First Thanksgiving
Investigate the first Thanksgiving. Take a voyage on the Mayflower. Learn about the Pilgrim's daily life and see the menu from the first feast.
Author Trisha
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1Search for Thanksgiving
Click on the K-5 button and then the World Book Student icon. Enter the search "thanksgiving" Read the article with the title "Thanksgiving Day" and answer the following questions- Why was the first Thanksgiving celebration held? Has Thanksgiving always been celebrated on the fourth Friday of November? How does Canada's Thanksgiving celebration differ from ours?
http://www.infohio.org
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Take a voyage on the Mayflower. Where did the voyage begin and where did the ship land?
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/feast/index.htm
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3Visit the Thanksgiving Timeline
Click on the different dates in the timeline to examine Thanksgivings of the past. Click on the 1947 date to read about the event that still takes place today.
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/thanksgiving/timeline/1541.html
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4Thanksgiving Traditions
Read the section of the article called "Traditions of Thanksgiving." Does your family have any traditions? What are you thankful for?
http://www.america.gov/st/pubs-english/2005/November/20051108163712jmnamdeirf0.3664057.html
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5You are the Historian
Investigate the first Thanksgiving. Because of the heavy usage during this time of the year, you may experience some slowness. Please be patient!
http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html#