ELA
Scrambled Up
Thanksgiving
Random
History
100
Proper or Common noun?
Thanksgiving
Proper!
Remember the capital letter is a hint!
100
lanprep
preplan
Gotta preplan that yummy Thanksgiving dinner!
100
What is this and what country is it native to?
It's a turkey, turkey!
It's native to North America
Gobble! Gobble!
100
What state raises the most turkeys?
Minnesota
100
When was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
200
What type of figurative langage is the following?
That lady really got my goat!
A. Personification
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
Idiom
Not an idiot!! An Idiom
Wasn't that a piece of cake!
200
chihw
which
not the same as witch or sandwich, although a sandwich does sound yummy right now!
200
Did they have pumpkin pie at the first Thanksgiving?
NO!
There was no wheat flour, no butter, and no ovens. Oh were the pilgrims and natives missing out!!
200
In what city is the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade held?
New York City
200
Name the ship that carried the pilgrims to the new world
The Mayflower
It carried 102 passengers/pilgrims to the new world...other wise known as North America
300
Every complete sentence has to have?
* Hint- there are 3 parts
Give me at least 1
Capitalization
Punctuation
Subject/verb agreement
example: The kids play Jeopardy.
300
yapper
prepay
Got tricky by making another word. Ever heard of a yapper? You all can have some loud ones!
300
When do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
The last Thursday in the month of November
300
Name one of the layers of the earth's atmosphere
300
Cornucopia, also know as a horn of ______?
Plenty
The cornucopia is a symbol of nourishment, abundance, and prosperity.
400
What's missing from this sentence?
I love pumpkin pie
punctuation!
an exclamation point, because I'm excited!!!
400
restet
retest
No thank you!
400
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
400
What layer of the atmosphere do planes fly?
The stratosphere
400
What president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln in 1863
500
What word is the adjective?
The turkey shook his colorful tail feathers.
colorful
An adjective describes something (noun)
now shake your tail feathers!!
500
hitwe
white
We may see some of that white fluffy stuff today!
Brrr!
500
Ms. Mia wisdom....
There is Always, Always something to be thankful for. Tell me one thing you are thankful for?
I am thankful for all of my wonderful, smart, amazing students and hope you all have a great Thanksgiving surrounded by those you love and cherish.
500
What is the most important layer of the atmosphere for life on earth?
The Troposphere!
The troposphere holds all the air plants need for photosynthesis and animals need to breathe. Earth's weather occurs in this layer.
500
True or False?
Thanksgiving is only celebrated in America
False!
Thanksgiving falls under a category of festivals that spans cultures, continents, and millennia. In ancient times, the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans feasted and paid tribute to their gods after the fall harvest. Native Americans had a rich tradition of commemorating the fall harvest with feasting and merrymaking long before Europeans set foot on their shores.