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ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Myth and Truth: "The First Thanksgiving" [Pdf]
Contains plans for three lessons that examine the myth and reality behind the first Thanksgiving and the Wampanoag Native Americans in colonial America. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Abc's of the First Thanksgiving [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Marci McGowan's work, ABC's of the First Thanksgiving, is provided on these pages. Thirty character roles are needed in this activity.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Perspectives on Thanksgiving
Excellent resource for educating students on the American Indian perspective on Thanksgiving using the themes of environment, community, encounters, and innovations. Includes images, quotes, classroom activity ideas, and links to related...
NWT Literacy Council
Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Literacy Activities for Holidays [Pdf]
'Literacy Activities for Holidays' is an extensive collection (150 pages) of activities for celebrating the traditional holidays of Valentines Day, Halloween, Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving. Birthdays are also included.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Thanksgiving Crafts, Decorations, and Printouts
Enchanted Learning provides a wealth of Thanksgiving-related ideas for crafts, decorations, and activity worksheets. Make a turkey from handprints and footprints, create a thankful leaf wreath or a easy-to-make scarecrow, or follow the...
abcteach
Abcteach: Thanksgiving
[Free Registration/Login Required] At this site, you can find some useful and fun children's activities to use in developing a unit around Thanksgiving.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Word Search: Thanksgiving Word Search
Create a Thanksgiving themed word search for fun or to practice vocabulary words. The template is offered in two different sizes and can be worked online or printed.
Other
Holiday & Festival Activities Esl Kid Stuff
Nice variety of ideas, games, activities, songs, and recommended web resources related to Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Geared toward younger PK-3 English language learners.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Teacher Guide to Thanksgiving
Enhance classroom learning with these excellent Thanksgiving resources such as lesson plans, activities, crafts and much more provided by Teachnology.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Thanksgiving
The New York Times Learning Network presents interactive & printable crossword puzzles. This one is on Thanksgiving.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Thanksgiving Day
This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a list of 24 words pertaining to Thanksgiving Day. It also offers an extensive Vocabulary Word List for Thanksgiving (256).
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Cooking the Thanksgiving Day Turkey
In this activity, students will analyze data using Newton's Law of Heating and an exponential equation. Asks students to make connections between Newton's Law of Heating and the exponential equation.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: First Thanksgiving
National Geographic recounts the first Thanksgiving and offers related activities, games, and web links.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Thanksgiving (Lesson Plans)
A variety of lesson plans broken down by grade level geared to helping children learn about Thanksgiving, many involving interactive activities.
Library of Congress
Loc: Sourcing a Document: The First Thanksgiving
In this activity, students discuss the reliability of a painting of the First Thanksgiving to introduce the idea that is crucial to consider a source's date.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A History of Thanksgiving
This self-paced lesson provides historical context for Thanksgiving and presents students with writing-based activities.
Other
Nourish Interactive: Actividades De Nutricion Para El Dia De Accion De Gracias
A collection of printable, nutrition-related activities on Thanksgiving. In Spanish.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Gobble Squabble
Gobble Squabble is a Thanksgiving activity to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division math facts! Solve math problems and avoid the hungry chefs. Gobble gobble!
Scholastic
Scholastic: Teaching With Dear America: Colonial Period
Activities useful in presenting American colonial life. Find references to novels, a colonial home, and a diary entry activity.
Other
Funology: Holiday Arts and Crafts
This resource has crafts and activities for holidays. Ideas are listed by holiday. Most can be done with common classroom and household supplies with little adult help.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Turkey Trotten [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Turkey Trotten, a play about turkeys who are nervous about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Pictures and Text Work Together Too!
The class will read the informational text "Together They Were Better". As the teacher reads the book aloud, she/he will use the illustrations from each page to give students clues as to the text on the page, helping them to see the...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Panic in Pet Paradise
It's pandemonium at Pet Paradise Hotel! The picky pets are quite particular about where they are staying. Can you figure out the puzzle correctly so that each dog, cat, mouse and bird is happy?