Looking for a festive, hands-on literacy activity to bring the spirit of Thanksgiving into your classroom or home? This Thanksgiving Alphabet Go Fish Game is the perfect blend of seasonal fun and foundational skill practice — ideal for centers, small groups, morning tubs, and early finishers!
Designed with early learners in mind, this printable alphabet game helps children build letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and matching skills while enjoying Thanksgiving-themed imagery that celebrates gratitude, harvest time, and the cozy charm of fall.
🍂 What’s Included
This print-and-play resource features everything you need for an engaging, low-prep literacy activity:
✅ 52 total cards (26 alphabet pairs A–Z)
✅ Thanksgiving-themed illustrations featuring turkeys, pumpkins, cornucopias, pies, pilgrims, and thankful hearts
✅ Go Fish directions, plus optional rules for Memory Match and Alphabet Sorting
✅ Quick-prep format — print, cut, and laminate for long-lasting use
✅ Perfect for Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade
Whether you're teaching in a traditional classroom, Montessori environment, ESL/ELL setting, or homeschooling, these cards fit seamlessly into your fall theme plans.
📘 Skills & Standards Students Will Practice
This Thanksgiving alphabet activity supports essential early literacy objectives:
Letter recognition & matching
Phonemic awareness (beginning sounds)
Fine motor skills through card handling and pairing
Social skills like turn-taking and communication
Seasonal vocabulary and thematic learning
It’s a festive way to keep students practicing high-frequency skills during a busy time of year!
🎲 How to Play
Classic Go Fish rules make this game familiar and accessible for young learners:
Students take turns asking,
“Do you have the letter ___?”If a match is made, the player keeps the pair.
If not, it’s time to “Go Fish!”
Continue until all alphabet pairs are collected.
You can also use the same cards for:
Memory Match
ABC Matching & Sorting
Small-group phonics warm-ups
Literacy center rotations
One resource, many ways to learn!
🍁 Perfect For:
Thanksgiving classroom celebrations
Fall literacy centers
Morning tubs & early finisher activities
Letter recognition practice
ESL / ELL support
Homeschool learning
Small-group phonics instruction
This is a must-have resource for adding meaningful seasonal fun to your literacy block!
✨ Bring Thanksgiving Joy to Your Literacy Centers
Celebrate the season of gratitude while helping your students strengthen alphabet confidence. With its charming illustrations and flexible gameplay options, this Thanksgiving Alphabet Go Fish Game will quickly become a classroom favorite!
Make your literacy time festive, engaging, and full of fall-themed fun — your students will be thankful for it! 🍂🧡
