Scholars search through a crossword puzzle to locate a variety of words related to Thanksgiving. Either online or on paper, players highlight or circle their findings. Words disappear from a list after they've been located.  

Concepts

thanksgiving, holiday celebrations, national holidays, united states holidays, fall, autumn, Vocabulary

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• If computers are not readily available, make a class set of copies to have on hand for early finishers 
• Have participants record their scores to see if they've improved
• Have the link bookmarked on classroom devices during the month of November, read aloud a Thanksgiving story, then direct pupils to complete a puzzle 

Classroom Considerations

• Thanksgiving occurs the last Thursday of November 
• The paper puzzle requires highlighters or another writing tool to mark words 

Pros

• Two grids are available—one small, one large—to better fit the needs of learners 
• The game is available online and for print
• Fun sound effects play when a word is found 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.1.1.a RF.1.3.g RF.2.3.f L.2.3.a RF.3.3.d L.3.3.a L.3.3.b RF.4.3.a L.4.3.a L.4.3.b L.4.3.c