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At the time of the first Thanksgiving there were millions of native people living in fascinating cultures across the North American continent. It was the Wampanoag tribe that sat down with the Pilgrims for the very first Thanksgiving meal, which started the tradition we still celebrate today.

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To learn more about the first Thanksgiving, check out the video below. Then use the Fascinating Facts activity sheet along with the THINKsgiving Thinglink to help your class (and yourself!) learn more about the native cultures in North America during this time.

The World of the First Thanksgiving

Activity:

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There are lots of meaningful ways to utilize this resource. Here’s what we recommend:

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1. Allow students 6 minutes to explore the resource freely.
2. Give them 5 minutes to record five favorite facts and one wonderful question to hand in to you.
3. Spend your final 4 minutes reading the questions to see if you know the answers — or if your students’ fascinating facts have helped them teach you something new!