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Thanksgiving: A Celebration of Gratitude Unit PlanThanksgiving: A Celebration of Gratitude Unit Plan
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Utah State University
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1st - 2nd
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Social Studies & History
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1999
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Thanksgiving: A Celebration of Gratitude

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Learn about the first Thanksgiving with a unit centered around the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. First graders read and discuss books, create a mural, complete a worksheet about five blessings in their life, prepare recipes from the first Thanksgiving, and construct and play a Native American game.

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pilgrims, colonial america, thanksgiving, Holidays, the first thanksgiving, the wampanoag

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first thanksgiving, pilgrims, thanksgiving, wampanoag indians, social studies

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Lesson Plan

Thanksgiving

Curated OER
First graders summarize similarities and differences of life in England and America for the Pilgrims by reading a mini-book. Then, they write a journal entry in first person on what it is like to be a pilgrim in England and in America....
1st Social Studies & History
Unit Plan

A Story of Survival: The Wampanoag and the English

Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services
Redesign your holiday celebrations with the aid of a lesson plan booklet packed with facts, images, maps, activities, and readings about the three-day feast that marked the English settlers' first successful harvest.
Pre-K - 4th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Pilgrim and Wampanoag Daily Life

Scholastic
A lesson looks at the Pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe during the first Thanksgiving. Scholars compare and contrast information presented by an online activity then discuss their findings. Learners examine the two group's daily routines and...
Pre-K - 2nd Social Studies & History
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Thanksgiving Lesson Plan

Curated OER
A great ESL lesson focuses on Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims, and the Mayflower. Printable versions of the Mayflower, a Thanksgiving booklet, a Pilgrim house pattern, and links to other free sites that offer all sorts of Thanksgiving...
1st - 4th Social Studies & History
Instructional Video

Thanksgiving | All About the Holidays

PBS
What happens on the fourth Thursday in November? Thanksgiving! Watch a video that introduces young viewers to this American holiday.
1 min 2nd - 6th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

Thinking About Thanksgiving: Lessons Across the Curriculum

Education World
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...
K - 8th Math
Printables

The First Thanksgiving Book

Teacher Created Resources
Looking for a Thanksgiving week activity? Try this seven-page printable book documenting the story of the first Thanksgiving. Each page (1/2 sheet) has a short text along with a picture kids can color in.
2nd - 4th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

The First Thanksgiving Feast

Scholastic
Following an online activity, scholars listen to a read-aloud of If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma. Pupils discuss their family traditions and complete a T-chart comparing the holiday then and now. Collages are made to...
Pre-K - 2nd Social Studies & History
CCSS: Designed
Activity

Pilgrim Projects

Education World
Finally! Here are some new and fresh ideas, across the curicullum, that can be used around the Thanksgiving holiday. The lesson is divided up into two sections: Beyond Turkey - Activities for Younger Students and, Beyond Turkey -...
K - 12th Math
Lesson Plan

Thanksgiving Lesson

Teacher Writing Center
Practice using proper verb tenses in the spirit of Thanksgiving! Learners are given holiday photographs as prompts to create oral and written sentences in a targeted verb tense.
2nd - 4th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
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