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The Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock in December of 1620 found the New World much different than they had expected. Amid the hard New England winter, 46 of the 121 persons who made the voyage perished. But the fall of 1621 brought a bountiful harvest, giving those who remained a change to survive the coming winter. The surviving Pilgrims, along with 91 Native American guests, celebrated the first Thanksgiving with wild game and vegetables. Throughout Colonial history, similar Thanksgiving celebrations occurred whenever settlers felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward God. In fact, George Washington even declared a national day of Thanksgiving in 1789. Still, Thanksgiving did not become a regular holiday in the United States until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill proclaiming the last Thursday of each November to be Thanksgiving Day. In 1941, the U.S. Congress amended the law to make the fourth Thursday of each November Thanksgiving. |
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Games for Thanksgiving |
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Interactive Puzzles for Thanksgiving |
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Language Activities for Thanksgiving |
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Notable Quotes Related to Thanksgiving |
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Reading Comprehension Exercises for Thanksgiving |
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Poems for Thanksgiving |
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Printable Worksheets, Coloring Pages, and Puzzles |
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Songs and Fingerplays for Thanksgiving |
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Recommended Books for Thanksgiving |
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Thanksgiving Word Wall Cards |
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The Holiday Zone provides free educational resources, printables, and activities for students of all ages. Even preschoolers can enjoy certain craft projects, coloring pages, games, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays. Discussion topics are suitable for children, teens, and adults and are written with English Language Learners (ELLs) in mind. Reading comprehension exercises range from early elementary to middle school levels and include simple exercises created especially for beginning ESL/EFL students. Language arts activities are geared toward elementary school students, but include adaptations for the ESL/EFL classroom. Songs, fingerplays, action rhymes, and learning games are created especially for use in the early childhood educational setting and are ideal for preschool or kindergarten circle times. Printable word searches, crossword puzzles, and worksheets are available for both primary and upper elementary classes. Nor are activities designed just for classroom use. Many of the holiday and seasonal activities on this site are tasks that parents and children can enjoy at home--together. So come on in, look around, and have fun!
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