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Thanksgiving: The Mayflower
Learners examine the characteristics of a pilgrim. They discover what it was like traveling on the Mayflower as well. They create their own Mayflowers and share them with the class.
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Thanksgiving Scramble
For this holidays worksheet, students unscramble the letters to create the word and write it in the space provided in the right of the 21 words.
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Thanksgiving Counting
For this Thanksgiving counting worksheet, students count lines of turkeys from one to nine and write the total numbers. Students solve eight problems.
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Thanksgiving: Days and Months
In this days and months instructional activity, students circle the day of the week for the current day, the day before the current day, and the day after. Students write the current day and then circle the current month. Students write...
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Letter Writing: An English Language Arts Lesson For Writing/Proofreading
Ninth graders write a letter to someone who is deserving of thanks. Peer and self-editing takes place. After the writing process is completed and a copy is made for the portfolio, envelopes are distributed, addressed, sealed, and mailed.
Happy Thanksgiving Coloring Printable
From sentence writing to coloring pages, ABCmouse.com is a great resource to help you and your classroom celebrate Thanksgiving. Visit www.ABCmouse.com/Teachers to create a FREE ABCmouse for Teachers account for access to these and more...
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Voyage on the Mayflower
After completing an online activity about the Mayflower, scholars draw a picture about what they know of the Thanksgiving holiday, including a one-sentence summary. A reading of If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma is...
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Voyage on the Mayflower for Grades 6–8
Imagine living in the hold of a sailing ship for 63 days, enduring rough seas and autumn storms. As part of a study of the voyage of the Mayflower, class members examine an online resource that details life about the ship, watch a slide...
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November Bell Ringers
All things November in a set of 32 bell ringer ideas to get you through the month. From writing about November to writing about colors and feelings in fall, these bell ringers are fun and allow creative writing practice.
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My Thanksgiving Holiday
Though the questions are oddly written ("Can you name 2 things you can do with thanksgiving holiday?"), you might be able to incorporate this basic instructional activity into a lesson about Thanksgiving. Second graders provide short...
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Thanksgiving Menu
Students explore the First Thanksgiving. In this U.S. history lesson plan, students read about the Pilgrims and Native Americans and discuss how they obtained and prepared food. Students develop a possible first Thanksgiving menu and...
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Historical Fiction- Thanksgiving
Young scholars write a story. In this historical fiction lesson, students research how Thanksgiving began. Young scholars write a fictional story where they are a main character of this time period.
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Thanksgiving History
First graders gain knowledge about the first Thanksgiving, how the pilgrims lived and the differences between our Thanksgiving today and the Thanksgivings of the past. They recognize different parts of the word Thanksgiving.
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First Thanksgiving and My Thanksgiving
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students complete a venn diagram comparing their Thanksgiving to the First Thanksgiving. Students write about similarities and differences.
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Happy Thanksgiving Writing Prompt
In this writing prompt instructional activity, students examine a picture of a turkey and then use the space provided to write about how they celebrate Thanksgiving.
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A Thanksgiving Feast
Students compare a Thanksgiving feast of today to the Thanksgiving feast of 1621. They analyze information to write a Rebus story about a Thanksgiving feast of today of the Thanksgiving feast of 1621. Pupils describe a typical...
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Thanksgiving missing words puzzle
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students fill in the missing words to the paragraph about Thanksgiving. Students complete 6 missing words.
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The First Thanksgiving
Pupils research the first Thanksgiving. In this first Thanksgiving lesson plan, students research the Internet about how the first Thanksgiving came about between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. They complete a KWL chart, and...
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Thanksgiving Internet Math Fun
In this Thanksgiving Internet math fun worksheet, students interactively choose from 16 different activities with links to other websites, all with a Thanksgiving and math theme.
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Thanksgiving For Preschool
Students read books, make turkey hands, eat gingerbread cookies, and more to learn about Thanksgiving. In this Thanksgiving lesson plan, students also write what they are thankful for.
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Imagine Me at the First Thanksgiving
Students imagine what they think the First Thanksgiving was like and then draw a picture of themselves at the First Thanksgiving for a class book.
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Why Do We Have Thanksgiving?
Students investigate the change in the Thanksgiving holiday over time. They research the Native Americans and Pilgrims to find out how their relationship affected the holiday. They create a PowerPoint presentation using digital cameras...
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Thanksgiving Day Activities Stative Verb Review
In this Thanksgiving-themed stative verbs worksheet, students read 10 sentences, mark the incorrect forms of the verbs in the sentences, and write the correct forms above those that are incorrect.
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension
In this Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension worksheet students will read a passage about the history of the holiday and answer 10 multiple choice questions and 1 short answer question.