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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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- 3rd - 8th
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Students read what modern day descendants of the Wampanoag tribe have to say about the Thanksgiving celebration. It was the Wampanoags who were the first to encounter the Pilgrims at Plymouth. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore "point of view" in literature in their own writing. They create a Venn diagram to display two different points of view towards Thanksgiving. They write a story from the point of view of a turkey near Thanksgiving. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students participate in a community-service project that makes Thanksgiving special for others. They create a unique work of art that brighten the day of someone they do not know and reflect on what it means to help out. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine the facts and myths that surround the "First Thanksgiving" (the harvest celebration of 1621) at Plimoth Colony. They explore the role that historians play in the collection and dissemination of history. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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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. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Studens create turkey napkin holders. They discuss how Thanksgiving originated and why we celebrate this holiday. They create their napkin holders using craft sticks, glue guns, construction paper, feathers, and glitter. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students create "Blessing Boxes" to show what they are thankful for in this Art lesson ideal for the Thanksgiving holiday. The materials needed include empty (and clean) milk cartons, brown construction paper, and magic markers. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students work cooperatively to create a classroom thanksgiving tree in this November art lesson for the elementary classsroom. Included with the lesson is a short resource list of books that contain more Thanksgiving craft ideas. 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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