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 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  All Rights Reserved    Clip Art Credit: Phillip Martin Have a great year!