Thanksgiving Lesson Plans And Teaching Extensions
 Thanksgiving Reader's Theater
First, prepare your class by using interviews with 17th century characters to spark discussion. Then, stage your own classroom performance with a simple script. |
Lesson Plans: PreK–2
Compare and contrast cultures, use technology tools, and create personal timelines! 
Lesson Plans: 3–5
Speak with Pilgrims, discover Wampanoag culture, and interactively explore the Mayflower. 
Lesson Plans: 6–8
Access, explore, and synthesize information on colonial life, Wampanoag culture, and the first Thanksgiving. |
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 Plimoth Plantation Interviews
From picturesque Plimoth Plantation, a host of characters breathe life into the story of daily life for the settlers. |
English Village Slideshow
Explore Plimoth Plantation with your class! 
Letters From the New World
Read letters from a Pilgrim girl and a Wampanoag boy and listen as audio brings their stories to life. 
Dear America
Explore the interactive scrapbook of young Mayflower passenger Patience Whipple. |
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Thanksgiving Books
Scholastic Book Clubs
Celebrate Thanksgiving with books from Scholastic Book Clubs. |
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Celebrate Thanksgiving
 Ideas and Crafts
Choose from 20 participatory projects to engage students and bring the values and history of Thanksgiving to your classroom. |
Thanksgiving Printables
Get free printables, bulletin boards, and crafts from Scholastic Teachables. 
A Feast of Clip Art Brighten your walls with this festive clip art to celebrate the season. 
Thanksgiving Crafts Decorate your classroom and your students’ Thanksgiving tables with these colorful crafts. |
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