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Looking for a Thanksgiving PE lesson that's ready to go? This set of 20 Thanksgiving movement station cards gives students a fun, themed way to practice locomotor and manipulative skills in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.
Each card has a station name, a short student direction, and a Thanksgiving graphic that shows the activity. Teacher directions explain how to set up and run all 20 stations.
What's Included
20 full-color station cards, numbered 1–20
Setting Up the Stations page with organizing and rotation tips
Teacher directions for every station
2 turkey target cutouts for the Turkey Bowl and Turkey Hunt stations
PDF plus JPG files of every page (34 pages)
The 20 Stations
Stuff the Turkey, Pen the Turkeys, Mash the Potatoes, Carry the Pumpkin, Turkey Bowl, Stack the Dinner Cups, Turkey Trot, Pilgrim Hat Ring Toss, Turkey Day Football, Mayflower Ocean Cross, Turkey Jump, Turkey Twirl, Tumbling Turkeys, Prepare the Pie, Turkey Hunt, Gobbler Maze, Turkey Soup, Turkey Tango, Corn Hole, and Jump Plymouth Rock.
What Students Practice
Locomotor skills: jumping, hurdling, running, skipping, hopping, slide stepping, animal walks, and scooter-board travel
Manipulative skills: tossing, throwing at targets, bowling, ring tossing, striking balloons, cup stacking, jumping rope, and hula hooping
Cooperation: relay-line stations like Pen the Turkeys, Carry the Pumpkin, and Gobbler Maze, plus 2 vs. 2 Corn Hole
Fitness: steady movement through every rotation
Equipment
Most stations use common PE equipment such as cones, hoops, poly spots, beanbags, yarn balls, jump ropes, mats, hurdles, scooter boards, bowling pins, and footballs. A few use simple items like balloons, stacking cups, a box or basket, and corn hole boards. Every station can be adjusted to fit the equipment and space you have.
How to Use It
Set up 5–10 stations at a time and rotate groups every 3–5 minutes. With 20 stations, you can swap in a new set and keep the activity going over several class periods. Classroom teachers can use just a few stations as Thanksgiving brain breaks.
Designed for grades K–5 and aligned with SHAPE America national standards.
Created by Cap'n Pete, a physical educator with more than 30 years of teaching experience.
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