4 Thanksgiving Ideas for Your Classroom
Celebrate the season of gratitude and giving with four timely NGPF activities your students will love.
1. Plan a Friendsgiving Dinner Project
Part of our Budgeting unit, this popular project has students collaborate to plan a potluck Friendsgiving dinner. They’ll build a menu, calculate costs, and complete a group budget.
Explore PROJECT: Plan a Friendsgiving Dinner
Virtual PD - Activity Spotlight: Plan a Friendsgiving Dinner
Wednesday, Nov. 11 | 3pm PT (6pm ET)
Get implementation ideas and supplemental resources to make this project a success in your classroom.
2. Harvesting Financial Wisdom Activity and Decor
A fun activity that doubles as classroom decor! Students decorate and write financial wisdom on Thanksgiving produce cutouts. Collect them to post on a bulletin board or door.
3. Feast and Finance Picture Riddles
In this 15-20 minute activity, students interpret pictures to identify personal finance or Thanksgiving phrases. Use our Google Doc for individual work or Google Slides for a whole-class experience.
BONUS RESOURCE:
A teacher created a Google Form version of this activity. Head to FinLit Fanatics to get the link.
4. The Philanthropy Mini-Unit
Perfect for the giving season, this three-lesson mini-unit teaches students what it means to be a philanthropist, how to research charities, and how philanthropy has evolved in the 21st century.
View the Philanthropy Mini-Unit
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