Thanksgiving Then and Now BUNDLE | Print and Digital

Looking for a responsible way to teach your students about the first Thanksgiving? This bundle allows you to teach about the first Thanksgiving while comparing it to the Thanksgiving of today. This BUNDLE contains BOTH the complete unit and the presentation. New hands-on activities and reading comprehension passages have been added. The unit will keep your students engaged while learning about Thanksgiving. The reading passages will easily allow you to use this unit in Reading/Language Arts classroom as well as Social Studies.

NOTE: This now contains a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows you to make a copy for use in Google Classroom - ideal for distance learning!!!

The unit contains:

- First Thanksgiving Fact Cards

- Pocket Pattern for Fact Cards (Can be used in interactive notebooks or lapbook)

- First Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Activity

- Venn Diagram Activity Comparing the First Thanksgiving to our Modern Thanksgiving

- Then and Now Comparing Activity

- Food at First Thanksgiving Foldable Activity

- Food at Modern Thanksgivings Foldable Activity

- Thanksgiving Food Activity

- Thanksgiving Food Sort

- Wampanoag and Pilgrim Clothing Foldable Activities (2 options)

- Wampanoag and Pilgrim Clothing Activity

- Pilgrim Words and Phrases Foldable Activities

- Pilgrim Words and Phrases Activity

- Thanksgiving Timeline Activity

- Thanksgiving by the Numbers Activity

- Plan Your Own Thanksgiving Menu

- Pictures of Foldable Activities in Interactive Notebooks and Lapbooks

- Answer Key

The presentation is a great way to introduce the history of Thanksgiving to your students! It presents the basics of the first Thanksgiving with slides that cover:

• Who was at the first Thanksgiving

• What was eaten at the first Thanksgiving

• Why they were celebrating

• How the Wampanoag dressed

• How the Pilgrims dressed

The presentation also has slides that cover modern-day Thanksgiving. It contains slides that cover:

• When we celebrate Thanksgiving

• Foods that are eaten at traditional Thanksgiving meals

The presentation concludes with a 10 slide TRUE or FALSE quiz.

Alone, the unit can be found at:

Thanksgiving Unit: Then and Now

Alone the presentation can be found at:

Thanksgiving Presentation: Then and Now