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Lesson Plans - Kindergarten

Packing the Pilgrim’s Trunk: Personalizing History in the Elementary Classroom

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.

Say “Thank You” in 100 Languages!

Put the “Thanks” back in Thanksgiving with this geography and language activity that teaches students to say “thank you” in many languages.

Squanto’s Science Lesson

This hands-on science activity proves what a great help Squanto was to the early settlers.

Putting Turkey On a Table (Or a Graph)

Put turkey on a table (or a graph)! Show turkey population, production, and consumption statistics.

Thanksgiving Then And Now

Create a Venn diagram to compare the Pilgrim’s “First Thanksgiving” with today’s Thanksgiving celebration.