Giving Thanks!

Openers:
The More We Get Together
Snowflake Stretch
Turkey Trouble (Wendy Silvano) 3-5
In this book of laughable, zany illustrations, Turkey tries his very best to avoid being eaten for Thanksgiving.  He comes up with one final, brilliant plan...
Finger Play: Turkey Puppet
Finger Play: Pat-a-Cake (Pizza)

The Ugly Pumpkin (Dave Horowitz) 2-4

One sad squash finally finds a place where he belongs.

Song:  If You're Happy and You Know It

Song:  Love Grows

All for Pie, Pie for All (David Martin) 2-4
There's more than meets the eye to who enjoys this apple pie!  A tender and delightful book of sharing.




Finger Play:  Two Red Apples
Wiggler:  Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum

Felt Board: Mr. Turkey's Feathers
Closer: Wave Goodbye (Rob Reid)
Take Home: coloring page

More Books!
Toddler Read-Alouds
Corduroy's Thanksgiving by Don Freedman
Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner (includes a turkey)
Happy Thanksgiving, Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Snappy Little Thanksgiving by Beth Harwood
Spot's Thanksgiving by Eric Hill
Tasty Thanksgiving by Suzy-Jane Tanner
Theo's Thanksgiving by David Steinberg
Preschool Read-Aloud All for Pie, Pie for All

 by David Martin
Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell
Happy Thanksgiving, Emily! by Claire Masurel
Hungry Hen by Richard Waring

1, 2, 3, Thanksgiving by W. Nikola-Lisa
Over the River: A Turkey’s Tale by Derek Anderson
Run, Turkey, Run!  by Diane Mayr 
Sometimes It's Turkey - Sometimes It's Feathers by Lorna Balian
Ten Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston
10 Turkeys in the Road by Brenda Reeves Sturgis
Thanksgiving in the Barn by Nadine Westcott
Thanksgiving Is Here! by Diane Goode
Thanksgiving Treat by Catherine Stock
Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes 
Thank You, Thanksgiving by David Milgrim
The Littlest Pilgrim by Brandi Dougherty
Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming
Turkey Surprise by Peggy Archer
Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano - MY FAVORITE (works for Kindergarteners, too!)
 
School Age Read-Alouds 
Hide and Seek Turkeys by Judith Ross Enderle
Gus, the Pilgrim Turkey by Teresa Bateman 
I'm A Turkey by Jim Arnosky
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie by Alison Jackson
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims by B. G. Hennessy
Over the River and Through the Wood by Lydia Maria Child
Perfect Thanksgiving by Eileen Spinelli
Perfect Pumpkin Pie by Denys Cazet
Thelonius Turkey Lives by Lynn Rowe Reed
This is the Feast by Diane Shore 
Turk and Runt by Lisa Wheeler
Turkeys Never Gobble by Joan Holub
Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz

Harvest Time!

Openers:
The More We Get Together
I Wiggle

Tops and Bottoms (Janet Stevens) 4-6
Drawn from and old slave tale, the lively, fun illustrations and a book that opens, fittingly, from top to bottom, follow clever rabbit as he tricks lazy bear out of the year's harvest.
Fingerplay: Where is Thumbkin
Song:  Head and shoulders Knees and Toes

 Little Black Crow (Chris Raschka) 2-5
A beautiful book with simple, brushed drawings reflect the simple, open questions of a young boy.
Finger Play:  Two Little Black Birds
Wiggler: One Finger one Hand Keep Moving

Acorns Everywhere (Kevin Sherry) 2-4

An orange squirrel with a big appetite and a BAD memory.
Have fun with this comical harvest.
Finger Play:  Acorn/Oak Tree Fingerplay
Finger Play: Five Little Hot DogsFelt Board:  5 Black Crows


Closer:  Wave Goodbye

More Books!

Toddler
Acorns Everywhere! by Kevin Sherry
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
Carrot Seed by Crockett Johnson
Duck and Goose Find A Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Handful of Sunshine by Melanie Eclare
It's Harvest Time!  by Jean McElroy
Little Mouse, Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Piggies In The Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert - for the illustrations
Surprise Garden by Zoe Hall
That Pup!  by Lindsay Barrett George

Preschool Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Carrot in My Pocket by Kitson Flynn
Flora's Surprise by Debi Gliori
Good Job, Oliver by Laurel Molk
Little Apple Goat by Caroline Jayne Church
Little Black Crow by Chris Raschka
Little Red Hen by Barry Downard
Mrs. Fickle's Pickles by Lori Ries
Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash by Sarah Weeks
Muncha Muncha Muncha by Candace Fleming
Mystery Vine by Cathryn Falwell
Pickin' Peas by Margaret Reed
Scarecrow's Hat by Ken Brown - translates well into a flannel story
Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown
Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

Kingergarten
And the Good Brown Earth by Kathy Henderson
Grandma Lena's Big Ol' Turnip by Denia Hester
Grandma's Garden by Elaine Moore
Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
Little Story About A Big Turnip by Tatiana Zunshine
One More Acorn by Don Freeman
Rabbit and Squirrel: A Tale of War and Peas by Kara LaReau
Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant
Scarlette Beane by Karen Wallace
Tale of the Turnip by Brian Alderson
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens - can be extended, using vegetable props