This lesson is designed to take at least 90 minutes, either in one block of time or two separate 45-minute blocks. The extension activities included could easily take this core lesson to a week-long mini-unit.
 
Focus on critical thinking skills and exploring various points of view on the popular topic of the first Thanksgiving. This multi-grade lesson plan comes complete with extension activities and a resource guide.
 
What really happened at the very first Thanksgiving? Look at accounts from the English settler's point of view, the Native American's point of view, and then an objective historian point of view.
 
What’s Special About It?
- Demonstrates the importance of looking at any historical event from different points of view; recognizing that the same event can be experienced and interpreted by different people or groups in a variety of ways.
 
- A complete lesson plan that includes all of the small pieces that you need and administration love to see
Standards
Accommodations
Remediation
Enrichment
Bloom's Taxonomy
Opening hook
Teaching Procedures
Closure
Activities for extension/homework
 
- Comes with four versions (4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade) to account for the standards you need
 
- It's also a great lesson plan for a planned teacher observation!
 
 
What is Included?
- Lesson plans for 4 grade levels (4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th)
- PDFs of all activities included in the lesson plan
- Pre-teaching material
- Resource Guide
- 2 Reading Passages with Question Sets (+ answer keys)
- Gratitude Brainstorming activity
- Digital versions of all student-facing activities