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Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle InteractiveThanksgiving Crossword Puzzle Interactive
Publisher
ABCya
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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Types
Interactives
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2019
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Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle

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Solve an eight-question crossword puzzle all about Thanksgiving. Players click on rows and columns, read a question, and answer using the given letters. Hints are provided at a point cost. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

thanksgiving, holiday celebrations, national holidays, united states holidays, fall, autumn, Vocabulary, america, american history, pilgrims, native americans

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Brainstorm Thanksgiving-themed vocabulary and discuss their meanings before assigning the puzzle 
  • Visit the library to check out books about Thanksgiving, read-aloud stories to give pupils background knowledge of the holiday 
  • Give learners a chance to play the game in the computer lab or a dedicated technology period in the classroom 

Classroom Considerations

  • An ad plays when the interactive first opens
  • Thanksgiving takes place on the last Thursday of November 

Pros

  • The crossword puzzle can either be played online or on paper
  • The music can be turned off with a click of a button 
  • Each new game offers different questions  

Cons

  • None

Common Core

L.2.2.e L.2.4.a RL.3.4 L.3.2.g L.3.4.a L.3.4.d RL.4.4 RF.4.3.a L.4.2.d L.4.4.a L.4.4.c RF.5.3.a L.5.2.a L.5.4.a L.5.4.c

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