THANKSGIVING 2006

Thanksgiving in American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/thanks/thanks.html
From the Library of Congress. This Thanksgiving site concentrates on the historical origins of the holiday. Be sure to check out the Thanksgiving Timeline. (Grades 4-8)

You are the Historian http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/turkey.cfm 
This site introduces students to the cultures and customs of both the Pilgrim and Wampanoag peoples. (Grades 3-6)

EconEdLink: Let's Talk Turkey http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM48&page=teacher 
Thanksgiving from an Economics perspective. (Grades 9-12)

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: Creating a Multicultural Thanksgiving Celebration http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20021127wednesday.html 
Students explore the various rituals and traditions different people share on the Thanksgiving holiday. (Grades 6-12)

Thanksgiving Day Vocabulary http://www.vocabulary.com/turkeyday.html 
This website provides teachers and students with some new ideas for Thanksgiving vocabulary.  (Grades 3-6)

The First Thanksgiving http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/ 
Interactive website that introduces students to "Voyage of the Mayflower", "Daily Life" and "The Thanksgiving Feast". (Grades 2-8)

Teaching Tolerance: Thanksgiving
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=750&pa=2&ttnewsletter=ttnewsgen-11022006  This site discusses myths and truth of Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Story Starters http://www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/storytarters.htm 
Use these prompts for your classroom writing activities.

The History of Thanksgiving http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/ 
Find out what was on the menu for the first Thanksgiving, debunk some common holiday myths, and listen to "pilgrim interviews".

Happy Thanksgiving! http://www.mrspohlmeyerskinderpage.com/thanksgiving.htm 
This site includes literature, songs, poems, vocabulary words, crafts, charts, language arts activities, math challenges, journal writing and more! (Grades K-3)

Who Were the Pilgrims? http://www.pilgrimhall.org/whopilg.htm  Follow along with this online exhibit to discover just exactly who the Pilgrims were.

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