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 Holiday
Card Exchange Project -
Join other classrooms (PreK - 6th grade) around the world and
exchange holiday greeting cards (via regular mail.)
Create a map area to show where the cards
come from.
Veteran's
Day Slideshow - Your students will enjoy this overview
of Veteran's Day.
 Unitedstreaming video
available.
"America At Its Best: The American Government"/"What It Means
To Be An American Citizen"/"We All Contribute and Make a Difference", "Battle
for Midway" (Gr. 8-Adult), "Events of the Twentieth Century: Return
To Vietnam" (Gr. 7-Gr. 12
 ALFY'S
Native American Theme - Native
American Shelters, American Indian
Kids, Natives of North America,
Life As A Wampanoag, Southwest
Native Americans, and more!
History
of the Cherokee - History, Images/Maps, Genealogy
The
First Americans -
This site has wonderful photos
- Be sure to check out the
Five Cultures link! (This site
connects sometimes, sometimes
not - If it does - a wonderful
resource!)
Unitedstreaming videos
available!
Search: Native Americans (People of the Desert, Anasazi, Plains, Northwest,
Forest), The Cherokee - Trail of Tears , and many more. Blackline masters
are available for selected videos.
Colonial
Williamsburg - Treat your class to a Virtual Tour of this famous
town in Virginia! See the places and experience life in the 18th
century - family, food, clothing, animals, tools, trade, and more!
Colonial
Kids - (ThinkQuest) A Celebration of Life in
the 1700's - Learn about life in Colonial Times!
Colonial
Craftsman - An activity designed for students to
learn and experience the life of a Colonial Craftsman. Students
use Internet Research, creative art design, and MS PowerPoint.
A
Colonial Family and Community - Be a history
detective! Go back in time and investigate
the daily lives a colonial family from northeastern
Connecticut during the mid-1700s.
Unitedstreaming videos
available!
 Learn
at Plimoth Plantation - A glimpse of life as it was in Plymouth
Colony in 1627 - Be sure to engage your students in "You Are
the Historian". This is excellent!
The
First Thanksgiving - Relive the voyage on the Mayflower, Experience
Life in Plimoth 1621, Play the Thanksgiving CyberChallenge, View
a Picture Timeline!
Thanksgiving
WebQuest - Find out why we celebrate
and how the holiday began
Thanksgiving
CyberChallenge - Become a Thanksgiving
expert!
Thanksgiving
Theme Unit from abcteach - Printouts, Shape
Books, Venn Diagrams, Math Problems, Crosswords,
Story Starters
Reading
Comprehension Lesson 1
Reading
Comprehension Lesson 2
Thanksgiving
Story Starters
Unitedstreaming videos
available:
"Who's That Stepping On Plymouth Rock?"
"Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving"
I
Am Thankful! (Inspiration
file) This activity is for you to use in the computer lab or as a computer
center in your classroom. Students name 3 persons for whom they are thankful
and give 3 reasons why.
We
Give Thanks - Thanksgiving -
MS Word files you can use in your classroom during the Thanksgiving season.
One uses the word "Thanks" as an acrostic poem. The
other has 3 simple thought questions about Thanksgiving. Use at your
classroom computer center or in the computer lab --
or you can print them
for student writing.
Thanksgiving
Stationary 1 - Thanksgiving
Stationary 2
Make a list of things you are thankful for or write a Thank you note!
Pumpkins! -
General information about pumpkins - Enjoy pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving!
Pumpkin
Pie for All! Take a basic pumpkin pie recipe and
multiply the ingredients to make enough pies!
 Research
and Learn About the Turkey!
The American
Turkey (Kidzone)
Eastern
Wild Turkey Easy to read questions & answers
Wild
Turkey (eNature) Meleagris gallopavo
All
About Wild Turkeys (National Wild Turkey Federation)
Turkeys
at Enchanted Learning Printouts,
activities, crafts, and information
Turkey
History and Facts Raising Turkeys, Turkey Statistics,
and more
Frequently
Asked Turkey Questions
Carolina
vs. Clemson (Excel
file) Are your students excited about the upcoming football game between
the USC Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers? Take a class survey!
It's fun and an interesting way for students to practice interpreting graphs.
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Teach
your students about elections, government, state representatives,
and promote good citizenship!