Students will
* investigate the Pilgrims—who they were and why they came to America.
* problem solve and evaluate items needed for coming to the New World.
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Lesson Plans - November
Found in: 1st Grade • 2nd Grade • Character Education • Kindergarten • November • Social Studies • Visual Arts
By exploring myths surrounding the Wampanoag, the pilgrims, and the “first Thanksgiving,” this lesson asks students to think critically about commonly believed myths regarding the Wampanoag Indians in colonial America.
Although the holiday has been celebrated for over 200 years, the fourth Thursday of November didn’t become the official Thanksgiving Day until 1941, when Franklin Roosevelt signed the holiday into Federal law for the first time. Up until that time, the date had been in flux.
Found in: 10th Grade • 11th Grade • 12th Grade • 5th Grade • 6th Grade • 7th Grade • 8th Grade • 9th Grade • Holidays • Language Arts • November • Social Studies
Students think “outside the box” to identify unusual things they’re thankful for, and then use digital content (audio, images, movies…) to represent those things on a PowerPoint slide.
Found in: 6th Grade • 7th Grade • 8th Grade • Holidays • Language Arts • November • Social Studies • Visual Arts
Put the “Thanks” back in Thanksgiving with this geography and language activity that teaches students to say “thank you” in many languages.
Found in: 1st Grade • 2nd Grade • 3rd Grade • 4th Grade • 5th Grade • 6th Grade • 7th Grade • 8th Grade • Foreign Language • History • Kindergarten • Language Arts • November • Social Studies • Technology
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