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American Thanksgiving Through Time

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Students explore five web sites in order to identify the various ways Thanksgiving has been celebrated in the past and how it is celebrated today. They consider the diversity of United States and this affects celebrations of the day.

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5th - 6th
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Social Studies & History
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