Thanksgiving Poems

About this resource

Looking for Thanksgiving poems your students can read with a partner? This set has 8 original poems, written for it, with short lines and simple rhyme for grades 1-3: a turkey that struts, a thank-you list, pumpkin pie, falling leaves, the family table, harvest day, a parade and mashed potatoes. Every line is marked for a reader: a blue circle for Voice 1, an orange square for Voice 2 and a green triangle for both voices together, so two children can read a poem the first time they see it. Print and go, or type into the PDF.

EVERYTHING INSIDE (34 sheets)

• 8 original poems, 8 to 10 lines each (68 lines in all), each with a picture and the partner lines marked
• A row of three boxes on every poem page: read it 3 times and color a box each time
• For poems 1-4: a fluency page (six words to read fast and a three-reads grid), a draw-the-poem page with room for a picture and a sentence, and a words page with 4 fill-ins, 2 multiple choice questions, a rhyme and a short answer
• A "My name" and date line at the top of every student page, with room to write (20 student pages)
• A two-voice how-to page with talk starters, a poem list, and an answer key for the words pages
• A poetry fluency tracker, a filled example (an invented student), a roll-up, and a family page with a poem to read at home
• A binder cover and spine, 3 divider tabs, a What's Next page and Start Here

How It Works

1. Pick a poem and print the page.

2. Two children read it together: Voice 1 reads the circle lines, Voice 2 reads the square lines, and both read the triangle lines. Then they switch.

3. The child colors a box after each of three reads.

4. For poems 1-4, add the fluency page, the draw page and the words page.

5. Write how many words the child stumbled on in the tracker and watch the number go down.

Built For The Child Holding The Page

A big "My name" line, one short instruction with a small picture, big print, a scalloped border and room to write and color. Nothing on a student page is written for an adult: the key, tracker and notes are on separate teacher pages behind a divider tab.

What This Is, And What It Is Not

It is a fillable PDF: click into a name line or an answer line and type, or print it and write by hand. It is not a Google Slides, Docs or PowerPoint file. Nothing needs cutting. The poems are about gratitude, food, fall and family; none makes a religious or historical claim. It does not test, place or label students.

Who This Is For

First, second and third grade teachers, special education teachers, interventionists and families who want short seasonal poems for repeated reading and partner reading.