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ACTIVITIES
Make Your Progress Visible
Use this end-of-the-year activity to support students to reflect on the progress that they have made this school year. For this...
TEACHING RESOURCE
10 Ideas for Building a Formative Assessment Toolkit
Most of us know that we should be using formative, or informal, assessments throughout our lessons. Formative assessments give...
FUTUREFIT PROJECTS
Home Sweet (Tiny) Home
OVERVIEW: ...
LESSON PLANS
The Wampanoag: A Thanksgiving Lesson
ObjectivesStudents will understand the Wampanoag people. Students will consider the background of Thanksgiving and what the...LESSON PLANS
A Pilgrim Conversation
ObjectivesStudents will review the correct placement of quotation marks in a dialogue. Students will write an imaginary...REFERENCE
How the Turkey Got Its Name
There are a number of explanations for the origin of the name of Thanksgiving's favorite dinner guest. Some believe Christopher...REFERENCE
Presidential Pardon of the Turkey
As is customary, the President of the United States is expected to pardon a turkey on the eve of Thanksgiving at a White House...REFERENCE
Brief History of Thanksgiving
"After gathering in a plantiful harvest to tide them over the next long winter, the Pilgrims dedicated to Providence a public day...REFERENCE
Cranberry Facts
About Cranberries Cranberries are unlike any other fruit in the world. From Cape Cod to Washington State, the cranberry has...
