Thanksgiving Tracing Worksheets

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All 104 words and rows

Pattern rows, for children who are not writing letters yet 8

  • e e e e A loop that opens to the right, like curls of steam over a hot dish.
  • h h h h A tall back and a low seat, like chairs pushed up to the table.
  • i i i i A short stick and a dot, like candles with their flames.
  • m m m Two bumps each, like the pinched edge of a pie crust.
  • n n n n One bump each, like a row of dinner rolls.
  • t t t t A stick with a bar across, like forks standing in a row.
  • u u u u A cup shape, like bowls set out in a row.
  • y y y y Two arms that meet and a tail below, like a wishbone.
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The Thanksgiving meal 23

  • beans Green beans are another Thanksgiving food that first grew in the Americas. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • bread Many stuffings start with it. 5 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • butter It goes on the rolls and into the mashed potatoes. 6 letters. Tall: b, t.
  • carrot A root vegetable that adds color to the plate. 6 letters. Tall: t.
  • corn One of the Thanksgiving foods that first grew in the Americas. 4 letters, all short.
  • cream Whipped and spooned onto the pie. 5 letters, all short.
  • dessert The sweet course at the end. It has a double s, unlike desert. 7 letters. Tall: d, t.
  • drumstick A cooked turkey leg, held by the bone like the stick of a drum. 9 letters. Tall: d, t, k.
  • feast A very large meal for a special day. 5 letters. Tall: f, t.
  • gravy A sauce made from the juices of the meat. 5 letters. Tail: g, y.
  • leftovers The food that is still there when the meal is over. 9 letters. Tall: l, f, t.
  • onion A vegetable with a sharp taste that turns sweet when it is cooked. 5 letters, all short.
  • pecan A nut. Pecan pie is a Thanksgiving dish of the South. 5 letters. Tail: p.
  • pie Pumpkin pie is a spiced pie that is usually made for Thanksgiving. 3 letters. Tail: p.
  • potato Mashed or sweet, potatoes are on most Thanksgiving tables. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tail: p.
  • roll A small round bread, one for each plate. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • salad A cold dish on a table full of hot ones. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • sauce Cranberry sauce is served beside the turkey. 5 letters, all short.
  • seconds A second helping of something you liked. 7 letters. Tall: d.
  • squash A vegetable with a hard rind. It is one of the Thanksgiving foods that first grew in the Americas. 6 letters. Tall: h. Tail: q.
  • stuffing A mixture, often of bread and herbs, cooked in the turkey or beside it. Some families call it dressing. 8 letters. Tall: t, f. Tail: g.
  • turkey The bird at the center of most Thanksgiving dinners. 6 letters. Tall: t, k. Tail: y.
  • wishbone The forked bone from the bird's breast, kept for luck. 8 letters. Tall: h, b.

Setting the table 12

  • basket It holds the rolls. 6 letters. Tall: b, k, t.
  • bowl For the mashed potatoes. 4 letters. Tall: b, l.
  • candle A small light for the middle of the table. 6 letters. Tall: d, l.
  • chair One for each person at the table. 5 letters. Tall: h.
  • cup For milk, water or cider. 3 letters. Tail: p.
  • dish A plate or bowl that food is served from. 4 letters. Tall: d, h.
  • fork For the turkey and the potatoes. 4 letters. Tall: f, k.
  • napkin A cloth or paper square for your lap. 6 letters. Tall: k. Tail: p.
  • plate Flat and round, with room for a little of everything. 5 letters. Tall: l, t. Tail: p.
  • platter The big flat dish that carries the turkey. 7 letters. Tall: l, t. Tail: p.
  • spoon For the gravy and the cranberry sauce. 5 letters. Tail: p.
  • table Where everyone sits. Some families add a second one for the children. 5 letters. Tall: t, b, l.

In the kitchen 15

  • apron It keeps the cook's clothes clean. 5 letters. Tail: p.
  • bake To cook in the oven, as a pie is cooked. 4 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • kitchen The busiest room in the house on Thanksgiving morning. 7 letters. Tall: k, t, h.
  • mash To press soft, as boiled potatoes are pressed. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • menu The list of dishes for the meal. 4 letters, all short.
  • oven The turkey roasts in it, and the pies bake in it. 4 letters, all short.
  • pour What you do with the gravy. 4 letters. Tail: p.
  • recipe The list of what goes into a dish and how to make it. 6 letters. Tail: p.
  • roast To cook in the oven with dry heat, as the turkey is cooked. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • serve To bring the food to the table. 5 letters, all short.
  • smell What tells you the pie is nearly done. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • stir To move a spoon round and round in the pot. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • taste A small try of the food before it goes to the table. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • timer It rings when the pie is done. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • warm Not hot and not cold, the way rolls are best. 4 letters, all short.

