Today, I’m sharing some of my favorite Thanksgiving books for first grade and some easy reading comprehension activities to use with the books. These activities are great to use on the short week before Thanksgiving break or anytime during the month of November!
My all-time favorite Thanksgiving book for first grade is A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting. If you haven’t read it before, it is a super cute book. Mrs. Moose wants to have a turkey for Thanksgiving. She sends Mr. Moose out to find a turkey, which he drags to their house. The turkey thinks he is going to be dinner and is reluctant to come. The surprise ending is that Mrs. Moose wants turkey to be a guest, not dinner! It’s a great story to work on predictions. And we are always working on our retelling skills!
You can grab this cute little retelling flipbook for free in my TPT store!
I also love including some nonfiction Thanksgiving books for first grade during the month! All About Turkeys by Jim Arnosky provides a great opportunity to focus on reading informational texts. I like to point out how the author uses the text feature of life size illustrations to help us learn more about turkey claws and eggs. After reading, we write four facts we learned about turkeys. You can grab this free All About Turkeys graphic organizer in my TPT packet.
These are just a couple of my favorite Thanksgiving books for first grade. You can check out more of my Thanksgiving resources on TPT.
