Thanksgiving

State WV

Status Ready for Users
Stage Public
Subject English/Language Arts
Fine Arts
Social Studies
Author Lori Vanscoy
Delphene Haddox
Susan Jones
Description This unit introduces First-Third graders to the meaning and history of Thanksgiving.
The 21st Century Tools Internet
TV/VCR
Computers
Grade Level 1
2
3
National Standards Language Arts
4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes.
5. Uses the general skills and strategies or the reading process.
6. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational tests.
8. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes.

History
1. Understands family life now and in the past, and family life in various places long ago.
Keywords Thanksgiving
Holiday
Pilgrim
Indian
Turkey
Mayflower
Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) Overview: Thanksgiving
Lesson 1: A Journey to the New World
Lesson 2: Pilgrims Life
Lesson 3: Helpful Indians
Lesson 4: Thanksgiving Then
Lesson 5: Thanksgiving Now
English IGO or CSO 1.11, 1.18, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.24, 1.25, 1.27, 1.28, 1.30, 1.38, 2.11, 2.19,
2.25, 2.28, 2.35, 2.36, 2.46, 2.47, 2.50, 1.74, 1.76, 1.77, 2.77, 2.78, 2.81,
1.113, 1.115, 2.121, 2.125, 1.58, 2.54, 1.13, 1.67, 1.68, 2.17 2.70, 2.71, 2.72,
2.74, 1.96, 1.97, 1.99, 3.19, 3.24, 3.26, 3.27, 3.28, 3.36, 3.45, 3.99, 2.99,
2.100
Fine Arts IGO or CSO 1.4, 2.1
Social Studies IGO or CSO 1.21, 2.22, 2.24, 3.5, 3.8, 3.30, 3.31, 3.37, 3.40, 3.42, 3.39