ASL-Thanksgiving-Activities-Vocabulary-Games-Expressive-Story-Creation-5013805

Description

Get your students signing all through Thanksgiving week. This packet has five hands-on activities that build Thanksgiving vocabulary and real ASL communication through describing, asking questions, storytelling, and play. Every activity is done voice-off, and each one starts with a divider page of clear student directions, so it’s ready for you, your students, or a sub.

 

What’s inside:

• Turkey Task Spinners: two spinners. Spinner 1 is quick vocabulary practice, and Spinner 2 gives students bigger tasks to complete with three spins. All you need is a paper clip and a pencil (or a brad).
• Build-a-Tater: students cut out and design their own Thanksgiving Tater, then describe it in ASL while a partner draws what they sign. It’s great practice with shape, size, and location classifiers. Includes three pages of parts and examples.
• Which Turkey? A/B Partner Game: Partner A describes six turkeys while Partner B numbers them in the order they’re signed. Then partners switch. The A/B pages copy back to back for easy pairing.
• My Signed Thanksgiving Story: students plan a six-scene story, sign and record each scene, and add a QR code or short link so classmates can “read” it. Includes a story planner, 12 picture scenes, and a blank template for students to draw their own.
• Thanksgiving Mad Libs: students ask classmates in ASL for the missing words, then sign the silly story for the group.
• Thanksgiving Vocabulary List: 24 signs with “I can sign it” checkboxes, plus space to add your own words.
• Exit Ticket: a quick self-check, two per page.

 

For the teacher:

• A packet overview with the grouping, time, and prep for each activity
• A sample Thanksgiving week plan
• Tips for differentiating for Level 1 and Level 2+ and for going digital
• “I can” statements for every activity

 

Print your way:

• Every student page comes in full color and in an ink-friendly black-and-white version.
• Section dividers make each version easy to find and print.

 

Perfect for:

• Thanksgiving week lessons
• Stations and centers
• Sub days
• Warm-ups and closers
• Partner practice in ASL Levels 1 and 2

 

Downloads as a PDF.