Last Minute Thanksgiving Activities for the Classroom

Need a quick, EASY, and last minute Thanksgiving activity for your classroom? I’ve got you covered, keep reading!

Thanksgiving Menu (Figurative Language):

Channel your inner chef and keep students engaged in learning around Thanksgiving with this figurative language review activity!

MAKE IT EXTRA: Grab some table seating cards here, and add some festive flare to your students tables!

The Great Turkey Escape:

In this digital escape room activity, students will work through slides that are designed to look and function like a video game. If students can answer all the problems correctly they will help Joe, the turkey, escape being cooked for Thanksgiving dinner!

The best part about this escape room is that it comes in a variety of skills for different grade levels! Click on the links below for the desired skill:

Subtraction Grade 3

Subtraction Grade 4

Subtraction Grade 5

Multiplication Grade 4

Multiplication Grade 5

Don’t see a specific skill you want? Let me know in the comments at the bottom of this post!

MAYDAY on the Mayflower:

Another digital escape room (AKA NO PREP!) students will solve math problems to help the famous Mayflower ship avoid disaster and reach Plymouth Rock!

Just like the Great Turkey Escape, this escape room comes in a variety of skills for different grade levels:

Addition Grade 3

Addition Grade 4

Addition Grade 5

Division Grade 4

Division Grade 5

I hope these suggestions were helpful! Have a happy Thanksgiving- gobble, gobble!