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The Pilgrims: Alliance with Massasoit’s People and the First Thanksgiving Instructional VideoThe Pilgrims: Alliance with Massasoit’s People and the First Thanksgiving Instructional Video
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
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The Pilgrims: Alliance with Massasoit’s People and the First Thanksgiving

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Is the story of the First Thanksgiving actually all it's said to have been? Watch a video that sheds light on the event, who Samoset and Massasoit were, and what the First Thanksgiving was really all about.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

pilgrims, plymouth colony, massachusetts, native american tribes, north american native americans, thanksgiving, the first thanksgiving, new england, the wampanoag

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use around Thanksgiving
  • Create a worksheet for learners to take notes on as they watch
  • Have pupils draw a picture of what they think the First Thanksgiving looked like before watching the video, and then what they think the First Thanksgiving looked like after watching the video

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires that all learners have access to the Internet

Pros

  • Great to use around Thanksgiving
  • Comes with accompany handouts and lesson ideas

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.2.1 RI.2.7 RI.3.1 RI.3.7 RI.4.1 RI.4.7 RI.5.1 RI.5.7

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