Thanksgiving Day History Celebration

Please pick up :Thanksgiving Packet•A plain sheet of paper

•Markers or colored pencils to use

Today’s agenda• Thanksgiving Day Trivia • What are you thankful for?

• Peanuts video on the Mayflower• Coloring Contest with Turkey’s

• Happy Thanksgiving Charlie Brown

Thanksgiving Day Trivia

• On your “ plain” sheet of paper, record the answers to the following questions.

• Please number your paper 1-10• Let’s see what you already know about the

History of Thanksgiving

• 1. What is the name of the famous rock where the pilgrims landed?

• 2. True or False : The American Indians that were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were called “ Wampanoag”

• 3. What is the name of the ship the pilgrims came over to the United States on?

1. Plymouth Rock

2. True – Wampanoag

3. The Mayflower

• 4. True or False : The original name of the pilgrims is sodbusters.

• 5. What was the first year of Thanksgiving?

• 6. Who was the first President to pardon a turkey, Harry Truman or Theodore Roosevelt?

• 4. False – Puritans

• 5. 1621

• 6. Harry Truman

• 7. True or False : Indian corn only should be used as decorations and not for cooking

• 8. How many pilgrims came over on the Mayflower?

• 9. What was the Mayflower originally designed to carry wine or cows?

• 7. True

• 8. 102

• 9. wine

10. President Bush in 2005 pardoned two turkeys, what were their names?• Marshmallow and Yam

What are you thankful for ?

• Let’s look at the Peanuts gang and their interpretation of what happened on the Mayflower

• Be ready to share what you are most thankful for.

I am thankful for each of you

• I am thankful for being a part of your journey as students.

• Someday you will remember your 8th grade Social Studies teacher… I would like that to be a happy memory.

• When I look back on the years I have taught so far.. I can still think of so many, many students who have touched my life.

Coloring Contest

• You may use markers or colored pencils.• If we have time… we will have a voting contest

for each.• As we color we will watch the Charlie Brown

special on Thanksgiving…..

• I hope you have a wonderful vacation and enjoy your time !