Thanksgiving Gratitude Doors | Thanksgiving Activities & Discussion Starters

If your classroom energy dips or spikes around the holidays, this resource is your new seasonal staple! The Thanksgiving Gratitude Doors make it simple (and seriously fun) to weave gratitude into your lessons, without adding extra prep to your plate.

Students choose a door, click it open, and instantly access one of 40 interactive gratitude-boosting prompts that spark reflection, conversation, and connection. Each door leads to a quick, meaningful activity designed to calm the chaos and centre your students on what really matters.

👉What’s Inside This Thanksgiving Gratitude Doors Resource

• Forty clickable doors, each revealing a Thanksgiving-themed gratitude or reflection prompt
• Student-led format that promotes curiosity, connection, and calm
• A blank slide template so you can add your own prompts if needed
• Teacher guide with tips for discussion and reflection
  

👌These 40 Thanksgiving Gratitude Doors Are Perfect For:

• Thanksgiving week lessons and SEL activities
• Lesson starters or morning meetings
• Calm transitions and brain breaks
• Exit slips or journaling prompts
• End-of-year reflections
• Sub plans or mindfulness sessions

💗 Why You and Your Students Will Absolutely Love These Thanksgiving Gratitude Doors

• Instantly engages students with novelty and choice
• Promotes calm reflection and meaningful class discussion
• Builds gratitude habits and emotional literacy in a seasonal way
• Requires zero prep, just open and go
• Keeps students focused, settled, and connected right through to the bell

Grab this resource and ALL of the Thanksgiving goodies inside the Thanksgiving Mega Bundle — everything you need to keep the festive season calm, connected, and fun.

This resource also comes in an everyday gratitude resource that you can use everyday. Same activities, but not Thanksgiving themed. You can find it here: Gratitude Doors