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Interactive Time Line from 1620-1621 with the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians

For Teachers K
Students view pictures of pilgrims and Indians and describe the differences between them after Internet research; students then create a time line representing an event through drawings.
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Curated OER

Reflections of a Different Time; Pilgrim Children

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a reflective journal entry on the lives of Pilgrim Students.
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Curated OER

What Should I Wear Today? Pilgrims Didn't Ask

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders compare the clothing of today with the everyday dress of the Pilgrims.
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Pilgrim's Progress- Get on the Boat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the Pilgrims and their journey. In this history lesson plan, students role play the journey of the Pilgrims and discuss the conditions of the Mayflower. Students record their feelings about the "journey" in a journal.
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Teacher.org

The History of Thanksgiving

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
The first Thanksgiving is the focus of a lesson that boosts reading comprehension and interview skills. Half the class reads about Pilgrims while the other half reads about the Native American, Squanto. After answering questions, pupils...
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Molly's Pilgrim

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this Molly's Pilgrim worksheet, students view a DVD titled Molly's Pilgrim and then answer short answer questions. Students answer 6 questions total.  
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Hubbard's Cupboard

The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Pupils explore holidays by participating in class singing activities. In this Thanksgiving history instructional activity, students discuss the importance of Thanksgiving Day and read several poems which discuss the history of...
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Teacher Vision

The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explain the origins of Thanksgiving. As a class, they list all the meanings, stories, and images that come into their minds when they hear the word "Thanksgiving." After reading about Thanksgiving, pairs of students create 4...
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Curated OER

Sad Seasick Sailors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students role play the voyage on the Mayflower. In this United States history lesson, students play the parts of Pilgrims and sailors and discuss how to solve various conflicts during the "journey."
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Scholastic

Thanksgiving Lessons Grades PreK-2

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
A quintessential resource for teaching an elementary unit on the first Thanksgiving addresses a variety of skills, including informational reading, critical thinking, comparing and contrasting facts, technology tools, and historical...
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Curated OER

Third Grade Social Studies

For Teachers 3rd
In this social studies worksheet, 3rd graders complete multiple choice questions on the Pilgrims, government, economics, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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The Plymouth Colony

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the book on the pilgrims. They write a poem of the hardships of the boat or on the land. Students write journal entries as a pilgrim on boat or on the land. They complete a collage of the foods that the pilgrims...
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Manchester University

The History of the First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a project about the first Thanksgiving.  For this history lesson plan, 1st graders read The Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving, answer comprehension questions, and complete a booklet about the first Thanksgiving.
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The Mayflower Story Up-Close and Personal

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars gain a deeper understanding of what the early colonists experienced in search of a new life in America while giving them a taste of historical methodology. This is an engaging way to assess what your students know about...
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Curated OER

Mayflower Compact

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact. They practice these concepts by examining the school rules.
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Scholastic

Make a Mini Mayflower

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students discover the importance and history behind the Thanksgiving feast. Using walnut shells and toothpicks, they construct models of the Mayflower and simulate giving them to the Native Americans for helping the Pilgrims survive.
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No Choice!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate freedom. In this character development and U.S. history lesson, students participate in role playing in which the teacher assigns recess restrictions including whom they play with and what they play. Students discuss...
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Scholastic

Voyage on the Mayflower for Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Following an online activity, scholars complete a Grafitti Wall in which small groups write words and phrases on chart paper pertaining to Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and Thanksgiving. Pupils perform a close reading then answer a series of...
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Lesson Plan on the Mayflower, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write journal entries and a story based on the Mayflower era. They identify the roles of both the Pilgrims and Wampanoags in their writings.
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Pilgrims: The First Americans

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familar with the pilgrims and first Thanksgiving through essays about important people of the time.  In this Thanksgiving activity, 5th graders choose an important figure from the time of the Pilgrims and write a two...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students explore new vocabulary words while reading The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or discovery chart.
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Barter Day

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders understand the process of bartering. In this barter day lesson, each student barters an item in their desk with another student. All items are returned at the end of the activity and it is important to tell the students...
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Three Young Pilgrims

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the story of the voyage of the Mayflower told from the view point of the three Allerton siblings who were on board the ship. The book tells of their voyage across the Atlantic and their first year here on the North...
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Passionate Pilgrims- Two Poets And A Painter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that looks at the culture of Japan to isolate the practices of painting and writing in several different traditions. They conduct research about the lives of the artists using a variety of resources. The...

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