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ABSOLUTELY FOR THANKSGIVING
http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/index.htm Child-friendly site for
Thanksgiving information and fun. Sections
include: Hilarious Jokes, History & Origin, Games!, Delicious Recipes,
Screensavers & Wallpapers, Greeting Cards, Community Board, Crafts, Round
the World, Letter Heads, A History of Turkey, Thanksgiving Poll, Thanksgiving
Quiz, and much more. Excellent 2. AMERICAN THANKSGIVING FOR KIDS AND
FAMILIES
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/ The First Thanksgiving,
Thanksgiving Fun (games, music, poems, coloring pages), The Thanksgiving Feast
(recipes, menus, graces) and lots of links.
Excellent 3.
BILLY BEAR’S THANKSGIVING http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.htm Online games (Thanksgiving
Word Search, Tic Tac Toe…3 Turkeys in a Row, Turkey in the Straw), Post Office
Fun (print Thanksgiving stationery), Thanksgiving Puzzles (I
seek-a-Thanksgiving-Word, Thanksgiving Crossword), Thanksgiving crafts (pictures
to print on transfers for t-shirts or placemats), Fall Leaf Art, Thanksgiving
Wallpaper, Icons and Screensavers, Harvest Wallpapers, Clipart, Maze Games and
more. Excellent http://www.kate.net/holidays/thanksgiving/ Fun
info and activities for elementary students.
Sections include: Screensaver, Wallpaper, History/Documents/Places,
Educational Materials, Thanksgiving Day Parades, Preparation/The Big Day,
Food/Recipes, Food Safety/Holiday Health, Crafts & Decorating Ideas,
Activities/Games/Puzzles, Coloring Pages, Clipart/Backgrounds/Icons, Computer
Goodies, and General Thanksgiving links. Excellent 5.
THE
FIRST THANKSGIVING
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/index.htm Scholastic’s web site on
Thanksgiving. Sections: 1620-1621
See the Picture Timeline, Relive the Voyage on the Mayflower, Experience Life in
Plimoth 1621, Play the Thanksgiving Cyber-Challenge, Research Starter: Plymouth
Colony, and a Teacher’s Guide. Excellent
http://agirlsworld.com/amy/pajama/thanksgiving/index.html Girls from around the world
tell their stories and memories of Thanksgiving. Includes: Mixed Up! (Thanksgiving Dinners), Ouch!
(Embarrassing Moments at Thanksgiving Dinner), Thanksgiving Memory and Family
Traditions, A Thanksgiving Friendship Tea, Sock Hop (games and activities) and
Spider on the Web (links). Excellent 7.
KIDS DOMAIN THANKSGIVING
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/ Lots of fun activities:
E-cards, Crafts & Recipes, Online Games, PC Downloads, MAC Downloads,
Thanksgiving Clip Art, Activities & Games, Pictures We Drew, Pictures to
Draw and Color, Mazes, Word Puzzles, Thanksgiving Tales, Books to Read,
Thanksgiving History, and Links. Excellent 8.
THE MAYFLOWER WEB PAGES
NEW!!
http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html A huge site with information
on every aspect of the Mayflower voyage, passenger lists, the ship, documents,
writings, and much more. Outstanding.
Excellent
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kimbrough/pilgrimlife/teacherpage.html A project for first grade
students in which students “will be learning about the Mayflower adventure and
creating a vehicle for their own life adventure. They will also work with a
group and create a play about their life adventure.”
Includes
teacher and students sections. Excellent 10.
PLIMOTH-ON-WEB
NEW!! A huge reference on Plimoth
and the early settlers. Sections
include: The Museum, The Library, Educational Resources, links and more.
Excellent 11.
TEACHING ABOUT THANKSGIVING
ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/pub/FWDP/Americas/tchthnks.txt A teaching unit on
Thanksgiving that separates the Thanksgiving “myth” from the historical
facts as known. Includes an
Introduction for Teachers, setting straight some of the myths that have grown
around the story of the First Thanksgiving.
Provides the Plymouth Thanksgiving Story with both information on the
Puritans and the Native Americans in the area, Study and Discussion Questions,
Ideas for Enrichment, How to Avoid Old Stereotypes, Bibliography, Recipes, A
Thanksgiving Prayer from the Iroquois (Seneca) People, Indian Corn, Recipes from
the Woodland Culture Area, and the Story of the Corn Husk Doll.
