Thanksgiving

Holidays & Events

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

Students learn the history of harvest festivals that have taken place around the world, including the ancient Chinese harvest festival and modern customs in North America. Students also learn related idioms.

Note: This lesson covers the history of this holiday in both the US and Canada. The reading uses the term "Native Americans" when referring to Indigenous people in the US. In Canada, we use the term "Indigenous Peoples." The digital version is currently only available in American English.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
interpretive

Vocabulary

honor
harvest
lunar
autumn
hut
wander
decorate
ancestor
settler
colony
starvation
disease
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane