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Thinking About Thanksgiving: Lessons Across the Curriculum

For Teachers K - 8th
Bring two integrated curriculum resources about Thanksgiving to an elementary social studies unit. The first activity focuses on Squanto's contributions to the early Pilgrims' survival with a gardening activity in which learners add fish...
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American Indian Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper graders examine Native American culture while practicing mathematical concepts related to patterns and estimation. They will use mental math to add/subtract single digit numbers.
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Thanksgiving Web Quest

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars review the reasons why Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. Using the internet, they research the history of the holiday and discover what the first Thanksgiving was like. They also examine a typical menu for...
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Thanksgiving Dinner

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students plan a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. In this Thanksgiving lesson, students compare and contrast the first Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving celebrations today. Students plan a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and research the costs...
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Blueberries: A Native American Treasure

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Youngsters study the history and uses of the blueberry. There are actually six different lessons linked into this plan! The lessons can be useful within a variety of curricular areas, and are particularly appropriate around the...
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A Rafter of Turkeys

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
How did that turkey get from the early Aztec culture to your table? Learn about the history of wild and domesticated turkeys in North America, as well as their inclusion in Thanksgiving traditions, with a two-part agricultural science...
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Math Drills

Cornucopia Multiplication Facts to 81 (A)

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this math worksheet, students solve 80 multiplication facts from 0x0 to 9x9. Problems are written in a horizontal formal. There is a large Thanksgiving cornucopia picture on the page.
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Putting Turkey on a Table (or a Graph)

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
Grateful learners put turkey on a table (or a graph)! Through a creative project they show statistical information about turkey population, production, and consumption. A great Thanksgiving lesson that can be applied at any time to the...
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Favorite Foods at Thanksgiving

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study different types of graphs as a means of displaying information. They survey others to find their favorite Thanksgiving food and then graph the results using different types of graphs.
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Thanksgiving Feast (Read the Charts)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice reading charts about foods country of origin. They interpret information and answer questions related to charts. They discover how food production adds to the economy.
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A Thanksgiving Survey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils take a survey then use the information gained from the survey to help plan a typical Thanksgiving dinner for our last day of class. They create a graph which corresponds the the data gathered during interviews.
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Make This Week's Lessons Pop(corn)!

For Teachers K - 7th
Students create popcorn timelines, maps, and graphs; do popcorn science and math; explore popcorn history and nutrition; and munch leftover popcorn snacks too!,
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Coin-a-copia: A Thanksgiving Glyph Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore glyphs that are pictorial representations of data. Students collect and display data about themselves and a variety of other topics. Students practice using a legend to analyze and interpret data.
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Pumpkin Problems

For Teachers K - 4th
Students participate in a lesson that has the intention of working on estimation skills. They use pumpkins to estimate the number of seeds are inside. They collect data for each pumpkin and compare it to the estimation. Students question...
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Molly's Pilgrim

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read the story of Molly's Pilgrim, create a Native American doll, and explore the meaning of the word pilgrim.
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Holiday Greeting Cards: A Graphing Activity

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students examine statistics about the popular type of greeting cards and create pie or bar chart using an online tool. They illustrate the sales statistics for the greeting cards before making the charts.
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Kids Collect LEGOs for New Orleans

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Young scholars read and discuss a news article about children that collected 1.5 million LEGO bricks for kids in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. They complete a fill-in-the blank activity, answer article comprehension questions,...
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He Said, She Said, So: What's the Point?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin! Upper graders and middle schoolers read the story The Three Little Pigs and other tales related to the story from various points of view. They use the Internet to find more stories from...
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Lee & Low Books: Giving Thanks Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in reading comprehension activities associated from a teacher's guide. In this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders read Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp and...
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Graphing the Annual Food Drive

For Teachers K - 12th
Students graph the number of items contributed to the food drive. They compare daily results to other days or to an overall goal and answer questions based on the graph.
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Family: The Circle of Life

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners brainstorm family meal traditions and the meaning of "The Circle of Life" while viewing artifacts. They plan a traditional family Thanksgiving meal and write/discuss their own Thanksgiving family meal traditions. Students listen...
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Spring: Giving Thanks to the Herring

For Teachers K - 7th
Students study the Wampanoag tribe to learn about the importance of the herring to their culture. In this Wampanoag lesson, students read information and complete multiple activities to learn about the role of the herring fish in the...
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Squanto's Science Lesson

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners explore Squanto's contribution to the settlers. They plant seeds and follow instructions for water and fertilization. Students keep a record of the growth of the seeds. They write a paragraph that tells what they learned from...

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