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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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Use The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

In this historical fiction book, beginner readers will journey back to the very first Thanksgiving Day, when the pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians met peacefully to celebrate the Earth's harvest. Since most readers will be familiar with this historical event, they can focus on the information they need from this story to accurately retell, make connections and further their understanding of this text.
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Determining Importance with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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Determining Importance with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

The questions in this lesson plan are well-suited for early readers who are learning to determine importance while reading. Students will be asked to identify which details about the first Thanksgiving are most important to the sequence of events.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • W.2.8L.2.6RI.2.6RI.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.1cSL.2.2SL.2.3
TEKS Alignment
  • 2.7A2.9D(iii)2.7B2.13C2.7C2.13E2.1A2.7D2.13G2.1C2.7E2.1D2.7F2.6A2.8A2.6B2.8C2.6E2.9C2.6G2.9D(i)2.6I2.9D(ii)
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Making Connections with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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This book pairs perfectly with a lesson on making connections. Beginner readers should be able to make connections between the story of the first Thanksgiving and the Thanksgiving celebrations they have with their own families. Students can also easily make text-to-text and text-to-world connections.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RI.2.2RI.2.3RI.2.10RF.2.3
TEKS Alignment
  • 2.6E2.9D(iii)2.6I2.13C2.7A2.13E2.7B2.13G2.7C2.7D2.7E2.1A2.7F2.1C2.8C2.1D2.9D(i)2.6A2.9D(ii)
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Retelling & Summarizing with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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Retelling & Summarizing with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

This book and lesson plan are excellent for early readers who are working to retell. Most students at this level will know the Thanksgiving story. They will be able to use their prior knowledge to support the details they draw out from this historical fiction book to accurately summarize.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RI.2.7RI.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.2.3RI.2.1W.2.8RI.2.2L.2.6RI.2.4RI.2.6
TEKS Alignment
  • 2.1C2.8A2.1D2.8C2.6A2.8D2.6G2.9C2.6I2.9D(i)2.7A2.9D(ii)2.7B2.9D(iii)2.7C2.13C2.7D2.13E2.7E2.13G2.1A2.7F
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Understanding Text Structure with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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Understanding Text Structure with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

This book is an excellent choice for introducing readers to historical fiction. The simple presentation of this story will allow beginner readers to focus on the key characteristics and patterns of this text structure.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RI.2.1RI.2.5RI.2.7RI.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2
TEKS Alignment
  • 2.7E2.13G2.7F2.8C2.1A2.9C2.1C2.9D(i)2.1D2.9D(ii)2.6A2.9D(iii)2.6I2.10B2.7B2.10C2.7C2.13C2.7D2.13E
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Rhymes with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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Rhymes with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene as a springboard for instruction focused on rhymes.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how rhyming words are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with rhymes.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RF.2.3RF.2.4
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Vocabulary Connections with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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Vocabulary Connections with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

This set of vocabulary development resources for The Very First Thanksgiving Day highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • L.2.4aL.2.5aL.2.6
TEKS Alignment
  • 2.7E2.7F2.3A2.3B2.3D
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Running Record with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with The Very First Thanksgiving Day. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Rhymes with The Very First Thanksgiving Day

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The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Determining Importance with The Very First Thanksgiving Day (Spanish)

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Making Connections with The Very First Thanksgiving Day (Spanish)

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Retelling & Summarizing with The Very First Thanksgiving Day (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with The Very First Thanksgiving Day (Spanish)

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Rhymes with The Very First Thanksgiving Day (Spanish)

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About the Book

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Title: The Very First Thanksgiving Day
Author: Rhonda Gowler Greene
Genre: Informational, Nonfiction
Themes: History, Adventure, Thanksgiving, Friendship, Fall
ISBN: 9780689833014
Publisher's Summary:
This is the food, gathered and blessed, the corn and sweet berries, and wild turkey dressed, shared on the very first Thanksgiving Day. Join author Rhonda Gowler Greene and illustrator Susan Gaber on a journey back to the very first Thanksgiving Day, when two societies came together to feast and honor the earth's bounty in peace.
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