Family and guests 16

  • arrive To get to the place you were going. 6 letters, all short.
  • aunt The sister of your mother or father. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • cousin The child of your aunt or uncle. 6 letters, all short.
  • family The people you belong to. 6 letters. Tall: f, l. Tail: y.
  • friend Someone you like who is not in your family. Friends are welcome at the table too. 6 letters. Tall: f, d.
  • grandma Your mother's or father's mother. 7 letters. Tall: d. Tail: g.
  • grandpa Your mother's or father's father. 7 letters. Tall: d. Tail: g, p.
  • guest Someone invited to your home. 5 letters. Tall: t. Tail: g.
  • home Where the dinner is, and where some people travel back to. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • hug Arms around someone you are glad to see. 3 letters. Tall: h. Tail: g.
  • mom A short word for mother. 3 letters, all short.
  • niece The daughter of your brother or sister. 5 letters, all short.
  • together In one place, with one another. 8 letters. Tall: t, h. Tail: g.
  • travel Many families make a long trip to be together. 6 letters. Tall: t, l.
  • uncle The brother of your mother or father. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • visit To go and see someone. 5 letters. Tall: t.

Giving thanks 10

  • gather To come together in one place. 6 letters. Tall: t, h. Tail: g.
  • give To hand something to another person to keep. 4 letters. Tail: g.
  • grateful Another word for thankful. 8 letters. Tall: t, f, l. Tail: g.
  • gratitude The feeling of being thankful. 9 letters. Tall: t, d. Tail: g.
  • help To do part of someone's work with them. 4 letters. Tall: h, l. Tail: p.
  • kind Gentle and ready to help. 4 letters. Tall: k, d.
  • share To give part of what you have to someone else. 5 letters. Tall: h.
  • thankful Glad for what you have and showing it. 8 letters. Tall: t, h, k, f, l.
  • thanks What you say when someone gives or helps. 6 letters. Tall: t, h, k.
  • welcome What you say to a guest at the door. 7 letters. Tall: l.

The day, the parade and the turkey 13

  • balloon Giant balloons float above the parade. 7 letters. Tall: b, l.
  • cornucopia A horn-shaped basket spilling over with food, also called the horn of plenty. 10 letters. Tail: p.
  • feather A turkey is covered in them. 7 letters. Tall: f, t, h.
  • football Football games are played and watched across the country on Thanksgiving Day. 8 letters. Tall: f, t, b, l.
  • gobble The call a male turkey makes. 6 letters. Tall: b, l. Tail: g.
  • hen A female turkey is called a hen. 3 letters. Tall: h.
  • holiday A day with no school, kept for a special reason. 7 letters. Tall: h, l, d. Tail: y.
  • nap A short sleep after a big meal. 3 letters. Tail: p.
  • November Thanksgiving in the United States is the fourth Thursday of November. 8 letters. Tall: N, b.
  • parade A Thanksgiving Day parade has been held in New York City since 1924. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • Thursday The day of the week Thanksgiving always falls on. 8 letters. Tall: T, h, d. Tail: y.
  • tom A male turkey is called a tom. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • wattle The red skin that hangs from a turkey's throat. 6 letters. Tall: t, l.

The harvest of 1621 7

  • harvest The crops gathered in when they are ripe. 7 letters. Tall: h, t.
  • Mayflower The ship that carried the Pilgrims from England in 1620. 9 letters. Tall: M, f, l. Tail: y.
  • Pilgrims The English families who sailed on the Mayflower. 8 letters. Tall: P, l. Tail: g.
  • Plymouth Where the Pilgrims celebrated a good harvest for three days in the fall of 1621. 8 letters. Tall: P, l, t, h. Tail: y.
  • ship A large boat that crosses the sea. 4 letters. Tall: h. Tail: p.
  • voyage A long trip by sea. The Mayflower was at sea for 10 weeks. 6 letters. Tail: y, g.
  • Wampanoag A Native people of what is now southeastern Massachusetts. Their leader, Massasoit, gave food to the newcomers when supplies ran short. 9 letters. Tall: W. Tail: p, g.

