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Pilgrim Fact Cards
The Pilgrim Fact Cards were designed to be used with the Pilgrim Study Unit, but are a valuable... | Make Way for Ducklings
Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan... | |
The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)
Students will learn about the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It's beneficial... | Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
Explore the background of this American holiday - from the first Thanksgiving during Colonial... | |
Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 1 of 7)
Students will be able to identify the reasons the Pilgrims came to the North America. | Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation
Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good... | |
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will... | Brief History of Thanksgiving
This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday. | |
Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7)
Present this lesson plan to help students understand the hardships endured by the Pilgrims and... | Presidential Pardon of the Turkey
Did you know that every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey?... | |
Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 3 of 7)
Students will learn about Colonial times and the factors that determined the Pilgrims settling... | Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native... | |
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
After the challenging first winter of 1620, the Pilgrims made great progress in settling... | A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving
An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and... | |
Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7)
Students will learn about Colonial times as they compare present-day children with Pilgrim... | Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet
Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during... | |
Thankful List
Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a... | Make a Dried Bouquet
Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial... | |
Pilgrim Unit (7 lessons)
Use this chart to plan the Pilgrim Study Unit (objectives and materials) of six lessons. ... | A Pilgrim Conversation
Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims... |

