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Pilgrim and Wampanoag Daily Life for Grades 6–8

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This Pilgrim and Wampanoag Daily Life for Grades 6–8 lesson plan also includes:

Two slide shows, viewed side-by-side, permit middle schoolers to compare and contrast the lives of the Pilgrims of the Plimoth colony and the Wampanoags. Four videos take learners on virtual field trips to the Plymouth plantation. And an interactive timeline lets young historians tour the Mayflower and follow its journey to the New World. The activities packet provide a whole new way to look at the First Thanksgiving.

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Concepts

pilgrims, the wampanoag, thanksgiving, the first thanksgiving, colonial america, the colonial era, cultural awareness, cultural values, plymouth colony, compare and contrast, close reading

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Divide the class into five groups, ask two groups to create replicas of a Wampanoag village and the Plimoth colony communities while the other three craft presentations about Samoset, Tisquantum, and Massasoit

Classroom Considerations

Requires considerable prep time to gather materials and copy readings

Pros

Includes teaching guides for PreK-K, grades 3-5, and grades 6-8
A grading rubric is also included

Cons

None

Common Core

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