THANKSGIVING This holiday always falls on the 4th Thursday in November From: The Teacher's Desk (by permission) History: A cornucopia, also called a horn of plenty, is a symbol of abundance taken from an ancient legend. Thousands of years ago, the people of Greece believed that their god, Zeus, was reared by a beautiful maiden. As the story goes, she fed the infant Zeus an endless supply of goat's milk from a cornucopia, or goat's horn. As centuries passed, most people forgot this ancient legend, but the cornucopia remained a symbol of an endless supply of food or drink. As the history of the United States unfolded, the cornucopia became a symbol for Thanksgiving, the day set aside in thanks for abundance. Read how it all started: You be the historian (flash site!) Pilgrim Interviews (audio)   Recipes: Today, in the United States, corn bread is often served as part of a Thanksgiving feast, but corn was unknown to the early American settlers. The Woodland Indians introduced them to corn and how to use it to make delicious foods. Try this site to find everything turkey, including a 100 year old recipe and a whole bunch of fun!  Be sure and stop by the famous Butterball - wonderful recipes anytime!   Our Holiday Gift to You! FREE Lesson Plans & Activities Pilgrims The Pilgrim Life Adventure UNIT Thanksgiving and Clothing Pilgrim Projects (EdWorld) Lesson Plans for Early Colonial America (Donn) Native Americans Native Americans (5th & 6th grade students, Gay Miller's class) Thanksgiving - A Focus on Clothing (mini-unit) The First Thanksgiving (PK-2nd) Lesson Plans for Native Americans (Donn) A mix of both, and others Yakaberry - Free Reading Hour Lesson Plans & Activities for Tots, Toddlers, Preschool, and School Age Imagine Me at the First Thanksgiving (PK-2nd) Are you teaching the "real" Thanksgiving Story? (EdWorld) A Day of Celebration Thanksgiving: A Celebration of Gratitude (PK-2nd) Thanksgiving - Huge site of lessons, Free Ecards Thanksgiving Lesson Plan Thanksgiving Theme Unit (abc teach) November Thanksgiving Thanksgiving (Awesome Library) K-12 resources Puzzlemaker Thanksgiving Lesson Plan (puzzles, songs, customs) Thanksgiving Themes (thematic units) Thanksgiving History (mini-unit) Thanksgiving (mini-unit) The Origins of Thanksgiving (myths) BIG PROJECT - Giving Thanks Parade FREE Thanksgiving Fun for Kids FREE Games Thanksgiving at pppst FREE Clip Art, Ecards, More Games Free Thanksgiving clip art (Phillip Martin)   Free Thanksgiving Presentations in PowerPoint format Free Thanksgiving Clip Art (Youth Online Club, Canada) Thanksgiving (Enchanted Learning) Thanksgiving - Free Ecards from Crayola Kids Discover Thanksgiving with Greentown Elementary School Thanksgiving Games (Some well suited for the classroom) Free Thanksgiving Games to download FREE Fall Autumn Thanksgiving Games & Screensavers to download Worksheets Have a great year! All Rights Reserved Counter start date January 2006     Clip Art Credit: Clips Ahoy Have a great year!