Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It commemorates the 1621 harvest feast shared between the English Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans. The Pilgrims fled religious persecution and arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. They invited the Wampanoag to a three-day feast to celebrate the autumn harvest after their first crop was successful. Today, Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather, enjoy a meal of turkey and other foods, and give thanks for what they have.

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Thanksgiving

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 What is Thanksgiving?
 The Pilgrims Come to America
 Who Were the Pilgrims?
 Voyage to America
 History of Thanksgiving
 Today’s Thanksgiving Feast
 Popular Thanksgiving Foods
 Quiz
 References
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 Thanksgiving is a special holiday where families
and friends get together to celebrate the things
they are thankful for in their lives.
 It is a federal holiday, so schools, banks, post
offices, and government offices are closed.
 It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in
November.
What is Thanksgiving?

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The Pilgrims Come to America
 To be able to understand the story of Thanksgiving
and why we celebrate it, you need to know how and
why the Pilgrims came to North America.

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 A long time ago, the King of
England said that everyone had
to go to the church that he
wanted them to go to.
 Some of the people didn’t want to
go to the King’s church, so they
decided to get away from
England and go to another
country.
Who were the Pilgrims?

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 They got on a big ship called
the Mayflower.
 They got food, rifles, and
tools to build.
 They decided to go to
another country to start a
new life where they could
have religious freedom. They
were called the Pilgrims.
 They arrived in North
America in 1621.
Voyage to America

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History of Thanksgiving
 The first Thanksgiving
was in 1621 when the
Pilgrims invited the
Native Americans to a
three-day feast to
celebrate the autumn
harvest.
 The Pilgrims and the
Wampanoag also used
this holiday to thank
God for what they had
in their lives.

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Videos about Thanksgiving

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Today’s Thanksgiving Feast
On Thanksgiving,
families get
together and
celebrate what they
are thankful for.
Then they usually
eat a big meal. The
most popular thing
to eat on
Thanksgiving is
turkey.
Live
Turkey
Cooked
Turkey

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 Click on the words below to see some of the other
popular foods that we eat on Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Foods
Cranberry Sauce Stuffing Mashed
Potatoes and
Gravy
Pumpkin Pie

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 Test your knowledge of the first Thanksgiving and
Thanksgiving today!
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Quiz

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 During the year 1620, Pilgrims sailed on a boat called
the _____________. They took this boat to the new
world.
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Question # 1
The Titanic
The Santa Maria
The Mayflower

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When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
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Question # 2
The fourth Thursday
in November
The last Tuesday in
November
The first Tuesday in
November

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What do we celebrate on Thanksgiving?
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Question # 3
America’s Birthday
People in our military
What we are
thankful for

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Why did the Pilgrims come to North
America?
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Question # 4
For religious freedom
To get rich
To see their families

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What year was the first Thanksgiving
celebrated?
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Question # 5
2012
1621
1812

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What was being celebrated on the first
Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and the
Wampanoag?
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No!!
Yes!!
Question # 6
A birthday
A new year
The autumn harvest

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 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/hi
story/first-thanksgiving/
 http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgivin
g/feast/slideshow.htm
 www.googleimages.com
References