Thanksgiving Foods
Tell me 3 things you are thankful for.
Families usually share a meal together on Thanksgiving. Tell me 10 family members you might find at Thanksgiving dinner.
Parent (mom and dad)
Siblings (brothers and sisters)
Aunts, uncles and cousins
Nieces and nephews
Grandparents
Great-grandparents
Tell me 5 symbols of Thanksgiving.
Pilgrims, Native Americans, pumpkins, vegetables, autumn leaves, turkeys.
Why is the United States an English speaking country?
The pilgrims came from England.
Name 6 foods that people eat on Thanksgiving.
People eat: 1. turkey 2. ham 3. mashed potatoes 4. sweet potatoes 5. cranberries 6. pumpkin pie
What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving dinner? What is the second most popular dessert?
Pumpkin pie is the most popular and the second most popular is Apple pie.
What happens the day after Thanksgiving? Why?
Black Friday. People go shopping because their are many sales and they begin their Christmas shopping this day. People don´t have to go to school or work on the Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving.
The Native Americans were the first people to inhabit North America. Where is it believe they originally came from and how is it believed that they travelled to the Americas?
Tell me 3 things you´re grateful for.
What date will Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in 2018?
Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, 22nd November, 2018.
What kind of potatoes do people usually make for Thanksgiving dinner? How do you prepare this dish?
Mashed potatoes
What might be considered ironic about the relationship between Black Friday and Thanksgiving?
Who were the English people who came to the United States in 1620 and why did they come?
The pilgrims came to North America looking for religious freedom.
How many years after Columbus´ famous voyage did the pilgrims travel to North America.
128 years later.
What are 3 words that mean ¨agradecido¨?
Grateful, appreciative, thankful
What is the side dish that is similar to ¨migas¨? What are 3 ingredients you might use?
Stuffing.
bread, vegetable, raisins, dried fruit, nuts
Tell me 3 reasons why pumpkins and other vegetables are symbols of Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving celebrates the HARVEST season. The harvest is at the end of autumn when farmers collect the vegetable they have grown.
Why do many people consider that a genocide was committed against the Native Americans.
80% - 90 % of Native Americans died because of the pilgrims. They died because of disease and war.
What happened when the pilgrims arrived to North America and how did the Native Americans help them?
1. They taught them how to plant crops that would grow there.
2. They taught them how to build warm houses.
3. They taught them what they could hunt and fish for in the área.
What is the name of the red fruit that is often served at Thanksgiving dinner?
Cranberries.
Why don´t we use the Word ¨indians¨ to describe the indigenous people from North America.
Nowadays, how do you imagine Native Americans feel about Thanksgiving?
Name 5 other holidays that are celebrated in autumn.
1. Halloween 2. Day of the Dead 3. All Saint's Day 4. Finaos 5. Columbus Day/Dia de Hispanidad