Thanksgiving Table Talk Cards for Kids

About this worksheet

Twenty-four conversation starter cards for the Thanksgiving table, written for kids from about 4 to 10: what would a talking turkey say, who helped you this year, which animal would be the best dinner guest, what would you cook if you were the chef. Twelve cards per page, numbered and with a small picture; cut them apart, drop them in a bowl and let the children pick. Keeps the kids' table talking instead of fidgeting, and grandparents love the answers. First graders can do it on their own once they know the strategy at the top of the page.

On this sheet

Cut out the cards and put them in a bowl on the table. Take turns: pick a card, read it out loud and answer it.

Tips for using it

• 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.

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). It is a vector file, so the lines stay sharp on any printer. This page is free for personal, family and classroom use.