Thanksgiving Unit Study

THANKSGIVING UNIT

Links/Websites:
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.htm Loads of fun Thanksgiving activities for the younger set: games, puzzles and crafts.

http://www.theholidayzone.com/thanks/ Find Thanksgiving craft projects, discussion ideas, language arts activities, songs and more.

http://123child.com/UBB/showthread.php?t=3095 Art, games, math & science, songs & finger play, make a recipe book with kids favorite recipes, and dramatic play

http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/paperbagturkey.shtml Craft project for little kids to make table decorations that resemble turkeys.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/ These crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children. The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc.

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/seasonalholidays/thanksgiving/ Print out these pages from ABCTeach to have a complete unit study for a young child.

http://www.pacon.com/projects/TurkeyBooklet.htm Create this easy and colorful booklet in your home and write down what you are most thankful for this year.

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/thanksgiving/teacher-resources/6670.html lesson plans

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/ stories of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, turkeys to take home, holiday pictures for the kids to print and color, tasty holiday recipes and e-greeting cards to send your friends and family

http://holidays.kaboose.com/thanksgiving/index.html crafts, family fun, clipart and much more

http://wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm history, traditions, and customs

http://members.aol.com/calebj/thanksgiving.html the Pilgrims 1621 Thanksgiving

http://members.aol.com/calebj/clothing.html Pilgrim clothing

http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/ an interactive on the first Thanksgiving, voyage on the Mayflower, look into their daily life, learn about the Thanksgiving feast.

http://www.teachercertification.org/generalteaching/plimoth-plantation.html virtual tour of the Plimoth Plantation

http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/index.php Mayflower history including a passenger list.

http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm recreate the first thanksgiving feast, recipes included

http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/index.htm Plymouth history

http://www.tolatsga.org/wampa.html Wampanoag history (Native American group—New England)

http://www.education-world.com/holidays/archives/thanksgiving.shtml articles, lesson ideas, site reviews, books, crafts, clipart and much more

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/thanksgiving/index.html crafts, activities, recipes and much more

http://www.kate.net/holidays/thanksgiving/ history, crafts, activities, parades, and much more

http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/pilgrimCL.html Thanksgiving unit study for older kids

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/ about life as a colonial kid, see how the pilgrims dressed

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/holidays/thanks/ writing sheets, songs, recipes, crafts, vocabulary builders, games, lesson plans, and much more

http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Thanksgiving/ activities for the younger grades

http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~rstewart/k2001/Themes/Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving.htm --songs, poems, art, math activities and much more for the younger grades.

http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/thanksgiving.php links to lessons, units, worksheets, clip art and other resources

http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/ylp/97-98/97-98_units/97-98mini-unit/BWexler_Thanksgiving/overview.htm Kindergarten level--Thanksgiving mini unit

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/the_pilgrims__first_thanksgivi.html younger grades unit study

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/thanksgiving/index.htm activities for all grades

http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/sstudies/us/thanks.html books, music, and tons of links

http://holidays.mrdonn.org/thanksgiving.html lesson plans and activities on Pilgrims and Native Americans

http://www.crayola.com/calendar/detail.cfm?event_id=98&year=2004 crafts, activities and lesson plans

http://everythingesl.net/downloads/Thanksgiving_story.pdf -- Thanksgiving story on pdfs

http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/viewPage?pageId=872 –first Thanksgiving table manners and the type of meal.

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-1-Lesson2.html day in the life of kids at the Plimouth Plantation

http://americanhistory.about.com/library/blthanksgiving.htm facts on the first
Thanksgiving

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/the_pilgrims__first_thanksgivi.html kdg./1st grade level unit of crafts, activities and lessons.



Books: (this is just a small selection of the books that are available)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving at the Tappletons’
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
The First Thanksgiving
Don’t Know Much about Pilgrims
If You Were At the First Thanksgiving
Its Thanksgiving (I Can Read Book 3)
P is for Pilgrim: A Thanksgiving Alphabet
Thanksgiving on Thursday(Magic Tree House Book)
The Story of Thanksgiving
The Mayflower Secret: William Bradford (Trailblazer Books #26)—(older kids book or read aloud)
If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620
Sarah Morton’s Day: day in the life of a Pilgrim Girl
Samuel Eaton’s Day: day in the life of a Pilgrim Boy


Hymns:
We Gather Together
For the Beauty of the Earth
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Give Thanks


Projects:
Acrostic Poem using “Thanksgiving”
Imagine yourself on the Mayflower write a story about what life is like on the Mayflower
Create your own first Thanksgiving feast, cook up some of the dishes that the Pilgrims ate on that day.
Make a turkey craft
Make a book of blessings---shape book from abc teach.
Do a Thanksgiving themed Lapbook


Facts/People/Terms to know:
Governor William Bradford
Squanto
Samoset
Wampanoag Indians
Pilgrims
Mayflower
Plymouth
Life on the Plantation
1621
Foods that were served at 1st Thanksgiving
Hardships of the Pilgrims
How did the Indians help the Pilgrims?