Thank You, Sarah: the Woman who Saved Thanksgiving, Reading Book Companion
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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving reading book companion is not your typical Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving resource. While it does revolve around Thanksgiving history in America, it is focused on how Thanksgiving became a national holiday. For an additional UNIQUE twist, the book companion for 2nd - 4th graders also gives the history of our Thanksgiving traditions. It can be read aloud to the class, students read independently, used in literacy centers or in small groups.
It includes 52-pages of games, poetry, persuasive letter writing, graphs, timelines, opinion writing, problem and solutions, and several graphic organizers.
A week’s worth of lessons across subjects with everything you need is all in one place. Add the text from the library, and you are ready to teach.
Look at the video preview for a short excerpt from the book that tells who Sarah was.
It includes:
Lesson Plans for the History of the Cultural Development of Thanksgiving (Common Core objective)
PRE-READING
KWL Chart
HISTORY OF TRADITIONS
- The First Thanksgivings (the plural is not a typo)
- Finally, a National Holiday
- Football Tradition
- Macy’s Day Parade
AFTER READING
GAMES
- How to Play Scoot
- How to Play Snakes and Ladders with Task Cards
- Snakes and Ladders Game Board
- Thanksgiving Task Card Student Answer Sheet
- Thanksgiving Task Cards
Lesson Plan for the importance of Sarah Hale to Thanksgiving
Problem and Solution Graphic Organizer
Discussion Questions
WRITING LESSONS
Acrostic Poetry
Persuasive Essay
Parts of a letter
Opinion Essay
MATH
Lesson Plan How to Make a Graph
How to Make a Graph Anchor Chart (teacher)
Make a Graph Worksheet
SOCIAL STUDIES
Lesson Plan Time Line
Time Line Worksheet
All the pre-reading information and questions on traditions
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