The Pilgrims were English separatists who fled to America on the Mayflower to escape religious persecution. They had a difficult first winter in Plymouth with many dying due to hardships. The native Wampanoag tribe, including Squanto, helped the Pilgrims survive by teaching them how to grow corn and catch fish and game. The following autumn, the Pilgrims and Wampanoag shared an early Thanksgiving feast to celebrate their successful harvest. Today, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November with family meals and reflections on the Pilgrims and Native Americans.

1. THANKSGIVING
DAY

2. The Pilgrims were a group of people.
They lived in England.
They wanted to leave England
because they couldn't practice their
religion.
They thought about starting a new
life in the New World.
THE PILGRIMS
PILGRIMS

3. THE MAYFLOWER
In 1620 the Pilgrims left England on a ship
called "The Mayflower".
SHIP

4. THE TRIP
The journey was long and
hard. It took 65 days.
They reached the shores of
Cape Cod, today
Massachusetts. It was
December. Many pilgrims
died during that first winter.
PILGRIMS WERE…

5. SQUANTO AND THE WAMPANOAG PEOPLE
Times were difficult. They had very
little food.
But Squanto, member of the
Wampanoag tribe, helped them
survive.

6. How to grow plants
SQUANTO TAUGHT
THE PILGRIMS…

7. WHERE TO FISH

8. Where to hunt

9. THANK YOU!!!
In the Autumn the harvest was very good, there was plenty of
food for everyone, and the Pilgrims invited the Wampanoag
people. They had a three-day feast. The Pilgrims wanted to
thank them for helping.

10. The first thanksgiving
The Pilgrims served freshly caught fowl such as swan, duck and
goose. Their tables were also filled with wild fruits and berries.
Vegetables such as corn, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, radishes,
turnips, onions and beets, made a colourful display.
The Wampanoag offered their Pilgrim friends fish, clams, lobsters,
oysters, five deer and several wild turkeys.

11. What do people do now?
It’s celebrated on the fourth
Thursday in November in the
USA.
It’s a national holiday.
Most people celebrate this
day by getting together with
the family to have a big meal.
Most Thanksgiving meals have turkey accompanied by mashed
potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy and cornbread.

12. There’s a famous parade through New York City.
The American president pardons a turkey every year from being
eaten.