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- 11-13-11
Thanksgiving Lesson Plans
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In this lesson students complete a unit about Thanksgiving that is centered around the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. They read and discuss books, create a mural, complete a worksheet about five blessings in their life, prepare recipes from the first Thanksgiving, and construct and play a Native American game.
Students examine the facts and myths that surround the "First Thanksgiving" (the harvest celebration of 1621) at Plimoth Colony. They study the role that historians play in the collection and dissemination of history and use their knowledge of the "First Thanksgiving" to create a museum exhibit of their own.
This lesson has students look at the actual facts surrounding Thanksgiving. In this 1621 A New Look At Thanksgiving,students read about the Wampanoag territory and the first Thanksgiving. Student compare reading to the myths they've heard and list the facts. This lesson has students answer questions about the text.
In this lesson students explore the concept of the first Thanksgiving. In this Thanksgiving lesson, students discover what it was like to live during that time period. In this lesson students compare and contrast the first Thanksgiving to their own.
In this lesson students investigate The First Thanksgiving. In this Thanksgiving lesson, students explore the experiences, actions, and decisions of the settlement of the Plymouth colony. In this lesson students research information, use timelines, and KWL charts to understand the reason for the journey to the New World.
In this lesson learners discover the history of Thanksgiving. In this writing lesson, learners fill out a KWL chart then research Thanksgiving to gather new information. In this lesson learners write a paragraph about what they learned and illustrate them. In this lesson learners explore the music associated with Thanksgiving and put on a play based on the lyrics.
Learners explore surveys. In this cross-curriculum Thanksgiving lesson, learners brainstorm questions to ask friends and family about their Thanksgiving celebration. Learners construct a survey, interview someone using the survey, and bring their completed questionnaire back to school. Learners record data on a graph and analyse their results using age-appropriate mathematical skills.
3rd graders gain knowledge about the first Thanksgiving. In this Thanksgiving lesson, 3rd graders visit a interactive website to explore Thanksgiving. 3rd graders then write an essay comparing themselves to the Native Americans they just read about.
3rd graders celebrate Thanksgiving. In this holiday lesson, 3rd graders create Thanksgiving table decorations, a paper bag turkey, and Pilgrim place cards. They write poems and make a Thanksgiving card.
Students explore the First Thanksgiving. In this holiday lesson, students create a KWL chart on what they know about the First Thanksgiving and conduct Internet research on this topic. Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the lifestyles of the Pilgrims to the Wampanoags.
