11/22/2022    Topic: Thanksgiving Day Holiday

Today’s Words

THANKSGIVING

Meaning: Two words: Giving + Thanks. A holiday for giving thanks.

Example: Our family with celebrate Thanksgiving with a lot of good food. 

CELEBRATE

Meaning: To do something special on a holiday or other happy occasion. 

Example: Seattle celebrates The 4th of July with fireworks.

HARVEST

Meaning: The food a farmer grows and gathers. 

Example: There will be a big harvest of rice this year.

TRADITIONAL / TRADITIONAL FOOD

Meaning: Something that a group always does. 

Example: My family always has turkey on Thanksgiving. It is a traditional Thanksgiving food.

 

AMERICAN INDIANS / NATIVE AMERICANS

Meaning: The first group of people to live in America.

Example: The American Indians came to America in 10,500 B.C. They were farmers and hunters.

 

PILGRIMS

Meaning: The Pilgrims were the second group of people to live in America.

Example: The Pilgrims came to America in 1600. The traded (did business) with the American Indians.

 

Traditional Thanksgiving Day food:

turkey

gravy

yam/sweet potato

mashed potatoes

cranberries

pumpkin pie

 

Small Group Questions

 

1.             What do you know about the Thanksgiving Day holiday? Name one thing.

2.            What do you want to know about the Thanksgiving holiday?

3.            Does your family celebrate Thanksgiving?

4.            How do you celebrate it? For example, at home? With your family?

5.            What is the traditional Thanksgiving Day food? Name 2 examples.

6.            Have you eaten this food? What do you like? Dislike?

7.            Thanksgiving is a day when people give thanks. For example, to give thanks for health, family, or peace. Name 2 things you give thanks for.

8.            Is there a holiday in your home country about giving thanks? How do people celebrate it? What food is made?

9.            Thanksgiving is a federal holiday. Schools, banks, and government offices are closed. What else is closed? What is open?

10.         The first Thanksgiving Day holiday was in 1621 in the state of Massachusetts. American Indians and English immigrants (Pilgrims) celebrated the holiday together. What did they celebrate?

 

MORE INFORMATION:

History of Thanksgiving Day in America

 

·         Year 10,500 BC – The first people come to America. They are called American Indians. They live in large villages. They are farmers and hunters.

·         Year 1600 – The second people come to America. They are called Pilgrims. They come from Europe, Africa and Asia. They trade with the first Americans.

·         1621 - American Indians and Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.

·         1863 - President Abraham Lincoln makes Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.