Skip Counting Puzzles for Thanksgiving Math

Make learning how to skip count during Thanksgiving fun by including skip counting puzzles! Your kids will love my set of 36 Thanksgiving skip counting puzzles because not only do they make math fun, but because they also provide a chance for kids to express themselves by coloring in Thanksgiving-themed images and an opportunity to demonstrate their evolving problem-solving skills!

As a former teacher, I know how important it is to have a strong understanding of skip counting before eventually progressing to learning multiplication and division. As a homeschooling mom, I know how important it is to have quality learning materials that help make learning exciting and fun.

I’m sharing my Thanksgiving skip counting puzzles in hopes that they can help making homeschooling easier for you, the parent, and memorable for the kids!

Let’s chat a bit about skip counting, why it’s an important skill to learn, how to access my free Thanksgiving printable, and how to incorporate it into your homeschool days.

What’s Skip Counting?

Ever counted something by sets of two? Or sets of 5? That’s skip counting!

When skip counting is introduced, the kids typically work on learning how to skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s. As the kids master those skills, they will eventually move up to skip counting by even more numbers…like 3s, 5s, 7s, etc.

Learning how to skip count helps children recognize number patterns and prepares them for multiplication, division, and other math concepts. Skip counting makes it easier to count larger amounts quickly, improving both speed and confidence in math. It’s also practical for real-life skills, like telling time and counting money.

Homeschool Thanksgiving Activities

I totally get that homeschooling can be super hectic in November. After celebrating Halloween the previous month, getting ready for Thanksgiving, and having the winter holidays of December on the horizon.

In my experience, some homeschool families do their best to stick to the “regularly scheduled program” during the holidays while others add a bit of “holiday homeschooling” into the lesson plans. For example, in November, you could consider including topics into your lessons like:

• the history of Thanksgiving
• Veterans Day
• learning about the indigenous people of your area
• practicing gratitude
• National Days of November
• fall harvests
• elections
• the science of autumn
• the science of light and dark (like Daylight Savings!)
• family heritage

There are plenty of options! You should totally consider including our favorite Christmas tradition into your schedule, too – it makes my life so much easier and my kids love it! I could go on and on but really, the goal of this article (and the whole blog) is to help make your experience homeschooling as meaningful, memorable, and fun. It’s my hope that my Thanksgiving Skip Counting puzzles can add to that experience!

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Thanksgiving Skip Counting Printables

I’m all about making my homeschool printables as low prep as possible. Homeschool parents are busy enough already – who wants to spend hours preparing printables? Um, not me.

That being said, my Thanksgiving Skip Counting Puzzles require hardly any preparation on your part. Yay!

To complete the activity, you’ll only need a few supplies:

• printer: color ink is not required for this project
• cardstock paper: you could totally use standard printer paper, but, since this is an interactive activity, the cardstock will help you get the most life out of the completed printable
• coloring tools: since I recommend laminating this puzzle for extra durability, I certainly suggest having the kids use markers or colored pencils. Crayon may melt during the lamination project.
• scissors
• laminator & lamination sheets: completely optional, but I find a laminator & lamination sheets to come in handy while homeschooling!
• Something for storage: It’s my hope that the kids will play with these puzzles multiple times, so it’s helpful to have a place to store them! I like using these reusable mesh zip bags for our hands-on printables, puzzles, games, and more.

Whether your kid are beginners to skip counting or are working their way up to learning multiplication and division, you’ll find my Thanksgiving Skip Counting Puzzles the be beneficial! Instead of “just” including the basic “2/5/10” skip counting sets, I’ve included 3 sets of Thanksgiving-themed skip counting puzzles per numbers: 1-12!

Sweet, right?!

In addition, I know there are some parts of the Thanksgiving history my community may not be comfortable with. To create an inclusive Thanksgiving-themed printable, I have not included any references to Pilgrims or Indigenous people in this resource. Instead, you’ll find plenty of silly turkeys (all turkeys are alive – shout out to my vegan and vegetarian friends), cute forest animals, fall harvest vegetables, and such.

The kids are gonna love ’em!

Putting the Skip Counting Puzzles Together

Step by step directions can be super helpful when completing a hands-on project, right? Here’s how to set up the puzzles:

1. Print out the preferred Skip Counting Puzzles. The PDF file has a helpful “find it fast” page in the beginning to help you find specific skip counting number sets.

2. Have the kids color in the image on the puzzles. Yay for combining art & math!

3. Laminate the completed puzzle.
4. Cut out the puzzle and then cut it into strips.

5. Mix up the pieces and have the kids put it back together again! This will help them work on skip counting and figuring out how puzzles/broken images go back together!

Get the Thanksgiving Math Printables

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: time to get the printables!

Now, you have a choice to make. You can either fill out the form below and have the Thanksgiving Skip Counting printables sent straight to your inbox. Or…you can request access to the Printable Playground to get immediate access to my ever-growing collection of free homeschool printables. The choice is yours!

Rest assured, both options will get you access to the Printable Playground, but you’ll have immediate access to the monthly password with “option #2.” Whatever works!

Homeschool Thanksgiving Fun!

Thanksgiving is the perfect time for homeschooling families to enjoy fun and educational activities together! Consider putting the skip counting puzzles together as a team, or coloring the puzzles in alongside your child!

What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Back when we used to live in New Jersey, we would get together with extended family. Now that we’re in Georgia, though, it’s just the four of us. I’ll likely make us a big spread so we can have Thanksgiving leftover meals for a while!

Share your plans in the comments or, better yet, share them in our free homeschool Facebook community: That Homeschool Family Hangout!

Until next time, stay safe and enjoy quality time together,