I love books and that I can get most of them for free through our huge library system. I usually order them from the library first and if I think I will use them a lot, buy them when I find the right price.
Note: My favorite places to buy books are Amazon, Ebay, HomeschoolClassifieds.com, Alibris.com, and BetterWorldBooks.com. Between all of these I can usually find what I want at a great price.
Kaboose has lots of printable Thanksgiving word puzzles and craft pages. These are perfect for passing out during family read a-loud time and keep everyone’s attention span going longer.
Part of our Thanksgiving celebration is reading aloud seasonal books. We enjoy starting early in the season and reading Margaret Pumphrey’s book Stories of the Pilgrims
Another Thanksgiving book we enjoy is Squanto And The Miracle Of Thanksgiving
I like the next ones, because they have photographs instead of illustrations and it feels like you are really there:
Sarah Morton’s Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
I look for these books at the library too: Three Young Pilgrims
Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving Book? I’d love it if you left a comment with the title and why you love it, (even if it has already been listed.)
Note: All the titles link to their Amazon page where you can read reviews, descriptions and search inside the book. If you choose to purchase through the link, a small part of the sale will go to support this blog. I recommend getting the book from the library and if you love it as much as I do, come back and purchase through this link.
I’m hoping one day to have a Thanksgiving box with all of the books I’ve collected, simple costumes for the children, and festive decorations.
Tomorrow I’ll link up to some super cute Thanksgiving crafts for kids.
You have so many great ideas. I have a quick question. Does your family do anything for Halloween and if you do, what do you guys do? I am always try and find new, safe and money saving ideas.
Hi Ellie,
I’m so glad you are a reader! We don’t celebrate Halloween. It’s something my parents chose for me when I was in late elementary school and I have felt it to be wise now that we are parents. Recently we started a new tradition. Since October 31st is also the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door, we get together with friends that night and dress up as Biblical or historical characters who paved the way for the restoration of Christ’s church. Each child learns a short speech about their character which they give at the campfire and we all try to guess who they are. We bring a potluck dinner to share with the other guests and sometimes have a hayride too. We usually learn a lot and have good fellowship. It is an inexpensive gathering since all share with the food preparation and usually the costumes are homemade and pieced together with stuff we have on hand. (This year I was in my first trimester during preparation time and Ebay helped with our costumes.)
Thanksgiving, A Time to Remember, by Barbara Rainey. Best book EVER. Comes with a CD of music. If you can, order from Family Life ministries and get the broadcast of Barbara talking about the story behind the book. It moved me very much and completely changed the way I looked at Thanksgiving.