Introduction
What was the first Thanksgiving like? Did they eat the same foods that we eat at Thanksgiving today? Who started the first Thanksgiving?
Today you will learn about the first Thanksgiving. You will watch a short video about the first Thanksgiving, go on the journey with the Pilgrims to America, tour the Mayflower, and take the Thanksgiving challenge. This is an individual assignment and every student will have their own device. During the webquest, you will need to write down the answers to the following questions:
What they eat at the first Thanksgiving?
What was it like to be on the Mayflower sailing to America?
Who were the Pilgrims?
How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving?
In what ways is that similiar to the first Thanksgiving? In what ways is it different?
Task
First visit: http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving/vide… and watch the video on the first Thanksgiving.
Next, visit: http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/ to take the journey and tour the Mayflower.
Last, visit: http://www.abcya.com/thanksgiving_game_for_kids.htm and take the Thanksgiving challenge.
Conclusion
Now that you have learned about the first Thanksgiving, answer the following questions:
What they eat at the first Thanksgiving?
What was it like to be on the Mayflower sailing to America?
Who were the Pilgrims?
How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving?
In what ways is that similiar to the first Thanksgiving? In what ways is it different?