Holidays in the USA: Thanksgiving

Students in every grade level can have fun learning about the United States' tradition of Thanksgiving.


Sara's slideshow is more appropraite for older students (4th-6th), as it goes into some detail about the Holiday. Though it has a lot of English text, there are also a lot of pictures, and an interactive presentation is desireable. At the end are videos of the famous Macy's Day Parade.

A wordsearch includes all of the traditional Thanksgiving meals, such as gravy, turkey, and corn on the cob.




Watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving could also be a fun challenge. I would suggest watching it twice and then completing a questionnaire about it, or filling in the lyrics to a song.

For the younger kids, fun activities include: making turkeys (they can begin by tracing their hands and using the shape of their fingers as feathers!), making other Thanksgiving Day crafts, and learning Thanksgiving songs.

For more thanksgiving activities, visit this French ESL Thanksgiving website that has many English activities about Thanksgiving, and print flashcards here.
This ESL site also has very good activities planned, including crafting and coloring a mini version of the Mayflower!

Activities about the United States

In addition to referring to the auxiliar's home country (USA) in multiple presentations and activities, there are a few school-wide initiatives that introduce Spanish students to her English speaking home.

Facts about Tennessee and the United States, ranging from historical information about her hometown Oak Ridge to food descriptions of Tennessee Barbecue.