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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:


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 the pilgrims, the new settlers, to corn. 

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

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

Imagine Me at the First Thanksgiving (PK-2nd)

A Day of Celebration

Thanksgiving: A Celebration of Gratitude (PK-2nd)

Thanksgiving - Huge site of lessons, Free Ecards

November

Thanksgiving (Awesome Library) K-12 resources

Thanksgiving History (mini-unit)

Thanksgiving (mini-unit)

The Origins of Thanksgiving (myths)

BIG PROJECT - Giving Thanks Parade




FREE Thanksgiving Fun for Kids

Thanksgiving games at pppst

Free Thanksgiving Presentations in PowerPoint format

Discover Thanksgiving with Greentown Elementary School

Free Thanksgiving Games & Screensavers to download

 Free Clip Art







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Have a great year!