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Lesson Plans - Social Studies

An Attitude of Gratitude: A PowerPoint About Being Thankful

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.

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.