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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
THANKSGIVING
One of my favorite Thanksgiving videos is "Thanksgiving Song." It is 3:30 minutes long and is "a funny, yet moving song that is a sweet reminder of what we celebrate this Thanksgiving season."
Link: http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=0JC1F1NU
Packing a Pilgrim's Trunk (K-5)
Although this is a 9-day unit, including packing a trunk (shoebox) and a feast, many parts of this unit can stand alone as a one-class period lesson.
Thanksgiving Myths (6-12)
Three 50 minutes periods of lesson plans.
Link: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/myth-truth-first-thanksgiving-65.html?tab=5#tabs
Scholastic Thanksgiving Resources (PreK-12)
Core-aligned lessons, Mayflower tour, videos, historic letters, interactive map of Journey, videos, virtual field trips, daily life, and more! Lesson plans include teacher's guide.
Lesson Plans:Pre K–2
Compare and contrast cultures, use technology tools, and create personal timelines!
Lesson Plans: 3–5
Speak with Pligrims, discover Wampanoag culture, and interactively explore the Mayflower.
Lesson Plans: 6–8
Access, explore, and synthesize information on colonial life, Wampanoag culture, and the first Thanksgiving
Webquest (6-8)
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activity/thanksgiving-web-quest-first-thanksgiving-activity
Interactive: What Really Happened? (3-12)
Link: http://www.plimoth.org/learn/MRL/interact/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian
Teacher's guide link: http://www.plimoth.org/media/olc/hpteachg.html
Mayflower Primary Sources
http://mayflowerfamilies.com/
http://mayflowerhistory.com/
American Literature (8-12)
Poems for Elementary
http://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Thanksgiving_Poems_for_Kids
Cute poems and songs: http://www.dltk-holidays.com/thanksgiving/songs.html
Poems for MS and HS
" A Thanksgiving to God, for His House" by Robert Herrick,
Link: http://www.mith.umd.edu/eada/html/display.php?docs=bradford_history.xml
"A Thanksgiving Poem," by Paul Laurence Dunbar, are poems about Thanksgiving. Link: http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/pldunbar/bl-pldunbar-thanksgiving.htm
A collection of several well-known poems
Link: http://www.famouspoetsandpoems.com/thematic_poems/thanksgiving_poems.html
Of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford's a diary account of the experiences of the first Pilgrims and their first Thanksgivings is a classic American Thanksgiving text.
Link: http://www.mith.umd.edu/eada/html/display.php?docs=bradford_history.xml
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
"An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving," a short story by Louisa May Alcott, tells of a farm family's celebration of Thanksgiving
Link: .http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27567/27567-h/27567-h.htm
The Thanksgiving Visitor
"The Thanksgiving Visitor" by Truman Capote
Video: The story of a bullied boy who must spend Thanksgiving with the bully. Through this experience, the boy learns the importance of suspending judgment and extending forgiveness. (45 min.)
Create a Landmark
Link: https://www.teachervision.com/thanksgiving/lesson-plan/2559.html
Why I am not Thankful for Thanksgiving (10-12)
Link: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/static/publication/rcpm/RPCMflyer4web.pdf
Wampanoag Tribe
Link: http://www.native-languages.org/wampanoag.htm
Thanksgiving Prayers
Link: http://thanksgiving.fundootimes.com/thanksgiving-prayer.html
80 Question Quiz on All Things Thanksgiving
Q: How long was the voyage of the Mayflower?
Q: How high must a cranberry bounce to insure that it isn't overripe?
Link: http://www.brownielocks.com/thanksgivingtrivia.html
Answers to the two questions are at the bottom of this page.
Puzzles and Word Games
http://www.exploringnature.org/graphics/hidden_pictures/mouse_thanksgiving_72.jpg
http://hiddenpicturepuzzles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/thanksgiving-turkeys-lg.gif
Rebus story: http://www.bry-backmanor.org/holidayfun/story.html
Several upper elementary puzzles:
Link: http://www.classroomjr.com/thanksgiving-word-puzzles/
Logic grid puzzles for upper level grades:
Link: http://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/27020/thanksgiving-calamity.html
(Open Grid Solver at bottom of page.)
http://www.puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblems/ThanksgivingTriviaSusansTeam.htm
Infographics
Link: http://cisofficeplusblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/thankful-infographic1.jpg?w=584&h=597
Hidden Cost of Thanksgiving
Link: http://www.infographicszone.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hidden-costs-of-thanksgiving.jpg
History of Thanksgiving
Link: http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving/infographics/thanksgiving-by-the-numbers
Hispanic Thanksgiving
Demystifying Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Pie
Link: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/11/21/three-more-infographics-for-thanksgiving/
Videos
On this site are many short, religious Thanksgiving videos.
http://www.godtube.com/search/?q=Thanksgiving
Elementary:
Cute 1:38 minute cartoon about the first Thanksgiving with a focus on God..
Link: http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=KYPK77NX
Lots of short videos (3:00 min.) poems, stories, history, etc. http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/thanksgiving/videos.php
Upper grades:
Eighteen short (3:00 minute) videos about everything Thanksgiving: Football, parade, traditions, etc.
Link: http://www.history.com/search?q=thanksgiving%20videos
Crash Course on Thanksgiving and the Colonies with Mr. Green.
http://watchdocumentary.org/watch/crash-course-us-history-episode-02-when-is-thanksgiving-colonizing-america-video_9eeacef92.html
Harvest Celebrations Around the World
Read more at http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/around_the_world/#pF96vVtCXS1qWmql.99
Thanksgiving Trivia
Link: http://mentalfloss.com/search?term=Thanksgiving
And a few more things:
Link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29330/morning-cup-links-happy-thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Football
Why we play football on Thanksgiving:
Link: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/0ap2000000289125/Why-we-play-football-on-Thanksgiving
History and facts:
Link: http://www.sportsgeekery.com/3815/nfl-thanksgiving-day-football-history-and-fun-facts/
Thanksgiving Games (K-6)
Lots of fun games for kids! They are not especially educational, but might be used during in-door recess, or as a reward!
Link: http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/thanksgiving/videos.php