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Utah State University

Teacher Link: Celebrations: A Resource Guide for Teachers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
TeacherLINK at Utah State University offers a wealth of topics and project information on celebrations held throughout the world. Click on "Topics and Authors," to access a long list of available lesson plans on a variety of...
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Life on Plymouth Plantation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity students will be discovering about the early Americans by looking at a recreation of Plymouth Plantation in 1627.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Teaching With Dear America: Colonial Period

For Students 3rd - 8th
Activities useful in presenting American colonial life. Find references to novels, a colonial home, and a diary entry activity.
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Library of Congress

Loc: For Teachers: Holidays: Themed Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A rich resource page with links to primary source information about a number of holidays and special days, such as presidential inaugurations.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Us History: Plymouth Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of how Plymouth Colony came to be. Looks at the Puritan movement with its roots in England, the sailing of the Mayflower, and the progress of the settlers in their first years in New England. Describes their first encounters...
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Other

Macy's: Parade History

For Students 6th - 8th
A timeline showing the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Learn about the time honored tradition with this site!
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Noah's Ark Cycle: 5. Noah's Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Noah's Ark Cycle: 5. Noah's Sacrifice of Thanksgiving", created by Kaspar the Elder Memberger in 1588 (Oil on canvas, 128 x 166 cm).
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Axioms for Real Numbers: Thanksgiving Pie

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] After reading the passage, students will move the points on the pie to show how much is left. Click challenge me to answer a practice question.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fall Holidays

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the fall holidays - Halloween and Thanksgiving - integrating language arts and math skills.
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A&E Television

History.com: What's the Real History of Black Friday?

For Students 9th - 10th
The retail bonanza known as Black Friday is now an integral part of many Thanksgiving celebrations, but this holiday tradition has darker roots than you might imagine. This article discusses several myths as to the term Black Friday....
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A&E Television

History.com: Why the Wampanoag Signed a Peace Treaty With the Mayflower Pilgrims

For Students 9th - 10th
The peace accord, which would be honored on both sides for the next half-century, was the first official treaty between English settlers and Native Americans, and a rare example of cooperation between the two groups. On the orders of...
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Thanksgiving Turkey

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon drawing of a turkey.
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Pumpkin Pie

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Most recipes for Thanksgiving pumpkin pies call for clove and nutmeg - two distinct spices that come from two nearly identical molecules: eugenol and isoeugenol. "The Chemical Bond Between Cloves and Nutmeg" explains how the strength and...
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National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: First Lady Biography: Michelle Obama

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough biography of Michelle Obama. Discover where Michelle Robinson was born, her family, her education, career, and life as wife to the President of the United States. Standards based lesson plans featuring passions of the First...
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NBC

Nbc Learn: A Calendar Year of Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Chemistry Now original video series, we find examples of chemistry in the holidays and seasons of the annual calendar. Take a look at Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Other topics include the...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Lori A. Flores, "The Fight for Farm Workers' Rights Is Still on the Table"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the plight of farm workers. It discusses a 1960 documentary hosted by Edward R. Murrow called "Harvest of Shame" and the book "Grounds for Dreaming: Mexican Americans, Mexican Immigrants, and the California...
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Cornucopia

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon of a boy holding a cornucopia.
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University of Virginia

Univ. Of Virginia: "The Brick Moon," and Other Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Virginia Library provides the full text to Edward Everett Hale's volume of short stories. The preface is very enlightening and should definitely be read. The volume includes eight of his short stories.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kindness, Empathy, and Resilience Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module includes several lessons that help promote kindness, empathy, and resilience among students.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The u.s. Constitution: Governing of the u.s.

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This unit includes four lessons using primary sources to examine continuity and change in the governing of the United States. Lessons one and two are focused on a study of the Constitution and Bill of Rights and provide access to primary...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Home for the Holidays

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Thanksgiving Holiday activity for Algebra students. Linear data taken from the internet and used to create a linear model of the class data.Students will then discover the slope of the line is the speed of the car in miles per hour....
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: What Is Behind the Turkey Pardoning Ritual?

For Students 9th - 10th
Every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey for Thanksgiving Day. Find out the history behind this tradition.
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TES Global

Tes: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains a resource for Sherman Alexie's novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. The chapters featured are "Tears of a Clown," "Halloween," and "Slouching Towards Thanksgiving"...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Save the Moonflowers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Margaret Mee (1909-1988) was a botanical artist who often traveled up the Amazon River alone in search of rare flowers to collect and paint. Even at the age of 79, she planned to return to the Amazon for another excursion. On...

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