Favorite Thanksgiving foods

First graders listen to a reading about a Thanksgiving Feast and chart the foods eaten.  In this data analysis instructional activity, 1st graders create a tally chart of their favorite Thanksgiving food. Students place their data into...

Students explore independent reading strategies. In this guided reading lesson plan, students share prior knowledge about Thanksgiving and Christmas and then independently read Hungry Holidays for Bella and Rosie. Students answer...

In this favorite foods learning exercise, students study the various images of Thanksgiving foods. Students circle their favorite Thanksgiving foods.

Young scholars compare foods available for the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving with contemporary Thanksgiving foods. After reading information about the first Thanksgiving, pupils create a menu and compute the cost of a turkey dinner, using...

In this reading and coloring worksheet, students investigate reading about yummy foods at Thanksgiving by making a 7 page book. Students read each page which features a different food on the Thanksgiving table. Students write in their...

Discover the meaning of Columbus Day and/or Thanksgiving by creating art from food. This activity focuses on making edible ships using easy to find food items. The class will investigate the journeys that were taken for either of these...

Students complete a community service project to brighten the holidays. They work together at a food kitchen or shelter. They reflect on their experiences.

Students create a Thanksgiving placemat. In this holiday lesson, students discuss what they are thankful for. Students use construction paper and a photograph of themselves to create a placemat. The placemat lists things that they are...

Students list things they are thankful for. In this Thanksgiving lesson, students discuss what they are thankful for. Students begin by listing things they are thankful for on the board. Students then write their list on the feathers of...

Students write what they would say if they were a Pilgrim at the first Thanksgiving. Students read a Thanksgiving story about Pilgrim life and then simulate that they are a Pilgrim.