Excellent
12. THANKSGIVING
CENTRAL
http://rats2u.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving_index.htm A huge site for activities
and information. Sections include:
Animated Gifs, Books, ClipArt, Crafts, Fonts, Games, History, the Mayflower, the
Pilgrims, the Indians, Thanksgiving 4 Kids, Poetry, Songs, Stories, Prayers,
Parades and much more. Excellent 13. THANKSGIVING CLIP ART
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/clipart.html Colorful Thanksgiving
clipart to print out or to use on a school’s web site.
Excellent 14. THANKSGIVING CRAFT PROJECTS
http://craftsforkids.about.com/msubthanks.htm About.com’s site of craft
projects for kids for Thanksgiving. Excellent 15.
THANKSGIVING CRAFTS FOR KIDS
NEW!! http://www.childfun.com/themes/thanks_craft.shtml A
list of crafts for children. Examples:
Thanksgiving Quilt, Thanksgiving Centerpiece, Corn Cob, Hand Thanksgiving Card,
Egg Turkey, Potato Turkey and several more.
Excellent 16. THANKSGIVING FUN
http://www.kidskourt.com/Holidays/Thx.htm Thanksgiving Words, Turkey
Maze, Thanksgiving What to Know, Clip Art, Coloring Fun, Thanksgiving Theme,
Just for Kids, and more. Excellent 17.
THANKSGIVING GAMES FOR KIDS, FAMILY
& CLASSROOM
http://hometown.aol.com/Panda34911/Thanks/HolidayFunPg12Thanks.html Family Thanksgiving fun with
a Maze, Word Search, Recipes, Thanksgiving Poetry, Books, Greetings, Turkey
Gobblers (jokes), Crafts and terrific links.
Excellent 18. THANKSGIVING ON THE NET
http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/ Stories, puzzles, pictures
to print and color, the history of Thanksgiving and harvest festivals going back
to Roman times, America’s First Thanksgiving, the 1996, 1998, and 1999
Thanksgiving Proclamations, The Thanksgiving Turkey, National Day of Mourning,
Goodies, Crafts and Home Decorations. Excellent 19.
THANKSGIVING ONLINE GAMES
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm Fun, online games from A
Kids Heart including: Pin the Beard on the Turkey, T-U-R-K-E-Y, Turkey in the
Straw, Pilgrim Jigsaw Puzzle, Pilgrim Greeting Jigsaw Puzzle, Turkey in Wreath
Greeting Puzzle, Pumpkin Harvest Game and Tic-Tac Turkey.
Note: Also includes two Bible games.) Excellent 20.
THANKSGIVING POWER (DAD AND THE
CARVING KNIFE)
http://www.night.net/tucker/power-thanks/power01.html-ssi A hilarious poem about a
Dad’s attempt to use his new electric carving knife to carve the Thanksgiving
turkey. Excellent
http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/thanks.shtml Thanksgiving theme pages for
teachers including Word Puzzles, Crosswords, Books, Thematic Units &
Activities, and Fun Stuff. Includes
lesson plans. Excellent 22.
THANKSGIVING THEME UNIT
http://www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/ThanksgivingTOC.htm A huge site for teachers on
Thanksgiving. Sections: Thanksgiving Story Starters, Turkey Patterns, I am
Thankful, Thankful Words, How to Cook a Turkey, Math Problems, Turkey Poetry,
Mayflower Supply List, Native American Report, Venn Diagram, Pilgrim Child Shape
Book, Pilgrim Woman Shape Book, Thanksgiving Cards, First Thanksgiving (gr.3-4),
First Thanksgiving (gr. 4-6), Mayflower Color Book Cover, Family Thanksgiving
Color Page, Thanksgiving Menu, Crossword, Online Crossword, Crossword 2, Online
Crossword 2, Word Search, Pilgrim Hat Shape, Cornucopia Shape Book, Turkey Shape
Book, Corn Shape Book, Cornstalk Shape Book, 3-sided Diorama, More Activities,
Word Unscramble, Border Paper, Border Paper (primary), Thanksgiving Poetry Form,
and more. Outstanding. Excellent 23.
