Thanksgiving Resources

for young learners and their teachers

(all links current as of 11/1/2006)

from http://www.GailLovely.com

Teacher Resources - General Background

Everything about The Mayflower! A great history resource

http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/

Plimoth Plantation - Online Exploration and information

http://www.plimoth.org/learn/

More Background and primary sources

http://www.pilgrimhall.org/museum.htm

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/thanksgiving/main.html

Some Background - Some Ideas

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/MonsonUnits/amychr/

Thanksgiving from Around the World (ads here, NOT FOR STUDENTS but good information for teachers)

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/story.htm

More Multicultural Thanksgiving or Harvest Celebrations

http://www.familyculture.com/

Teacher Resources - Native American Issues

More Background for Teachers

http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html

How to Select Appropriate (non-stereotyping resources about Native Americans)

http://www.bostonkids.org/educators/wampanoag/html/evaluate.htm

More about the controversy of Thanksgiving

http://www.new-life.net/thanks01.htm

Teacher Resources - Ideas, Plans and More

Compendia of resources including crafts, ideas, recipes

From the Idea Box: http://tinyurl.com/yct26u

http://www.theteachersroom.com/thanksgiving.htm

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/the_pilgrims__first_thanksgivi.html

Great Ideas for young learners including a "thankful quilt" and more

http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/thanks.shtml

"Thank You" in Hundreds of Languages

http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/thankyou.htm

Great information and pictures to use

http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/index.htm

Thanksgiving Site - Share a favorite Thanksgiving Story, send a postcard, read Turkey Facts and trivia

http://home.aristotle.net/thanksgiving/

Examples of Student Work - About Pilgrim Children's Chores, songs, Paper Dolls, and more

http://www.quiknet.com/~moseley/chores/chores.html (pilgrim chores)

http://www.mrspohlmeyerskinderpage.com/thanksgiving.htm (lots of ideas, songs and more)

http://www.quiknet.com/%7Emoseley/cutoutbook/cutoutindex.html (paperdolls)

Examples of Student Work and Classroom Bulletin Boards

http://kindergarten2.homestead.com/Thanksgiving.html

Lots of ideas for Thanksgiving

http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=400

http://www.123child.com/UBB/showthread.php?t=3095

http://www.edhelper.com/Thanksgiving.htm

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/holidays/thanks/

Lesson Plans

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Thanksgiving.htm

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/u3g2l1.htm

http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/96-97/96-97_mini_units/Thanksgiving_CSchaffer/table_content.html

Thanksgiving Bulletin Boards

Borders

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/board/boardthanksgiving.shtml (color)

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/board/boardthanksgivingbw.shtml (black and white, for your students to color)

Things to Do with your Students

Fun Facts, Activities and MORE:

http://www.plimoth.org/learn/education/kids/

Silly Turkey Online Book (early readers)

http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/turkey/play.htm?f

Turkey Lurkey File Folder Games

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/filefolder/turkey/filefolderturkey.shtml

Science Experiment - Softening Bones

http://www.kidzone.ws/science/egg.htm#bones

Turkey Glyphs to Make

http://teachers.net/gazette/NOV02/printable.html

Thanksgiving Place Cards to Print (students can draw or write the names of the people they will enjoy Thanksgiving with - OR use for your in-school feast)

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/thanksplacecards.htm

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/nameplate/nameplatethanksgiving.shtml

Thanksgiving "stationery" for students (letters of gratitude? stories? or ??) (pop-ups here too)

http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/stationery/thanksgiving.htm

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/paper/pturkey.shtml

Shape Books, bookmarks and more (to print and use)

http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/thanksgiving/tv_link.htm

http://www.teacherview.com/ClassExtras/bookmarks/thanksgiving.htm (bookmarks)

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag66.html (matching upper and lower case letters)

Thanksgiving Bingo

http://www.brownielocks.com/thanksgivingbingo.html

Storybooks

http://www.lil-fingers.com/holidays/thanksgiving/index.html

Thanksgiving Story Starters

http://www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/storytarters.htm

Thanksgiving Theme Bingo (print these and play - there are also other themes here!)

http://www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/

Thanksgiving themed Math worksheets

http://www.kidzone.ws/math/thanksgiving

Student Resources

Talk Like a Pilgrim

http://www.plimoth.org/learn/education/kids/talk.asp

Online Jigsaw Puzzles (you can adjust them to as few as 6 pieces) (ads here)

ttp://www.dltk-holidays.com/thanksgiving/puzzles/index.htm

Blackline Pictures to print and color (ads here)

http://www.quiknet.com/~moseley/colorbook/colorindex.html

Online Games and Activities (some more educational than others)

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/thanks/index.html

Online Games, songs and craft instructions

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/thanksgiving/
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Just Plain Fun

Billy Bear hosts some online games and fun as well as crafts (light in content, great clipart and fun)

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.htm

Online games and puzzles

http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/thanksgiving/games.htm

Thanksgiving Clipart

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/clipart/tclipart.htm

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/clipart.html

http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/cat.cfm?cat=Thanksgiving&sec=Holidays

http://ahs.dsd.k12.ut.us/gordon/webgraphics/clip_art/thanksgi.htm

Thanksgiving Fonts

http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/dos/1232/fontindex.html

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