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Curated OER

The Canterbury Tales

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and examine life in the Middle Ages. They create word webs and timelines about the Middle Ages. They complete research papers on chivalry and Thomas a Becket.
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Curated OER

The Telling: A Thanksgiving Story

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
students use literature to compare and contrast different points of view on the first Thanksgiving.
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Curated OER

British Colonization-Settling the Thirteen Colonies (1607-1733)

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners study the thirteen colonies: geography, economics, politics, and religious groups. They explore early colonial life, and create a travel brochure, travel guide of the 13 Colonies, and word search.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Questions About Thanksgiving

For Students 3rd - 5th
This writing worksheet asks students to read and rewrite 5 statements associated with Thanksgiving into questions. This worksheet would be quite useful when teaching students the differences between declarative and interrogative sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Picture Prompt: Pilgrim Boy And Turkey

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students are presented a picture and a space is provided for the teacher to type a word list for the kids to use in the story. Students synthesize a story using the given word list related to the...
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Curated OER

Colonial Living: A Look at the Arts, Crafts, History, and Literature of Early Americans

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the different aspects of life in Colonial America. At home, they make traditional colonial recipes to share with the class. In groups, they read a book about the purpose and act of quilting and create their own...
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Tour the Mayflower

For Students 4th - 5th
In this internet research worksheet, students use a listed website to find information about the Mayflower. They match five vocabulary words with their definition. Students answer two short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Thanksgiving Mural

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners create a mural of the history of Thanksgiving. In this holiday lesson, students recall the history of Thanksgiving and create a mural of the holiday using large paper and crayons.
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Scholastic

The First Thanksgiving Feast

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Following an online activity, scholars listen to a read-aloud of If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma. Pupils discuss their family traditions and complete a T-chart comparing the holiday then and now. Collages are made to...
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Scholastic

Voyage on the Mayflower for Grades 6–8

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Imagine living in the hold of a sailing ship for 63 days, enduring rough seas and autumn storms. As part of a study of the voyage of the Mayflower, class members examine an online resource that details life about the ship, watch a slide...
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Read Works

First Thanksgiving Meal

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Cranberries, oysters, lobster, deer, and cabbage were just a few of the foods found on the table at the First Thanksgiving. After reading a two-page passage about the historic meal, class members respond to 10 reading response questions. 
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Read Works

Plymouth Colony

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Read about the tumultuous beginning to the United States with an informational text passage about Colonial America. As young researchers peruse an article about the arrival of the Mayflower, the settlers' relationship to the neighboring...
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K12 Reader

Understanding the Context: The Mayflower Compact

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Scholars obtain a brief background of the Mayflower Compact, read its contents, and answer two questions that look at the passage's context to enhance reading comprehension.     
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Macmillan Education

Webquest: Thanksgiving

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Class members use the Internet to research the history of Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada, as well as the traditions surrounding the Thanksgiving-style celebrations of the Hebrews, the Chinese, and in Ancient Greece and Rome.
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Curated OER

The Canterbury Tales: Help the Host Quiz

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this The Canterbury Tales Prologue worksheet, young scholars advise the Host by answering two questions about each pilgrim.  Students complete a graphic organizer.
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Measuring Up on the Mayflower

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a meter tape to compare the length of the Mayflower to a basketball court and make homemade butter for crackers. Afterward, all students sit inside the makeshift Mayflower's dimensions and enjoy their Pilgrim butter.
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Make Mine Turkey

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young scholars compare foods available for the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving with contemporary Thanksgiving foods. After reading information about the first Thanksgiving, pupils create a menu and compute the cost of a turkey dinner, using...
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Voyage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to N.C, Wyeth's Pilgrims and discuss what the Mayflower looked like.  In this Mayflower lesson, students use sensory words to describe what it was like on the Mayflower.  Students illustrate their vision of the Mayflower.
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Molly's Pilgrim

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize and discuss multi-ethnic nature of America's citizens through a variety of activities.
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Curated OER

Exploring Allegory - John Bunyan

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore allegory through reading Pilgrim's Progress. For this literature lesson, students review the characteristics of allegory. Students write an essay explaining the characteristics of allegory and why Pilgrim's Progress is...
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The First Thanksgiving Book

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Looking for a Thanksgiving week activity? Try this seven-page printable book documenting the story of the first Thanksgiving. Each page (1/2 sheet) has a short text along with a picture kids can color in.
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PPT
Curated OER

Famous People in History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is an introduction intended for grades 6-8 that focuses on famous people. It begins by asking learners to think about what makes a person famous. It shows various individuals in recent decades that have been considered famous, then...
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Interactive
ABCya

Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Solve an eight-question crossword puzzle all about Thanksgiving. Players click on rows and columns, read a question, and answer using the given letters. Hints are provided at a point cost. 
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Handout
Plimoth Plantation

History In A New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Sixty-seven pages take scholars on a digital tour through the exhibit, History in a New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth. Crystal clear pictures accompanied by text offer a deep understanding of the...

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