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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students create a Venn diagram to compare the Pilgrim's "First Thanksgiving" with today's Thanksgiving celebration. They use one type of graphic organizer, a Venn diagram, talk and read about the Thanksgiving celebration of 1621 at Plymouth. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students read, "Maria's Thanksgiving". They review story vocabulary, discuss comprehension questions, complete a sequencing worksheet, isolate possessives and compound words used in the story for a grammar review and write a response. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students examine how the Wampanoag tribe celebrated Thanksgiving. They discover how they helped the Pilgrims when they first came to the New World. They identify the similarities and differences between people. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the culture of the Wampanoag Indians. They consider the background of Thanksgiving and what the holiday means to them today. Students access the Museum of Boston's excellent website, then complete a worksheet imbedded in this plan which leads to a greater understanding of the first Thanksgiving from the Native American's perspective. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students examine different perspectives about Thanksgiving that include those of the European Settlers and the Native Americans. They read and discuss an article about Plymouth being "America's Hometown." They develop a landmark for Plymouth, MA that emphasizes both points of view and present them to the whole class. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students watch streaming video, Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving, define and discuss acrostic poetry, complete circle map using words associated with Thanksgiving, and create acrostic Thanksgiving poems to be typed in Microsoft Word and combined into class booklet. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine the history of Thanksgiving and determine what the contemporary holiday stands for. They determine how the views of the Wampanoags may differ from those of the Pilgrims by examining artwork and written text. Finally, they role play as Pilgrims writing a letter home to a relative in England. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 9th
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Students talk and read about the Thanksgiving celebration of 1621 at Plymouth. They create a Venn Diagram to compare the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving to our modern Thanksgiving Day. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore who these very different people were, how they lived and why they would consider sitting down to a meal together. We envision a reenactment of the Pilgrims' voyage to the New World and two separate lessons that incorporate learning centers for the exploration of everyday life for a Pilgrim and a Native American child. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students complete internet research on the first Thanksgiving, the Mayflower, Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony and the Wampanoags. Using specified websites, they visit the ship of the Mayflower, and experience Mayflower interviews. Students write a diary as if they were a Pilgrim on the Mayflower. They research settlers' motivations and preparations for sailing to the New World. Additional hands-on activities are listed. Full Review »
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