Thanksgiving

Submitted by: Jorden Coffman_____________________________CWID__50074264_____________
Grade Level: 1st
Mentor Teacher: Mrs. Alway
Subject/Topic: Social Studies
Culture/ Thanksgiving
Rationale:
I can explain why we celebrate Thanksgiving and write about

past and present Thanksgiving celebrations and the people
that have influenced this holiday.
TEKS Achieved:
Social Studies
1.1(B) The student understands the origins of customs,
holidays, and celebrations. The student is expected to:
compare the observance of holidays and celebrations, past
and present.
1.2(C) The student is expected to: compare the similarities
and differences among the lives and activities of historical
figures and other individuals who have influenced the
community, state, and nation.
Language Art
1.19(C) Students write expository and procedural or workrelated texts to communicate ideas and information to
specific audiences for specific purposes and write brief
comments on literary or informational texts.
Materials/Equipment:
Documents:
Giving Thanks! Past and Present Mayflower Venn
Diagram
Giving Thanks! Past and Present T-Chart
handout
Giving Thanks! Past and Present information
handout
Technology:
Videos:
o The History of Thanksgiving: Studies Weekly
(5:21)
Websites:
o Virtual Field Trip: Scholastic
Supplies:
LA/SS Notebook
chart paper
markers
white construction paper
Accommodations:
The sped students will not be in the

room at this time, if they do come
back in they can filter right into the
lesson
I will wear a hearing microphone so
the student will be able to hear me
through their receivers
My legal blind student will be allowed
to get up and move as needed so that
they can see to the best of their
ability
ELPS:
C.1 (A) use prior knowledge and experiences to understand
meanings in English.
C.5 (B) write using newly acquired basic vocabulary and
content-based grade-level vocabulary.
Blooms Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Remember
Comprehension/Understand
Analysis
Evaluation
Differentiated
Learning:
Auditory
Verbal/Linguistic
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Classroom Strategies:
Technology
Independent Activities
Charts/Graphs/Maps
Lecture
Whole-group
Curriculum
Integration:
Social Studies
Reading
Objectives:
The students will compare and contrast past and present thanksgiving
The students will compare and contrast the lives and activities of historical figures
The students will write about how Thanksgiving might have been different if the Pilgrims or
Indians were not at the first harvest
The students will use their own knowledge of Thanksgiving to be able to relate to the topic
The students will write using newly acquired vocabulary that have to deal with the subject of
the 1st Thanksgiving
Lesson Plan:
ENGAGE/CONNECT
Write the word Turkey on the board and say:
The answer is Turkey. What might the question be?
You may have to give the students some example questions such as: What do people eat on
Thanksgiving?
What kind of bird says "gobble, gobble?"
Write student responses around the word Turkey in a web.
Lead the students to start talking about Thanksgiving.
EXPLORE/CONNECT
Explain that Thanksgiving has been celebrated for many years in our country, and that we are going
to learn how different people celebrate this holiday.
Share with the class how you celebrate Thanksgiving. Then ask questions such as:
How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving? Have them share with a partner.
How are their celebrations similar?
How are they different?
Have students pick their favorite Thanksgiving tradition (if they dont celebrate, they can share a
favorite Fall tradition). As a shared writing activity, have students add their answers to the class
Thanksgiving Traditions chart.
EXPLAIN/MODELED & GUIDED PRACTICE

Either read a book about Thanksgiving or watch the following video clip to give the students an idea
of how the Pilgrims long ago celebrated and families today celebrate Thanksgiving:
The History of Thanksgiving
Discuss the big ideas from the video clip or book about Thanksgiving. Talk about the Pilgrims and
how Thanksgiving got started in this country. Talk about how many of the customs and traditions
that started with the Pilgrims are still around today. Ask questions such as:
What is a tradition? (a way of doing something that is passed on from parents to children) The
way you celebrate your Thanksgiving Holiday is a tradition that you may pass down to your own
family when you become an adult someday.
What tradition does your family have on Thanksgiving? Discuss how some of the traditions are
the same and some are different or unique.
What customs and traditions from the Pilgrims do we still do today?
What customs have changed?
Did the Pilgrims watch football? Did they go to parades?
The Pilgrims had a lot to be thankful for. What were they thankful for?
Use Scholastic's Virtual Field Trip to explore Pilgrim Life and Thanksgiving Feast.
ELABORATE/GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Share the Giving Thanks Past and Present information handout with your class. This could be done
as a shared reading on the Elmo, read aloud, or in small groups. Have students create a T-chart or
use the Giving Thanks T-Chart to contrast Thanksgiving long ago to the holiday today. On the left
side of the chart, have students title the column Past and the right side should be titled Present.
Students should write at least three things about Thanksgiving long ago and three things about
Thanksgiving today.
Advanced: Have students compare and contrast Past and Present Thanksgivings in the Giving
Thanks (Post on Mayflower Venn Diagram)
Both of these pieces could be used as a summative assessment.
EVALUATE/REFLECT & ASSESS

Ask the students questions such as:
What would the 1st Thanksgiving have been like without the Pilgrims or the American
Indians?
How did each of them influence the traditions that still carry on today?
In your mind, create a picture of what would be different about Thanksgiving today if one of
those groups would not have been there.
Draw a picture of what Thanksgiving would look like today if the Pilgrims or the Indians were
missing from the very 1st one. Write a sentence or two explaining the big difference.
CLOSURE:
Show students plantation book to give them ideas to dress up as for pioneer day!

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Submitted by: Jorden Coffman_______________CWID50074264_

Grade Level: 1st

Mentor Teacher: Mrs. Alway

Subject/Topic: Social Studies

I can explain why we celebrate Thanksgiving and write about

white construction paper

The sped students will not be in the

EXPLAIN/MODELED & GUIDED PRACTICE

ELABORATE/GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

EVALUATE/REFLECT & ASSESS

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