Thanksgiving: An Untold Perspective, Social Justice for Young Students
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Grade Levels
4th - 9th, Homeschool
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSSL.4.1
CCSSSL.4.1c
CCSSSL.4.2
CCSSSL.5.1
CCSSSL.5.1d
Formats Included
- Google Slides™
Pages
12 pages
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What educators are saying
I use this resource before Thanksgiving break every year! My students are engaged every time. It can be hard to find good resources that tell the Native American perspective and shed light on the history of Thanksgiving.
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Description
Guide students toward a more accurate and balanced perspective of Thanksgiving and provide information about its history and how our understanding has been shaped with this lesson that draws from Indigenous perspectives.
- Originally designed for upper elementary, but could be a great introductory lesson for secondary students or a secondary self-contained classroom
- Teaching notes, guide, and sources included in speaker notes.
- Full of visuals for maximum student accessibility
✏️ Lesson Format:
- Background knowledge: What have you heard? What do you know?
- Visual analysis: Thanksgiving oil painting
- Video: Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving (Teen Vogue)
- Information about the early illustrations of Thanksgiving and whose perspective they belonged to
- Information about the common story about Thanksgiving
- Information about and visuals of National Day of Mourning
- Discussion: "Why do you think the full history of Thanksgiving is not well known?"
- Point of View / Perspective Taking Practice
- Examples of student responses
Vocabulary words are underlined and differentiated in pink boxes throughout the lesson.
- Untold
- Perspective
- Agricultural
- Myth
- Firsthand account
- Mourning
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Related Resources:
⭐️ YEAR-LONG Critical Teacher Bundle ⭐️
Native American Heritage Month Bundle
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Total Pages
12 pages
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSSL.4.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CCSSSL.4.1c
Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.
CCSSSL.4.2
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
CCSSSL.5.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CCSSSL.5.1d
Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.
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