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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
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Students review aspects of the Thanksgiving holiday by listening to a Thanksgiving story, participating in a bartering activity, and creating turkey feathers for a bulletin board. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students learn the history of Thanksgiving and Columbus Day, and they also create a "New World" mural in small groups. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students are introduced to the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving. The lesson plan can be adapted to all ages and levels of English production ability. They recognize and define words associated with Thanksgiving. 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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- 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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- 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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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students research information about the Mayflower, Pilgrims, the Plymouth Colony, the Wampanoags, and the first Thanksgiving. They take an online tour of the Mayflower, interpret timelines, create a postcard, and compare and contrast the life of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags Indian tribe. 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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