How this list was compiled: These Thanksgiving words and pattern rows were written for this site and sorted by topic, from the meal to the harvest of 1621. No list was copied and no named character is on it. The facts in the notes were checked in September 2026 against English Wikipedia, among them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_dinner, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampanoag, and word meanings against Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wishbone). Licence: own work

All 33 practice lines

Word rows 5

  • aunt uncle Two family words. Each has one tall letter.
  • bake stir mash Three kitchen jobs, each of them four letters long.
  • fork spoon cup Three things to set at each place. Only the p's drop under the line.
  • pie turkey Two of the four words on the opening sheet, side by side.
  • tom hen gobble A male turkey, a female turkey and the call the male makes.
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Pattern lines 4

  • i h i h i h A candle, then a chair.
  • n m n m n m A roll, then a piece of pie crust: one bump, then two.
  • t T t T t T A fork, then a table, three times over.
  • y Y y Y y Y A small wishbone, then a big one.

Short sentences 9

  • Grandma bakes pie. 3 words. One capital G, with a tail to follow in the p of pie.
  • I am thankful. 3 words. The capital I stands alone.
  • Pass the rolls. 3 words. A capital P to start and a period to finish.
  • Save me a seat. 4 words. Save ends in a silent e.
  • Set the table. 3 words. Table ends in l-e.
  • Thank you, cook! 3 words, a comma and an exclamation mark.
  • The turkey is hot. 4 words. Draw the steam in the empty row.
  • We all help. 3 words. All and help each have tall letters.
  • We share a pie. 4 short words, so 3 spaces to keep even.

Counting lines 4

  • 1 turkey, 2 pies Numerals are traced like letters. Pie takes an s for more than one.
  • 3 rolls in a basket Draw the basket first, then put 3 rolls in it.
  • 4 forks, 4 spoons One of each for four places at the table.
  • 5 kinds of pie A line to finish with 5 drawn slices.

True facts to copy 6

  • A tom can gobble. The gobble is a call of the male turkey, the tom.
  • Corn grew here first. Corn is one of the Thanksgiving foods that first grew in the Americas.
  • It is on a Thursday. In the United States, Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November.
  • November has 30 days. So Thanksgiving can fall no later than the 28th.
  • Pumpkin pie has spice. Pumpkin pie is a spiced custard pie.
  • Turkeys have wattles. A wattle is the red skin that hangs from the throat.

Lines for a card 5

  • Come to dinner For an invitation. Three words with no tails.
  • Dear Grandma, The start of a note. A capital D, a capital G and a comma.
  • Gobble gobble For the inside of a turkey card. The first word takes a capital.
  • Happy Thanksgiving Two capitals, for the front of a card.
  • Thank you for The child finishes the line in the empty row under it, in words or a drawing.

How this list was compiled: These practice lines were written for this site to go with the Thanksgiving word list: word rows, pattern lines, short sentences, counting lines, facts, and lines for a card. No line was copied from another list. The facts to copy were checked in September 2026 against English Wikipedia, among them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_turkey and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_pie. Licence: own work

How it works

These Thanksgiving tracing worksheets open on pie, turkey, feast and thanks, each a dotted row above an empty row. Swap in any of the 96 words in the list, from corn to cornucopia.

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What prints on the page

At Large (19 mm) a page holds 8 rows: 4 words and 4 empty rows. Pie is traced 3 times across its row; turkey, feast and thanks twice. No picture prints, so the empty row is where the child draws the pie.

Pick words by letter height

Every word carries its tall letters and tails. Twelve use short letters only, such as corn, oven, menu and mom. Fork, table and bread bring in tall letters. Hold the tails of gravy, turkey and napkin for later, and the capitals of November, Thursday and Mayflower for last. A child not yet on letters gets 8 pattern rows: y y y y is a row of wishbones.

  • At Extra large (26 mm), type or pick 3 words. They replace the 4 samples and stay on 1 page.
  • Type each guest's name in the box, and the child traces the place cards for the table.

Questions and answers

Do the sheets print a turkey to color?

No. The tool prints letters on guide lines, so the child draws the turkey, the pie or the table in the empty row under each traced word.

Are there words about the Pilgrims and the harvest of 1621?

Yes, 7, in a group headed The harvest of 1621: harvest, Mayflower, Pilgrims, Plymouth, Wampanoag, ship and voyage. Each carries one checked fact, such as the three days of celebration at Plymouth in the fall of 1621.

How do I fit Happy Thanksgiving on a card?

Under More options, set What to practice to Words or sentences, then pick Happy Thanksgiving from the practice lines. It takes two rows at Large. Thank you for and Dear Grandma, are in the same list.

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