Thanksgiving Assembly and Presentation Lesson, Worksheets and Cut/Paste Activities

An assembly presentation with worksheets activities about why Thanksgiving is celebrated includes the Pilgrims voyage on the Mayflower and Squanto.

Content:

• PowerPoint Presentation for assembly or class lesson - 24 Slides
• Worksheet 1 – Students write 4 things they are grateful for
• Worksheet 2 – Students match the product from which the food is made, e.g. match wheat to bread; pumpkin pie/pumpkin; milk/cow etc.
• Worksheet 3 – Finding out about a country that celebrates thanksgiving - The worksheet includes questions to guide the students in their fact-finding activity.
• Vocabulary building - Students make as many words as they can out of ‘Thanksgiving’. A fun activity - at the end of the lesson find out who has the most words.
• Word Searches (x3)with Solutions
• Follow up word search activities
• Extension work for more able readers - Questions to research

The worksheets are optional and can be used after an assembly or a class lesson.

The presentation is to tell students about Thanksgiving Day and how it is celebrated. They can also talk about how they celebrate this holiday at home.

The second part of the presentation briefly informs students how the thanksgiving festival came about.

Extra activities:
Students can find out about when and how other countries celebrate thanksgiving and whether they call it by another name.
E.g. The United Kingdom (Harvest Festival)

Students can choose another country of their choice – Worksheet 3 template.

Depending on the ability of your students: You can print off Slide 13 of the presentation and ask students to write sentences or a short paragraph with the words displayed about Thanksgiving

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