Bring gratitude into your Thanksgiving lessons with this Cornucopia Directed Drawing and Writing Activity! Students follow step-by-step directions to draw a cornucopia filled with pumpkins, corn, apples, and carrots, then write about what they are thankful for on the coordinating A Cornucopia of Gratitude writing page.

It's a meaningful way to practice opinion writing while giving students a chance to reflect on the people and things they are grateful for.

What's Included

• Teacher page with a finished example and writing ideas
• Step-by-step cornucopia drawing directions with picture and written steps
• Student directed drawing page with visual steps
• Blank drawing paper
• A Cornucopia of Gratitude writing pages: full-page options with regular lines and primary handwriting lines, plus half-page options
• Editable PowerPoint version

How to Use

1. Project or print the step-by-step directions and draw together, one step at a time.
2. Students add color and details to make their drawing their own.
3. Students complete the coordinating writing page.
4. Display the finished drawings and writing together.

Writing Prompt Ideas

• What are you thankful for, and why?
• Who is someone you are grateful for?
• Describe the foods in your cornucopia
• Write a thank you message to someone special

Perfect For

• Gratitude writing
• Thanksgiving writing centers
• November morning work
• Opinion writing practice
• Thanksgiving bulletin boards

The multiple line styles and page sizes make this activity easy to use with kindergarten through third grade writers.