Thanksgiving

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Links verified 10/4/11

General Resources |Poetry & Song | Crafts

General Thanksgiving Resources

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1. - The First Thanksgiving - Learn how the Pilgrims reached America and lived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving; from Scholastic
2. - Thanksgiving and Pilgrims - Resource with many links.
3. - Can you find the Thanksgiving words in this interactive Seek-A-Word puzzle?
4. - With relatives visiting, how about a fun game of Tic-Tac-Turkey? Print out the board and the playing pieces from this page.
5. - Talk like a Pilgrim!
6. - Thanksgiving coloring pages.
7. - While you are waiting for the turkey to finish roasting play a game of Spin-the-Turkey. Go here to download the game. (PC/Windows only, sorry Mac)
8. - Test your knowledge of Thanksgiving. Read each question and click on the button in front of your answer. The computer will keep score for you.
9. - You are the Historian : Investigating the first Thanksgiving - If you are doing research on Thanksgiving in American history this page would be a good starting place.
10. - Find out everything you want to know about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims who came to America on the ship.
11. - Thanksgiving World - information on history, quotes, facts, recipes,songs, poetry, and gifts ideas
12. - This history of Thanksgiving does not start with the Pilgrims.
13. - CNN's Thanksgiving on the web is from 1996, but Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving.
14. - Enchanted Learning has a great page stuffed full of Thanksgiving crafts.
15. - Thanksgiving facts, poems and crafts.
16. - Thanksgiving Activities from the Teacher's Corner
17. - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott
18. - Find out all about Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
19. - More? Click on the turkey to get some other craft and food ideas.

Thanksgiving Poetry

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1. - Bethany Roberts' Thanksgiving Fun for Kids: Thanksgiving Poems and Songs

2. - More Thanksgiving Poems and Songs from Bethany Roberts

3. - D. J. McAdam presents three Thanksgiving poems to commemorate the true meaning of the holiday.

4. - Thanksgiving Poems and Songs from Alphabet Soup

5. - Mrs. Marks's 2rd Grade class wrote Thanksgiving Poems for 2005 (a Young Poets site)

6. - Thanksgiving poems at the Holiday Zone

7. - Two Thanksgiving poems from the Teacher's Corner

8. - A Thanksgiving Hymn and an After-Thanksgiving Poem

9. - Early Literacy, a Telecollaborative Project presents Thanksgiving Poems
   

Thanksgiving Crafts

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1. - Thanksgiving Crafts, Decorations, and Printouts from Enchanted Learning
2. - Thanksgiving coloring pages and other printables.
3. - Make Paper Cup Turkeys and dozens of other Thanksgiving crafts.
4. - Crafts for Kids - Thanksgiving Crafts
5. - Thanksgiving puzzles, recipes, worksheets and more from DLTK's Crafts for Kids
6. - Place cards for the Thanksgiving dinner table - three styles to choose from
7. - Thanksgiving Crafts from BillyBear4Kids (ignore the flashing ad, you did not win)
8. - A Feast of Thanksgiving Family Fun from About.com
9. - Thanksgiving placemats for your Thanksgiving Table.
10. - Table Top and Home Decorating Ideas and Crafts
11. - Family Fun, Thanksgiving Planner
12. - Thanksgiving Quilt - Grade Level: K-2 - from the A to Z Teacher Stuff Network
13. - Amazing Moms has several neat craft ideas.
14. - Pipe cleaner Turkey from Kids Domain.
15. - Turkey Day Fun - Each feather on the turkey symbolizes something that you're thankful for
16. - Thanksgiving dinner tastes even better when it's served on a cheery, personalized place mat.
17. - Thanksgiving Projects, Decorating Tips, and Recipes from Make-Stuff.com.
18. - Dozens of good crafts ideas from Preschool Education.
19. - Thanksgiving Cards - Select from a wide variety of cards to send to friends.
20. - Thanksgiving Crafts from Making Friends - Cool crafts for kewl kids.
21. - Thanksgiving Crafts, Stickers, Mazes and more from Ziggity Zoom.