Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.		Presidential Pardon of the Turkey Did you know that every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey?...
Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...		How the Turkey Got Its Name This article speculates on how the Turkey was named. This reference will spark a fun...
Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...		Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.
Story Map Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or...		It's a Storybook Life! Students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of...
Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...		Tips for Conducting an Interview Use these tips for conducting an interview when completing the It's a...
Getting to Know Your Student Send this letter home to parents to help you know your students better.		Communities Past & Present Comparison Chart After researching Old Sturbridge Village online, students will use this worksheet to compare...
Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Assignment Record Keep track of your students' grades with this handy chart. This printable is customizable....		Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial...		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Thanksgiving Placemats Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an...