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Thanksgiving Common Core RH.6-8.2 resources
History of Thanksgiving Reading and Worksheet Activity
This concise history of Thanksgiving in America explains how the holiday grew from its roots in England to the major event that it is today. Over the 1 page reading, students learn about the contributions of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and more to creating Thanksgiving as it is today.Following the reading, students answer a set of reading analysis and opinion questions, including writing about their favorite traditions, understanding the difference between primary
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday History Common Core Reading Bundle
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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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Lesson Plan
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is a great introduction to Thanksgiving, particularly for EFL or ESL students who don't know a lot about the holiday. It covers the Thanksgiving football game, the turkey dinner, the theme of gratitude and friendship, even a name-drop of the Mayflower and Miles Standish! Students are led to discuss Thanksgiving traditions, the meaning of Thanksgiving, and key holiday vocabulary. The movie also lends itself to discussing hospitality and being a good guest as Peppermin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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Thanksgiving Digital Escape Room - Middle / High School - no prep
Students love working their way through these interactive, fun Escape Rooms. This Digital Escape Room on Thanksgiving includes five challenges. There is absolutely no Preparation for the teacher!Students can work through in groups or on their own. They move from room to room until all questions and activities have been completed correctly. This escape room has been created using Google Forms and is self checking.A scenario is presented that sees the students embark on an exciting adventure where
Grades:
9th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Thanksgiving Fun Bundle: Engage, Escape, and Color! Middle to Highschool
Christmas around the world social studies for 5th grade and middle school
Tired of looking for fun and educational Christmas around the world reading passages for 5th grade or middle school? With this no-prep Christmas activity for social studies, students will learn about 17 different traditions around the world in a fun and memorable way. Not only that but your students will practice critical thinking and reading comprehension all while having fun solving riddles along the way.WHY THIS SOCIAL STUDIES CHRISTMAS READING PASSAGES:- No more working and prepping on Sunda
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5th - 8th
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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
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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History of Thanksgiving social studies activities: Thanksgiving traditions
Tired of looking for fun and educational history of Thanksgiving activity where your whole class will be engaged and learn? With this no prep interactive trivia game on google slides™ students will learn about 14 Thanksgiving traditions and history in a fun and memorable way. Not only that, but your students will practice critical thinking and reading comprehension, all while having fun solving riddles along the way. WHY THIS THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS TRIVIA GAME:- No more working and prepping on
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5th - 8th
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The First Thanksgiving Reading and Math Activities - A Thanksgiving Mini Unit
Cover the First Thanksgiving respectfully, without losing valuable class time. This math and reading print and digital activity features a two-page reading passage on the very first Thanksgiving day dinner in 1621 when the pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in the new world. Read about their relationship with the Wampanoag Native Americans and the real first dinner. The reading passage connects to a cross-curricular integrated history and close reading lesson with material for geography a
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: History Minute Close Reading Passages Integrated Curriculum Bundle
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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Thanksgiving around the world for social studies: reading passages activity
Tired of looking for fun and educational Thanksgiving around the world reading passages where your whole class will be engaged and learn? With this no prep Thanksgiving activity for social studies, students will learn about 13 different traditions around the world in a fun and memorable way. Not only that but your students will practice critical thinking and reading comprehension all while having fun solving riddles along the way. WHY THIS SOCIAL STUDIES THANKSGIVING READING PASSAGES:- No more w
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5th - 8th
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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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History of Thanksgiving for social studies: reading comprehension and passages
Tired of looking for fun and educational history of Thanksgiving reading comprehension activities where your whole class will be engaged and learn? With this no prep Thanksgiving activity for social studies, students will learn about 14 traditions in a fun and memorable way. Not only that but your students will practice critical thinking and reading comprehension all while having fun solving riddles along the way. WHY THIS HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING READING COMPREHENSION:- No more working and prepp
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5th - 8th
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Fall Festivals Around the World Comparative Writing Unit & Escape Room
This project-based reading and writing unit includes everything you need to teach your students the compare/contrast text structure through a multicultural fall harvest holiday theme! The culminating product is a beautiful poster showcasing two of the fall harvest holidays, on which students integrate text and visual features to inform their audience about the wide world of harvest holidays!⭐September '23⭐ New anticipatory engagement intro and slide animation! A One-Page set of the six informati
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4th - 8th
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Thanksgiving history and traditions for social studies game for google sheets
Give your social studies class a fun and unique learning experience when teaching about the history of Thanksgiving! This fun and educational Thanksgiving google sheet™ activity will engage your whole class! Included is an interactive google slides™ presentation on 14 Thanksgiving traditions, and a google sheet activity ( comes with two copies, one fill in and one drop-down for differentiation). Not only that but your students will practice critical thinking, spelling, and reading comprehension
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4th - 7th
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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
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