Ideas For Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is coming, and you want something to teach, instead of connect-the-dots and word 
searches. Try some of these:
Plimoth (Yes that is the olde way of spelling it). If you click here for the online resources, you can download a research lesson plan appropriate for 3rd to 5th grades. History, primary sources, fact or fiction, and several other skills are covered. Make sure to check the teacher’s guide. From the main page there is an educator’s resource section, of which my favorite is the page of old maps.
Mayflower History. Loads of resources, mostly to be read. It does show animated maps of the voyage. One thought provoking section is the collection of individual histories of members of the colony. It might be an interesting project to have students report on the histories of some of the lesser-known members.
ABCTeach has loads of project and activity ideas for K-12.
Emints has portals to lesson plans and websites for Thanksgiving, the Plymouth colony, and the Mayflower. The Mayflower section includes schematics of the ship.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
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I got a laptop from Mayo. I hope to learn more about how to fuse it into my teaching.
Mayflower Ship…
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Mayflower Ship…
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