Flannel Friday: Thanksgiving Post #1: Thanks a Lot

This is my first of three, possibly four, flannel boards for Thanksgiving.

Last year, during Fall and Winter I was still so new to this job, I had no idea what I was doing, and therefore didn't make any flannel boards at all to use for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. So though it might seem like overkill to do several for just one holiday, I am creating these now in the hopes of being prepared not just for this year's holiday season, but next year's too.

This flannel board idea was inspired by this Raffi song, which I remembered vaguely from my childhood. After tracking down the lyrics, I realized it would make a nice simple flannel board for my toddler groups, and maybe even for my preschoolers.

Here's what I came up with:

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the sun in the sky

 
Thanks a lot
Thanks for the clouds so high 

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the whispering wind

 

 Thanks a lot

Thanks for the birds in spring

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the moonlit night

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the stars so bright

Thanks a lot

Thanks for all I've got.

My thought is to avoid talking about pilgrims and Indians, despite how prevalent those topics seem to be on many of the sites I've visited, so I'm focusing more on turkeys, family, food, and giving thanks (in a generic, secular sense). I don't plan to play the recording, since I'm not sure the library has it, and I wanted to focus on the more concrete ideas, instead of the abstract ones at the end. I'm also trying to do more of my own singing, because I think it makes a difference to the behavior of my audience.

All clip art in this post comes from the Open Clip Art Library. 

This week's Flannel Friday host is Anne at  So Tomrrow. Don't miss the round-up! Also check out Flannel Friday's boards on Pinterest, and the list of previous Flannel Friday round-ups, also at So Tomorrow.