THANKSGIVING WORD SEARCHES, CROSSWORD
PUZZLES AND MATH
http://www.edhelper.com/Thanksgiving.htm Thanksgiving Crossword
Puzzle, Math Worksheets, Word Finds, Word Puzzles, and Word Worksheets.
(Note: To get the puzzle or worksheet, just click on the name.
If you don’t need an answer sheet just click on Create Worksheet
Now!. If you DO want the answer
sheet, you must give your email address and the answers will be emailed to you.
Each puzzle is recreated at random when you click so no two are alike.)
Excellent 24.
A VIRTUAL TOUR OF PLIMOTH PLANTATION
NEW!!
http://pilgrims.net/plimothplantation/vtour/index.htm Take a virtual tour of
Plimoth Plantation. Excellent
25. AMERICA’S HOMEPAGE – PLYMOUTH,
MASSACHUSETTS
The home page for the city
of Plymouth, Massachusetts information on the First Thanksgiving, a virtual tour
of Plimoth Plantation, recipes, travel & tourist information, Native
American history, and more. Very
Good 26.
AUTUMN STORIES AND POEMS
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Stream/6976/autumn/1/autumn.html Short poems and stories for
children. The Thanksgiving themed
titles: Thanksgiving, The Pilgrims Came, Thanksgiving Time, Giving Thanks, Over
the River and At Grandma’s House. Very
Good 27.
CREATING A COLONY IN THE NEW LAND
NEW!!
http://www.coollessons.org/colony.htm A link-based lesson plan for
elementary students on the first colony. Very
Good 28.
DLTK’S THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES
NEW INFO!!
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/thanksgiving/ Child-friendly activities
including: Thanksgiving Coloring Pages, Native American Coloring Pages,
Thanksgiving Crafts, Thanksgiving E-cards, Thanksgiving Recipes, Thanksgiving
Songs, and Thanksgiving Writing Paper. Very
Good 29.
4FREE THANKSGIVING CLIP ART
http://rats2u.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving_clipart.htm Thanksgiving clip art,
icons, borders, banners, lines, fonts, midi files, wav files and much more.
Very Good 30. GRANDPA TUCKER’S THANKSGIVING –
RHYMES & TALES
http://www.night.net/tucker/thanksgiving/index.html-ssi Thanksgiving poems, stories
and songs. Very Good 31. THE LAFFATORIUM – THANKSGIVING JOKES
http://www.laffnow.com/?category=turkeyindex Lots of Thanksgiving and
turkey jokes such as Other Ways to Use the Turkey, Kindergarten Thanksgiving
Cookbook, and more. (Note: Not all
of this site’s jokes are for children. Preview them before class).
Very Good 32.
Mr. Donn’s Thanksgiving Lesson
Plans and Activities
NEW!!
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnLessons/USHolidays.html#THANKS Links to lots of lesson
plans and activities for elementary students.
Very Good 33.
A PILGRIM CONVERSATION – LESSON
PLAN
NEW!!
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3247.html A lesson plan for grades 3-5
in which students must create an imaginary conversation between the first
Pilgrims to land at Plymouth discussing their feelings.
Very Good 34. THANKSGIVING
http://www.teelfamily.com/education/thanksgiving.html A unit of study about
Thanksgiving giving the history, Thanksgiving crafts, and excellent links.
Very Good 35.
THANKSGIVING FROM THE PILGRIM HALL
MUSEUM
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/thanksg.htm Includes an online exhibit
“Giving Thanks: The Religious Roots of Thanksgiving”, The “First
Thanksgiving” and the Pilgrims, the Evolution of the Modern Thanksgiving, and
the Native American National Day of Mourning.
Very Good 36.
THANKSGIVING FUN FOR KIDS
NEW!!
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/Thanksgivingfun.htm A fun site for primary
students . Sections: Crafts &
Recipes; Games & Activities; Songs, Poems, Jokes & Tongue Twisters; and
Links. Very Good
http://home.aristotle.net/thanksgiving/default.asp A colorful site with
Favorite Thanksgivings (readers’ favorite Thanksgiving memories), Postcards,
Recipes, Fall Colors(places to see the brightest fall foliage), Turkey Facts,
Turkey Trivia, and Thanksgiving Day Sites.
Very Good
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/poems11.html-ssi Seven Thanksgiving poems.
Very Good
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