Thanksgiving Cut and Paste Worksheet for Kindergarten and First Grade

Build and write sentences about Thanksgiving with this Thanksgiving Cut and Paste activity—perfect for kindergarten and first-grade students!

Sentences are vital units for expressing ideas, and this Thanksgiving Cut and Paste worksheet helps young learners understand that word order, directionality, and structure all matter when forming a sentence. It’s a simple, hands-on way to practise reading from left to right, sequencing words, and writing complete thoughts—skills essential for confident, early writers.

This Thanksgiving Cut and Paste resource has been carefully designed to introduce your students to these important early literacy concepts while celebrating the Thanksgiving season!

Free Printable Thanksgiving Worksheet for Early Writers

Our free printable Thanksgiving worksheet gives students the chance to:

• Identify and color images and symbols related to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
• Cut out the words that make up a simple sentence from the bottom of the worksheet.
• Glue the words into boxes in the correct order.
• Write the sentence independently on the provided writing lines.

This free printable Thanksgiving worksheet encourages hands-on engagement and supports your little learners as they develop print awareness and writing confidence.

Thanksgiving Worksheet Kindergarten Activity Ideas

This Thanksgiving worksheet kindergarten resource can be used in so many ways! Try it during:

• Guided writing groups
• Lesson warm-ups or wrap-ups
• Independent literacy centers
• Fast finisher tasks
• Homework assignments
• Whole-class review (via smartboard)

Whether you’re differentiating for struggling learners or extending advanced students, this Thanksgiving worksheet kindergarten resource is flexible and adaptable.

💡 Tip:

• For students not ready to write, focus on the cut-and-paste task to reinforce sentence order.
• For students ready for a challenge, ask them to write new sentences about the Thanksgiving image.

Make your lesson planning easier with our free printables for Thanksgiving! This resource is available as both a PDF and Google Slides version.

Because it includes an answer sheet, we recommend printing one full copy and photocopying the student page as needed. You can also project it on the board for whole-class modelling or group writing practice.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

Free Printables for Thanksgiving That Save You Time

Our free printables for Thanksgiving are designed to keep your students engaged while strengthening early literacy skills—all with a festive twist!

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