What happens on the fourth Thursday in November? Thanksgiving! Watch a video that introduces young viewers to this American holiday.

Concepts

thanksgiving, the first thanksgiving, november, holiday celebrations, united states holidays

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the word search as a bellringer or morning warm-up during the week of Thanksgiving
• Include in a larger study of Thanksgiving

Classroom Considerations

• The speaker talks really fast; pause/replay the video as necessary

Pros

• Very short and great to use as an introduction to Thanksgiving
• Comes with a Spanish version of the video as well as a word search and answer key

Cons

• Does not mention who the native peoples were the Pilgrims shared the first Thanksgiving with