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Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Symbols
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What is usually the main course at Thanksgiving dinner?

Turkey!  Is it the main course in your family

100

Families usually have this meal together on Thanksgiving.

Dinner

100

This bird is the most common symbol of Thanksgiving.

Turkey

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How did the pilgrims travel to North America?
The pilgrims travelled by boat.
100

Name 3 foods that people eat on Thanksgiving.

People eat: 1. turkey 3. mashed potatoes 4. sweet potatoes 5. cranberries 6. pumpkin pie, 7. stuffing, 8. gravy.... Do you eat anything else?

200

What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving dinner?

Pumpkin Pie.  What is your favorite dessert

200
The day after Thanksgiving, there are big sales and many people go shopping. What is this day called?
Black Friday
200

This orange vegetable is a very common symbol of Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin

200

What country did the pilgrims come from, India or England?

The pilgrims came from England.

200

What day of the week do we celebrate Thanksgiving on?

Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday

300

How do people usually prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner?

Mashed potatoes

300
What sport do people usually watch on Thanksgiving?
American football.
300

These indigenous people from North America are a common symbol of Thanksgiving.

Native Americans

300

Why were the pilgrims thankful?

the Native Americans showed them how to grow and harvest foods that would last throughout the long winters.

300

What is another word for "grateful"?

Thankful, appreciative.  What are you grateful for this Thanksgiving season?

400

What special foods do you have at Thanksgiving?

homemade bread, turkey, gravy, stuffing, butternut squash with cranberries, pecans and spinach.

400

What do families usually talk about while having Thanksgiving dinner?

Things they are thankful for.  Can you name one thing  you are thankful for this year?

400
These English people who came to the United States in 1620 are common symbols of Thanksgiving.
Pilgrims
400

Does your family celebrate Thanksgiving and if so, what do you usually do?

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400

How did the Native Americans help the pilgrims, did they show them where the stores were or did they show them how to plant seeds and build warm houses?

They taught them how to plant seeds. They taught them how to build warm houses, how to plant vegetables, and how to harvest them.

500

What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner, strawberries or cranberries?

Cranberries.

500

What tradition does your family have at Thanksgiving?

        

500
Why are pumpkins and other vegetables symbols of Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving celebrates the HARVEST season. The harvest is at the end of autumn when farmers collect the vegetable they have grown.
500

What was the name of the ship that the pilgrims sailed to North America?

The Mayflower.

500

Who was president who made Thanksgiving a national holiday?  

Abraham Lincoln