade (pie fractions, skip counting by 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s, word problems, writing prompts) and third grade (multiplication and division word problems, the 16-word dinner table word search). Each page shows its grade, and the filter above the gallery sorts them.
Do the worksheets come with answer keys?
Yes, every sheet with a right answer has its key on page 2 of the same PDF: math answers in red, word search words marked in color, the maze path drawn in red, the life cycle in order and in color. Print only page 1 for the children and keep page 2 for checking.
How does the disguise a turkey project work?
Send home the blank turkey template (or the turkey body without feathers) together with the letter to parents. At home the child hides the turkey from the Thanksgiving dinner table by dressing it up as something else, a superhero, a pumpkin, a football player, with paper, fabric, yarn, cotton balls or anything in the craft drawer. The planning sheet helps them pick an idea first, the costume cut-outs give a no-supplies option, and the writing page lets them explain the disguise to the class.
What can kids do at the Thanksgiving table while dinner cooks?
Print the placemat activity sheet (tic-tac-toe, word scramble, draw your plate) for every child, let them color the place cards for the guests, and play word bingo or the roll and color turkey game together. The mazes and the I spy page are good for a quiet ten minutes.
Are there gratitude worksheets for Thanksgiving?
Yes: the thankful turkey feathers page (five feathers, each for a different kind of thanks), four Thanksgiving writing prompts, a gratitude alphabet from A to Z and the gratitude word search. They work as a November journal, a bulletin board or a card for Grandma.
Can I print these for my whole class?
Yes. Every sheet is a free PDF without sign-up, for home, homeschool and classroom use, and you can print as many copies as your class needs. Please do not sell them or upload the files to another website; linking to this page is always fine.