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Thanksgiving: Everything You Need

Students will see beyond the kids table, as they research the significance of Thanksgiving.

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Plimoth Plantation Thanksgiving Chat 3

Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Read the chat with modern-day Manomet Plymouth Wampanoag Native American, Randy Joseph and Pilgrim interpreter, Patience Morton. For Patience, it...

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Unit Plans

Clifford Learns About the First Thanksgiving and So Do We!

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Students pose as pilgrims and reenact the thanksgiving feast in this playful approach to learning. Topics include the pilgrims'reasons for leaving...

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Thanksgiving Shelf Talker

Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Thanksgiving Shelf Talker

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A Whiteboard Thanksgiving

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A Whiteboard Thanksgiving...and more Social Studies Ideas

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Articles

Thanksgiving Printables

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Eleven free Printables for Thanksgiving, from bulletin board ideas and clip art to free printable door signs to announce you're receiving...

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Colonial Customs

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Students explore the customs of 17th century Pilgrims and Wampanoag people with these four learning activities.

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Tracing Our Own Family Pilgrimages

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Students track their ancestors' voyages to America in this Thanksgiving lesson plan focused on diverse cultural heritages.

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Make an "I'm Thankful For..." Placemat

Grades: PreK–K

Teach students the meaning of Thanksgiving through poetry by helping them make placemats adorned with their pictures and lines from a poem.

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Activity Plan 4-5: Giving Thanks

Grades: PreK–K

Help children acknowledge community members in this ready-to-use teaching idea for four- and five-year-olds. Activity: Social Awareness.

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Book Resources, Books

Guests

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Moss and Trouble, an Algonquin boy and girl, struggle with the problems of growing up in the Massachusetts area during the time of the first...

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Book Resources, Books

The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Full-color illustrations bring to life this historically accurate account of how the children of Plymouth Colony helped make the first...

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It's a Parade! Create Your own holiday floats.

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Work with your child to create holiday floats and stage a parade.

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Thanksgiving: It's in the Bag

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Create flavorful dishes using just five ingredients each.

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Pilgrim Children Name Game

Grades: 3–5

Here's a matching game to help you learn some of the unusual names of the Pilgrim boys and girls.

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The First Thanksgiving: Webquest

Grades: 3–5

Visit Web sites about the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag, and the famous harvest feast and learn new facts along the way.

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