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Thanksgiving Common Core RH.6-8.1 resources
History of Thanksgiving BUNDLE|Video,Reading,Art, Color- Digital
As a history teacher, I struggle with how Thanksgiving is typically portrayed as a holiday celebrating a big happy feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans when that’s really not the whole (or even accurate) story. I think it is important for students to know the REAL story of Thanksgiving, which is why I am sharing my History of Thanksgiving resource with you! Go beyond telling the white-washed version of Thanksgiving this year and teach the TRUE and WHOLE story of Thanksgiving! This set of
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Holiday SUPER Bundle for November - Digital
The Mayflower Compact: A Middle School Primary Source Investigation
Make the past come to life with this 4-part primary source investigation on the Mayflower Compact. Not only will your students analyze the primary source, but they will have fun doing so!
Students begin with an engaging See-Think-Wonder activity before tackling the actual document via a highlighting and annotating task. Next, students will get the real story behind the Mayflower Compact through a brief secondary source reading and Stop and Jot activity. Finally, students will create a newspaper
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6th - 8th
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Thanksgiving on Mars 5-E Holiday Lesson | Primary & Secondary Source | Microsoft
This lesson explores Thanksgiving customs and connects the holiday with your Science & Social Studies curriculum standards. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “Say Something…” warm-up, then review the differences between primary and secondary sources of information. Next, students imagine it is the year 2038 and they live in the first American colony on Mars. Challenge them to identify primary and secondary sources for M
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4th - 10th
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First Thanksgiving Plymouth Mayflower Wampanoag Activity CSI Mystery of History
Learn about the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Mayflower Voyage, the Plymouth Colony, and the Wampanoag Native Americans! Your students will explore theories about the history of the first Thanksgiving with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages critical thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Thanksgiving, the Plymouth Colony, and more. Students will then consider the historical evidence for the
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5th - 10th
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History of Thanksgiving BUNDLE|Video,Reading,Art, Color- Print and Digital
As a history teacher, I struggle with how Thanksgiving is typically portrayed as a holiday celebrating a big happy feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans when that’s really not the whole (or even accurate) story. I think it is important for students to know the REAL story of Thanksgiving, which is why I am sharing my History of Thanksgiving resource with you! Go beyond telling the white-washed version of Thanksgiving this year and teach the TRUE and WHOLE story of Thanksgiving! This set of
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday SUPER Bundle for November - Print and Digital
Thanksgiving Traditions 5-E Lesson | Primary vs Secondary Sources | Google
This lesson explores the history and traditions of Thanksgiving Day & connects the holidays with your curriculum standards. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Fact or Fiction?” warm-up testing their knowledge about Thanksgiving. Next, “A Little History” reviews the origins of the holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. The “My 5 W’s of Thanksgiving” activity lets students share their own customs and traditions.
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4th - 10th
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Thanksgiving and Black Friday 6-E Lesson | History and Economics | Google
This Black Friday themed DIGITAL lesson connects the Thanksgiving holiday with your curriculum standards! The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “2 Lies & the Truth” warm-up activity. Then, explore the history of Black Friday & examine its rapid spread around the world. Review key economic vocab with a matching activity. An “Economic Scene Investigation” challenges students to compare economic indicators from various
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5th - 12th
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History of Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Pilgrims Native
Beyond Thanksgiving: Wampanoag Native Americans and Pilgrim Perspectives Printable Passage Unit for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Dive deep into the true history of Thanksgiving with this comprehensive passage unit. Unveil the myths and inaccuracies previously perpetuated in schools through untold stories of the Wampanoag people and the pilgrims, exploring their rich legacies, challenges, and impacts on American history.This resource teaches history in an accurate way through multiple perspectiv
Grades:
5th - 8th
First Thanksgiving Escape Room Activity
A Thanksgiving Escape Room activity looking at the voyage of the Mayflower and the first pilgrims. Ideal for fifth grade or sixth grade, the activity is perfect for group work, a Thanksgiving project, team-building activities or for a fun, engaging and interactive lesson. The activity can be used in English class as it incorporates some ELA skills or in Social Studies.The activity has been split into four different tasks; your students will need to complete each of the tasks to reveal a word. To
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5th - 6th
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Black Friday 6-E Lesson & Activities | History Economy Indicators | Thanksgiving
This Black Friday themed lesson connects the Thanksgiving holiday with your curriculum standards! The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “2 Lies & the Truth” warm-up activity. Then, explore the history of Black Friday & examine its rapid spread around the world. Review key economic vocab with a matching activity. An “Economic Scene Investigation” challenges students to compare economic indicators from various nations
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5th - 12th
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What Were They Thinking? A First Thanksgiving Primary Source Activity
Students will first read about the first Thanksgiving, while also having the chance to explore a bit more about the first bread-breaking between the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims. A graphic organizer is included to help students research and take notes about their findings. Three guiding questions are also included to help students (and the teacher) stay on track during this study.Students will then take a look at primary sources from the Library of Congress and think "What Were they saying?" by fi
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3rd - 6th
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Thanksgiving Traditions 5-E Lesson | Primary vs Secondary Sources | Microsoft
This lesson explores the history and traditions of Thanksgiving Day & connects the holidays with your curriculum standards. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Fact or Fiction?” warm-up testing their knowledge about Thanksgiving. Next, “A Little History” reviews the origins of the holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. The “My 5 W’s of Thanksgiving” activity lets students share their own customs and traditions.
