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Thanksgiving | All About the Holidays Instructional VideoThanksgiving | All About the Holidays Instructional Video
Publisher
PBS
Resource Details
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Grade
2nd - 6th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
0:57
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For Teacher Use
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Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
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Video
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Fine Print: Educational Use
Language
English, Spanish
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Thanksgiving | All About the Holidays

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This Thanksgiving | All About the Holidays instructional video also includes:
  • Thanksgiving Vocabulary Word Search
  • All About the Holidays: Answer Key
  • Thanksgiving: All About the Holidays—Spanish Version
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What happens on the fourth Thursday in November? Thanksgiving! Watch a video that introduces young viewers to this American holiday.

69 Views 44 Downloads

Concepts

thanksgiving, the first thanksgiving, november, holiday celebrations, united states holidays

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the word search as a bellringer or morning warm-up during the week of Thanksgiving
  • Include in a larger study of Thanksgiving

Classroom Considerations

  • The speaker talks really fast; pause/replay the video as necessary

Pros

  • Very short and great to use as an introduction to Thanksgiving
  • Comes with a Spanish version of the video as well as a word search and answer key

Cons

  • Does not mention who the native peoples were the Pilgrims shared the first Thanksgiving with

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