Thanksgiving Resources
for Teachers

Teachers should also check out the page for kids. There are lots of printable coloring activities, games and more which you might find useful.

LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

Unit III:The Founding of New Societies: 1607-1763 A mini lesson. Read about "The Mayflower Compact" and identify and summarize the reasons why English settlers came to America and founded colonies as soon as they arrived.

Kindergarten Lesson 2: The Wampanoag Indians Helped the Pilgrims Lesson Plan

First Grade Lesson 1: The Mayflower Passengers and Their First Year In America Lesson Plan

First Grade Lesson 2: Life at Plimouth Plantation Lesson Plan

Second Grade Lesson 1: What Was the World of the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims Like around the 1620's? Lesson Plan

Second Grade Lesson 3: What Were the Indians Like That Occupied the Land around Jamestown? Lesson Plan

Teaching about Thanksgiving for Teachers Teaching facts or myths ?

Mini Thanksgiving unit by Cari Schaffer, University of Illinois 5 lessons for Grade 3

Mrs Griffin's Kindergarten : Thanksgiving Unit Good site for earlychildhood activities. Lots of pictures of children's work.

Native American Interdisciplinary Educational Unit An AskERIC Lesson Plan. For grades 2-4. To help children understand that what they see in movies and television is make believe and Hollywood scenarios and not the real life of the Native American.

Kindergarten Lesson 1: Why Did the Plimoth Settlers Celebrate Thanksgiving? 1. understand why Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims. 2. describe how and why they celebrate Thanksgiving today

Native Americans : Resources for Teachers Facts and Lesson Plans

Life on Plymouth Plantation In this activity you will be discovering about the early Americans by looking at a recreation of Plymouth Plantation in 1627. Also, you will be looking at a variety of maps, both modern and maps from the 17th century. Using these sources, you will be answering questions, discovering life in early America and writing a series of letters.

abcteach : Thanksgiving Theme Unit Lots of activities, printables

First Grade Lesson 1: The Mayflower Passengers and Their First Year In America 1. understand the reasons why the Pilgrims and other passengers came to America. 2. review the history of the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving with the Indians. 3. understand stories about the Pilgrims and the Thanksgiving of 1621.

Kindergarten Lesson 1: Why Did the Plimoth Settlers Celebrate Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving Theme Unit Includes lots of printables. Good site. 5/5

Thanksgiving Lessons and Teacher Resources Choose from the many lesson plans here.

Scholastic : The First Thanksgiving Teacher's Guide included

Thanksgiving Lesson Plans and Activities - Turkey in Disguise A Thanksgiving Art Activity

Life on Plymouth Plantation A great Thanksgiving Unit for Gr3-5. 5/5

Thanksgiving Means More Than Giving Thanks A WebQuest for Grades 3-6

Pilgrim Projects Lots of activies

Thanksgiving By Cari Schaffer This Thanksgiving Mini-unit has been designed to fit an average third grade classroom

Free Thanksgiving Flashcards Printables

Thanksgiving Coloring Pictures Flashcards

The Educator's Reference Desk : First Grade Lesson 2: Life at Plimouth Plantation

Teacher Vision : A Pilgrim Unit. Gr3-8.

Teacher Vision : A Pilgrim Conversation Grade Levels: 3 - 5

Educator's Reference Desk : Grade Level(s): 6 : Mayflower

First Grade Lesson 1: The Mayflower Passengers and Their First Year In America

Kindergarten Lesson 2: The Wampanoag Indians Helped the Pilgrims

Kindergarten Lesson 1: Why Did the Plimoth Settlers Celebrate Thanksgiving?

Educator's Reference Desk : Thanksgiving Lesson Plan : GR 3 Students review aspects of the Thanksgiving holiday by listening to a Thanksgiving story, participating in a bartering activity, and creating turkey "feathers" for a bulletin board.

Thanksgiving Quilt By: Stacey Mitchell, Kindergarten Teacher Grade Level(s): K, 1-2. Students create their own quilt square showing what they are thankful for and assemble into a class quilt.

Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native American view points concerning the settling of America. Grade Levels: 8 - 12

Turkey Hand puppet By - Debbie Haren

The Pilgrim Life Adventure Grade 1-2