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 and read-along story. |
Lesson Plans: K–2
Compare and contrast cultures, use technology tools, and create personal timelines! 
Lesson Plans: 3–5
Speak with Pligrims, 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
Receive letters from a Pilgrim girl and a Native American 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
 The Teacher Store
Find old favorites and new titles for every grade level from The First Thanksgiving and A Plump and Perfect Turkey to If You Were at the First Thanksgiving and Colonial Times. |
Booklists: Great Thanksgiving Reads (K–8)
Use these books to instruct and inspire. 
Booklists: Native American Stories and More (Pre–K)
Wonderful tales and poems for your young students. 
Booklists: Celebrate Sharing, Community and Family (1–5)
Help your readers learn about Thanksgiving through richly illustrated stories. |
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Celebrate Thanksgiving
 Ideas and Crafts
Choose from 22 participatory projects to engage students and bring the values and history of Thanksgiving to your classroom. |
Thanksgiving Printables
Get free Printables and Bulletin Board designs to dress up your classroom. |
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