This site is a wonderful teacher resource for elementary teachers preparing a unit for Thanksgiving. Further reading activities would enhance these games, while teaching something of the country of their origin. The First Thanksgiving provides factual information, links, and recipes that will assist teachers in teaching about our Pilgrim forefathers. This site hosts a virtual tour of Plimoth Plantation and has links to more information on this topic. This is a Colonial Life thematic unit that is worth a look.
Thanksgiving is a thematic unit with teacher resources, activities, and links.
Scholastic Network hosts the virtual tour of the Mayflower and an opportunity to ask some of the passengers questions. Creating a Colony in the New Land is a very nice site written by students, for students. This offers lots of help to teachers planning lessons around this holiday. Thanksgiving This site has a long list of links to Thanksgiving related information. This site has information about celebrations of Thanksgiving around the world, not just in America.