Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Become a Thanksgiving Historian
Students may be surprised to find out that some ideas they have about the history of Thanksgiving are actually myths. For this lesson students become a true "Thanksgiving historian" by completing a Venn diagram about the Wampanoag people...
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!
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Thank You, Thanksgiving
Students will discuss and write about what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
Other
She Helped Give Us Thanksgiving
Recognizing the contributions Sarah Josepha Hale made, this site provides a brief biography of her life and ideas.
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.
Other
San Diego City Schools: The Pilgrim Life Adventure
A lesson plan that has children investigate who the Pilgrims were, where they came from and why they come to America.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: First Thanksgiving
National Geographic recounts the first Thanksgiving and offers related activities, games, and web links.
EL Education
El Education: The Truth About Thanksgiving Coloring Book
In this lesson, students research different aspects of Pilgrim and Wampanoag culture and create a coloring book about the first Thanksgiving with original text and illustrations.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Thanksgiving Is
An e-book featuring a variety of memories conjured up by the Thanksgiving holiday.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thanksgiving
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn about the Thanksgiving story and why we celebrate Thanksgiving.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Thanksgiving Graphing
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will interpret data from a bar graph and a pictograph. They will then create one of each on the Activboard. This flipchart includes links to websites and an Activote quiz.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The First Thanksgiving
[Free Registration/Login Required] The children will learn about the first Thanksgiving.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The First Thanksgiving
[Free Registration/Login Required] The students will learn about the first Thanksgiving and how it came to be. There is an assessment at the end of the flipchart.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The First Thanksgiving
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn about Pilgrims, the Mayflower Compact and basic facts about this early colony in the New Land. Students will also explore the history of Thanksgiving. A five question...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Pilgrims
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains lessons about the Pilgrims geared toward 8th grade students in Tennessee studying American History. It contains a lot of pictures, a link to a website outlining the layout of...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Fall Holidays
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the fall holidays - Halloween and Thanksgiving - integrating language arts and math skills.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Harvest Festivals Around the World
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses Thanksgiving and Harvest Festivals around the world. It also asks questions at the end and has a game.
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.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Thanksgiving Word Games
This article focuses on Thanksgiving Day word games; it includes a list of Thanksgiving words and ideas to generate more of them and explains some word games like Turkey on the Table.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Holidays and Celebrations Thanksgiving
Children will learn about the similarities and differences between holidays they celebrate and other students in our building celebrate. They will compare and contrast cultures, traditions, foods, clothing, music, etc. of Thanksgiving...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle
ABCya's Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle is a fun and interactive way for kids to test their knowledge of Thanksgiving vocabulary words and facts. The crossword puzzle can be played on the computer or by printing on paper. The interactive...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...