Written By Bobbie Dolton Kathleen Roberts Mari Lipe Satomi Kitamura

Web Rangers Allyson Rice Laura Valencia-Haro Laura Noguer

Level: Grades 2-6

This lesson does not require computers in the classroom.

• Go to http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3296.html to copy history of "Thanksgiving Menu" then and now
• Print copy of page for each child
• Provide highlighter for every child
• Make a transparency of page for teacher

• Start by reading a literature piece about Thanksgiving Example "Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey" by Joy Cowley or "T is for Thanksgiving
• Discuss prior knowledge of each child's experience with Thanksgiving dinner
• Teacher can also have children view "Mayflower Voyage" Peanuts movie

• Highlight facts from printed copy from the web site
• Make a venn diagram on butcher paper or whiteboard. Have a hard copy for every child so they can copy what you write

• Have children discuss what activities children did then and what they do now
• Discuss other then and now things

*You can also visit related web sites for follow up "fun" activities http://www.benjerry.com/fun/

Cumulation:

• have children write about what they are thankful for
• have a Thanksgiving feast in class cooking lesson math lesson for measurement
• writing activity of "How to Make Mashed Potatoes"
• writing activity of how they might spend Thanksgiving differently at home