ARTS & CRAFTS RESOURCES Printable Coloring Pages Printable Word Search Puzzles FREE Clip Art		You are here: Teach >Thematic Units > Thanksgiving Related Resources for Thanksgiving Buy the Book Thanksgiving Day Author: Gail Gibbons Description: This book describes Thanksgiving with examples from the past and the present. The information is presented in a way that young children can understand Thanksgiving. Grade Level: Pre-K- 1st Grade Activity: (Use Activity #1) http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/ crossroads/sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-K- Lesson1.html Buy the Book What is Thanksgiving? Author: Harriet Ziefert Description: Little Mouse is introduced to the meaning of Thanksgiving by helping prepare a Thanksgiving Feast. Grade Level: Pre-K-1st Grade Activity: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/ sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-K- Lesson1.html Buy the Book Arthur's Thanksgiving Author: Marc Brown Description: Arthur learns about the meaning of Thanksgiving when no one will agree to be the turkey in the play that he is directing. Grade Level: 1st-2nd Grades Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/harvey31.html Buy the Book Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy Author: Kate Waters Description: This book details the daily routine of a pilgrim boy in the 1620's at Plimoth Plantation. Grade Level: 1st-2nd Grades Activity: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/ k2/unit3/UNIT3-1-Lesson2.html Buy the Book Sara Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl Author: Kate Waters Description: This book details the daily routine of a pilgrim girl in the 1620's at Plimoth Plantation. Grade Level: 1st-2nd Grades Activity: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/ sec3/k2/unit3/UNIT3-1-Lesson2.html Buy the Book Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims Author: Clyde Robert Bulla Description: This chapter book describes the life and times of Squanto, a Wampanoag Indian. Grade Level: 3rd-5th Grades Activity: http://teacherfeatures.com/units/Squanto.htm