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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 - 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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- Kindergarten - 7th
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Students create popcorn timelines, maps, and graphs; do popcorn science and math; explore popcorn history and nutrition; and munch leftover popcorn snacks too!, Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students create a non-standard graph using information about their Thanksgiving. At the end of the lesson, teachers have a variety of turkeys to hang on a bulletin board, which tell a story about each student in the class. 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 list foods for a Thanksgiving meal. They review a chart displaying the number of turkeys raised in five states and devise questions based on the information. They complete a worksheet about sweet potatoes and cranberries. 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
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Students will use these lessons to learn different concepts and increase literacy in general. This is really a list of different curriculum activities that are mapped throughout a single school year. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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This lesson includes activities across the curriculum for Thanksgiving. They create a cornucopia for art, a food pyramid for Science, and a poem for Language Arts. Also included in this lesson are ideas for Thanksgiving themed centers. Full Review »

