Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving.
What is turkey?
True or False
The Pilgrims landed in New York.
False
The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving.
What is a pumpkin?
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to the New World.
What is the Mayflower?
What is the first sentence when writing a paragraph called that describes what you are going to write about?
Topic Sentence
Century
Spell the word that means to find an answer to a problem.
Solution
Green Bean casserole was invented by what "Soup" company.
What is Campbell Soup?
The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.
Who are Native Americans?
or
Wampanoag tribe?
This Native tribe joined the Pilgrim in the first Thanksgiving.
Who are the Wampanoag?
The specific village was the village of Patuxet. After careful observation, negotiations, and exchanges, the Wampanoag decided to assist the English settlers. However, their interactions had much more to do with political alliances and diplomacy than a budding friendship.
Name two things every sentence needs.
Capital and punctuation
Spell the word that means to be able to wait for something.
Patience
Spell the word that means not the same.
Different
The most popular Thanksgiving dessert.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
A race many people run on Thanksgiving morning.
What is a turkey trot?
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620.
Who were Pilgrims?
This is the reason the Pilgrims chose to leave England.
What is religious persecution?
What is it called when another student checks your written paragraph for mistakes?
Peer editing
Spell the word that means to trade something with someone.
Exchange
Spell the word that means the leaders of a nation, state or community.
Government
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
What are cranberries?
This many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving.
What is 46 million?
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables.
What is a cornucopia?
This is the year of the first Thanksgiving.
What is 1621?
What is the draft called that has not yet been edited?
Rough draft
Spell the word that means to be able to comprehend or know about something.
Understand
Spell the word that means eating the food that is necessary for health and growth.
Nutrition
This large root vegetable belongs to the morning glory family. Don't let the name fool you, they are not in the nightshade family with the other potatoes.
What are sweet potatoes?
This day follows Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping.
What is Black Friday?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family.
What is a wild turkey?
This woman is credited for making Thanksgiving a national Holiday in the United States.
Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?
What is the draft called after you have edited the mistakes?
Final draft
Spell the word that means a habitat where animals live in the wild.
Wilderness
Spell the word that means an incident or something happens that usually results in something breaking or someone getting hurt.
Accident
The average person consumes this many calories, on average, at Thanksgiving dinner.
What are 4,500?
This meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving.
What is Ham?
The natives brought this meat to the first Thanksgiving.
What is Deer (Venison)?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is 3?
What should you do when another student is reading/sharing their written work with the class?
Pay attention, look at them, don't talk.
Spell the word that means to be nervous or afraid of something.
Anxious
Spell the word that is the opposite of the "end".
Beginning