It’s amazing how quickly the Halloween decorations came down and were replaced with turkeys, pilgrims, and other symbols of Thanksgiving throughout the school where I work. My students were already asking me to sing the Turkey Dinner Dance with them on November 1st, and of course I happily obliged.
As much fun as it is to sing about turkey dinner with all the trimmings, the theme that I really want to drive home with them this month is thankfulness. It’s important to be thankful for all that we have throughout the entire year, and Thanksgiving is the perfect season to start encouraging my students to do so.
The song Thankful is meant to be a conversation starter; it poses the question: what are YOU thankful for? Not only do I share the things and people for which I am thankful, but I invite my students to add to that list. We’ve written verse upon verse using their answers, which range from “my little sister” to “kisses from my dog” and more.
What kinds of sweet and creative answers will your students give in response to this question? There are plenty of songs about Thanksgiving to get them started!
Listen to Thankful from the album Listen & Learn: Thanksgiving in the audio player, below.