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ACTIVITIES
Dig Deeper Project-Based Learning Earth Day Unit
Dig Deeper project-based learning units offer a multisensory and interdisciplinary approach, incorporating learning styles for...
ACTIVITIES
Busywork Busters Activity Packet for Overhauling Homework
Students often look at homework as "ho-hum" if it is purely busywork that drills skills. Here are some ways of overhauling...
ACTIVITIES
Earth Day ELA Choice Board for Elementary Grades
This choice board includes 9 independent or group practice language arts activities for celebrating Earth Day in the elementary...
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Learning at Home Reading and Writing Choice Board
If school isn't in session as normal, and you have students at home who need to stay focused on learning, don't fret! This reading...
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...
