Thanksgiving is just over a week away so if you're looking for some Thanksgiving themed lesson plans and activities, here are five good places to look.
1. National Geographic Kids has games, quizzes, and offline activities appropriate for elementary age students. They also include a short history of Thanksgiving.
2. ABC Teach has numerous free lesson plans, coloring pages, and offline games that are designed for elementary school use.
3. Kaboose offers Thanksgiving themed games as well as jokes and riddles for kids.
4. James Hollis at Teachers Love SMART Boards has developed an excellent list of Thanksgiving lessons that can be done using a SMART Board or other interactive whiteboard.
5. Last, but certainly not least, Larry Ferlazzo has an extensive list of Thanksgiving lesson resources. In general, if there is a holiday in the US, Larry has a list for it.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Five Places to Find Thanksgiving Lessons & Activities
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4 comments:
Richard,
Thanks again!
Larry
I generally think your Web site is the most awesome thing I read every day so I was a little disappointed at the inclusion on your Thankskgiving list of some sites that perpetuate a myth of the happy so-called "First Thanksgiving." I recommend the Web site www.oyate.org, which explains how Native Americans today continue to be offended and hurt by the jolly story of the victor and vanquished partying happily together. And then there's James Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me, and his chapter on Native American history. there's no reason really to keep this story going one minute longer. We can be thankful for what we have without whitewashing our own history.
I still do think yours is the best site ever.
Anitaprentice,
I'm sorry that those sites disappointed you. In my own teaching I do emphasize that Europeans were not the first Americans. Thank you for recommending an alternative website.
Thank you for the kind words about my blog.
Richard
Larry,
Always happy to give you a plug.
Richard
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