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4th - 10th
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Reconstruction & Civil War Thanksgiving Cartoon Analysis
This Thanksgiving primary source analysis activity features Thomas Nast's Reconstruction-era cartoon "Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner". Students review this famous image from after the Civil War along with an introduction and 10 analysis questionsNast's cartoon was published in November, 1869 and was intended to support the 15th Amendment to the Constitution and promote equality and universal suffrage. It is a wonderful image of an ideal America that still resonates today. The questions have stu
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5th - 11th
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Pilgrims & First Thanksgiving Close Reading Digital & Print | 5th & 6th Grade
A Google Forms close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the Pilgrims that arrived in the United States on the Mayflower, and their first year as colonists including the first Thanksgiving ceremony. The NO PREP informational text activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. The resource, which also comes in PDF format, allows students to learn key facts about U.S. History whilst working on
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: Ten November Close Reading Passages | Digital & Print | 5th & 6th Grade
Thanksgiving on Mars 5-E Holiday Lesson | Primary and Secondary Source | Google
This lesson explores Thanksgiving customs and connects the holiday with your Science & Social Studies curriculum standards. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “Say Something…” warm-up, then review the differences between primary and secondary sources of information. Next, students imagine it is the year 2038 and they live in the first American colony on Mars. Challenge them to identify primary and secondary sources for M
Grades:
4th - 10th
The Puritans Lesson Plan
The Puritan's Lesson Plan discusses numerous topics from the Puritan way of life, Puritan beliefs, Puritan and Separatist differences and similarities, the Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony, William Bradford, the first Thanksgiving, Salem Witch Trials, and MORE!Save $$$ and receive even MORE VALUE!! This lesson plan is part of a unit bundle. CLICK HERE!The Puritans Lesson Plan is designed to cover one classroom period, however it can easily be stretched out over two! It comes complete with PowerPoint pr
Grades:
5th - 12th
Plymouth Pilgrims
Plymouth Pilgrims, The Voyage and the People of the Mayflower-- A comprehensive guide for grades 6-8 on the people and events associated with the Mayflower voyage. Who were the pilgrims, and the Native Americans they met in Plymouth? What would make the pilgrims travel so far under such horrible conditions? The following lessons will try to illuminate students as to what life was truly like in the Plymouth Colony. When we think of the pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, what comes to mind? If yo
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Bundle
Squanto
The story of Squanto, from early American history. His time with William Bradford and the Pilgrims. 17 slides, 14 questions, plenty of material to create a quiz or a short test. The slides are heavy in content, and not just a few mere words per slide. Great for 5th through 8th. By History Teacher Dante Wellman.
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Early Native American Bundle
Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation Washington DBQ Unit (PDF for handouts)
A Document-Based Question Unit on Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations - George Washington. This lesson includes:* Lesson Plan* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide* Common Core Standards Correlation* Primary and Secondary Sources on Historical Events* Open-ended and closed-ended questions* Extended Activity for Gifted/Advanced Students* An Investigative Approach to History* An Answer Key* Designed for grade 5 and up, but lower grades can easily scaffold the lesson for use** PDF Version
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
Thanksgiving Fact or Fiction
A one and a half page reading with one and a half pages of questions and an answer key. Reading focuses on common myths and ideas about Thanksgiving. Questions include reading comprehension, short answer, vocabulary from context and a writing prompt. Short answer questions ask for text based evidence, per Common Core requirements.
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6th - 9th
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Plymouth Rocks! Plimoth Patuxet Virtual Field Trip
This virtual field trip activity was created for 7th grade Social Studies students who are learning about the 13 Colonies/Massachusetts Bay Colony/Mayflower/New England/ Pilgrims/ Wampanoags/ Thanksgiving. Students may work alone or with a partner(s). Following the prompts they are self-guided to create an itinerary for a field trip to the colonial living history site called Plimoth Patuxet (formerly Plimoth Plantation) in Massachusetts. Students explore all that this real historic site has to o
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5th - 11th
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Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation Washington DBQ Unit (PPTX for 1 to 1)
A Document-Based Question Unit on Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations - George Washington. This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide
* Common Core Standards Correlation
* Primary and Secondary Sources on Historical Events
* Open-ended and closed-ended questions
* Extended Activity for Gifted/Advanced Students
* An Investigative Approach to History
* An Answer Key
* Designed for grade 5 and up, but lower grades can easily scaffold the lesson for use
** P
Grades:
5th - 11th
Zoom In: The First Thanksgiving
A Zoom In is a different way to analyze a primary or secondary source document.
The Zoom In is a series of slides with text specific questions on them. Students analyze different parts of an image with the entire image being revealed over a series of slides.
This core-aligned activity allows students to have a deeper understanding of an image, topic or theme.
Grades:
5th - 10th
The Real Story of Thanksgiving Viewing Guide
Great activity for the day before Thanksgiving break. This a viewing guide for the Real Story of Thanksgiving. This is self correcting to make life a little easier. This accompanies the History Channel Video which can be found at https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=history+of+thanksgiving+history+channel&&view=detail&mid=9D2BAB29D64841934D769D2BAB29D64841934D76&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhistory%2520of%2520thanksgiving%2520history%2520channel%26qs%3DMM%26f
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6th - 12th
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