Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Become a Thanksgiving Historian
Students may be surprised to find out that some ideas they have about the history of Thanksgiving are actually myths. In this lesson plan students become a true "Thanksgiving historian" by completing a Venn diagram about the Wampanoag...
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Fdr Library: The Year We Had Two Thanksgivings?
Learn about the history of how Thanksgiving got its official date.
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Plimouth Plantation: Thanksgiving Interactive: You Are the Historian
This site, developed by Plimoth Plantation, offers visitors the chance to use the skills of historians to peel away the layers of myth and misconception surrounding "The First Thanksgiving" and discover what might really have happened...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Teacher Guide to Thanksgiving
Enhance classroom learning with these excellent Thanksgiving resources such as lesson plans, activities, crafts and much more provided by Teachnology.
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Godmother of Thanksgiving: The Story of Sarah Josepha Hale [Pdf]
You may not have heard of Sarah Josepha Hale, but you are very familiar with her work. Learn about the remarkable nineteenth century New Hampshire woman who convinced a president to proclaim a national holiday - Thanksgiving. And that's...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Thanksgiving
The United States, over hundreds of years, has come to observe a national holiday for giving thanks: Thanksgiving. This set of primary resources containing images and documents provides a window into this time period.
A&E Television
History.com: Thanksgiving History Facts and Trivia
What did they eat at the first Thanksgiving? Which president made Thanksgiving a federal holiday? Get Thanksgiving trivia to share around the table. Over the centuries, that briefly-mentioned feast week has taken on a life of its own,...
A&E Television
History.com: The First Thanksgiving Celebration
[Free Registration/Login Required] Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Plymouth Thanksgiving Story" by Chuck Larsen
A learning module that begins with "The Plymouth Thanksgiving Story" by Chuck Larsen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Thanksgiving Crafts, Decorations, and Printouts
Enchanted Learning provides a wealth of Thanksgiving-related ideas for crafts, decorations, and activity worksheets. Make a turkey from handprints and footprints, create a thankful leaf wreath or a easy-to-make scarecrow, or follow the...
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: Brief History of Thanksgiving
Describes what is known about the history of Thanksgiving and of the first Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims in 1621.
A&E Television
History.com: How the First Thanksgiving College Football Game Kicked Off a Holiday Tradition
How the First Thanksgiving College Football Game Kicked Off a Holiday Tradition. In 1876, Yale beat Princeton before a sparse crowd, but by the mid-1880s, their annual contest was a major social event that attracted thousands of fans in...
A&E Television
History.com: How the Nfl Popularized Thanksgiving Day Football
Thanksgiving football dates to at least 1876, when Yale defeated Princeton, 2-0, on a cold, bleak afternoon in Hoboken, New Jersey. By the 1890s, many college and high school teams played on the holiday. But the tradition didn't become a...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Thanksgiving Day
This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a list of 24 words pertaining to Thanksgiving Day. It also offers an extensive Vocabulary Word List for Thanksgiving (256).
Read Works
Read Works: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text telling the story of the first Thanksgiving. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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All Crafts: Over 100 Free Thanksgiving Crafts Projects
A large set of links to interesting crafts for celebrating Thanksgiving Day.
Read Works
Read Works: Thanksgiving Day
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Jenna who celebrates Thanksgiving with her family. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Math Drills
Math Drills: Thanksgiving Math Worksheets
Download these free worksheets to sharpen your math skills. These Thanksgiving math worksheets focus on topics including comparing, patterning, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
A&E Television
History.com: Colonists at the First Thanksgiving Were Mostly Men Because Women Had Perished
According to this account (elements of which continue to be debated by historians, especially regarding the presence and role of Native Americans), the historic event didn't happen on the fourth Thursday in November, as it does today,...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Thanksgiving Word Games
This article focuses on Thanksgiving Day word games; it includes a list of Thanksgiving words and ideas to generate more of them and explains some word games like Turkey on the Table.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: First Thanksgiving
National Geographic recounts the first Thanksgiving and offers related activities, games, and web links.
EL Education
El Education: The Truth About Thanksgiving Coloring Book
In this lesson, students research different aspects of Pilgrim and Wampanoag culture and create a coloring book about the first Thanksgiving with original text and illustrations.
EL Education
El Education: First Thanksgiving Cards
As part of a Learning Expedition about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians, 3rd graders in Springfield, Massachusetts created these note cards. They focused on the "real" story of the first Thanksgiving, using multiple perspectives...
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Thanksgiving Is
An e-book featuring a variety of memories conjured up by the Thanksgiving holiday.
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