Share their family's favorite recipe dish served for Thanksgiving. The students will write out the recipe, draw a picture of the the food that will be served and then share it with the class. Have the student sit in the front of the group while the story is being read to the class. Have the student be the help hand out the materials for the turkey. Have the student sit next to a good role model.
Students describe the differences between the two groups in the story.
The students will list ways that the Pilgrims and Indians made each other feel welcome and compare this to how you would make a new student feel welcome in school. The students will describe how Thanksgiving is celebrated today compared to how it was celebrated centuries ago. Write a menu for a Thanksgiving dinner.