Teach your elementary students the history of the first Thanksgiving with these low-prep, easy-to-implement activities! This Fact Pack includes informational text, writing prompts, a Rebus story, colorful posters, vocabulary work, sequencing activities, fun worksheets and more!
 
With this pack, it’s very easy to differentiate for both you and your students!
  • Have readers and writers at different levels? No problem! There are two levels included in this pack.
  • Want to fill an entire week with fun, holiday-themed work? Easy peasy with this easy-to-prep pack! Do the entire thing!
  • Short on time? No worries. No need to do it all. Just pick one or two!
 
There are five different activities to teach eleven Thanksgiving vocabulary terms in a fun and engaging way!
  • Posters
  • Flip Book
  • Flash Cards
  • Word Wall Cards
  • Review Worksheets
 
And there are seven resources to teach the sequence of events for the first Thanksgiving at multiple levels!
  • Rebus Story
  • Informational Text
  • Writing Prompts
  • Posters
  • Flash Cards
  • Review Worksheets
  • Hands-on Activities
 
Vocabulary Words
  • England
  • Pilgrims
  • Mayflower
  • Plymouth Rock
  • Mayflower Compact
  • Plymouth Colony
  • Squanto
  • bountiful harvest
  • Native Americans
  • feast
  • Thanksgiving
 
Sequence of Events
  1. The Pilgrims left England.
  2. The Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower.
  3. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
  4. The Pilgrim men signed the Mayflower Compact.
  5. The Pilgrims built Plymouth Colony.
  6. The Pilgrims struggled through winter.
  7. Squanto helped the Pilgrims.
  8. The harvest was bountiful.
  9. The Pilgrims invited the Native Americans.
  10. They all celebrated with a feast.