Thanksgiving Dinner Conversations
Your Grandparents just arrived at your house. How should you start the conversation?
What is "Hi Grandma and Grandpa! How have you been?"
What is the name of the big parade that happens every year on Thanksgiving in New York City?
What is the "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade"
Which side of a turkey has the most feathers?
What is the outside
For Thanksgiving your Grandmother always makes turkey and ham. You don't like turkey or ham. When she offers you the food, what should you do?
What is take just a little or say "no thank you"
This vegetable, that starts with a C, was grown by the Indians.
What is "corn"?
Initiate a conversation with a peer about their favorite Thanksgiving food.
Ask a peer what their favorite food is.
For Thanksgiving Break you will travel out of state. You will need to sit next to your sister. What can you do to make the car trip better?
What is play a game together, listen to music, watch a movie, etc
The sport people usually watch on Thanksgiving
What is football
Why did the turkey cross the road?
To prove he wasn’t chicken.
Your uncle is watching the football game. How would you start this conversation?
What is "Who is playing?" or "What's the score?"
The name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on.
What is "the Mayflower"
Initiate a conversation with a peer about Thanksgiving.
Can be about where they are going for Thanksgiving, ask if they will watch the football game, etc.
During dinner, your uncle makes a political statement that you disagree with. What do you say/do?
What is have a polite and respectful conversation about it.
Bonus Points: What does it mean to have a polite and respectful conversation?
What do people start doing the day after Thanksgiving?
Christmas/Black Friday Shopping
Most people eat me, and that is no surprise. I taste great as chips, mashed, and also as fries. What am I?
What is a potato.
For Thanksgiving your Grandmother always makes turkey and ham. You don't like turkey or ham. When she offers you the food, what should you do?
What is take just a little or say "no thank you"
What year was the celebration that is most commonly considered to be the first Thanksgiving?
Have a conversation with a peer about their favorite Thanksgiving traditions.
Must initiate, maintain, and continue the conversation with a peer.
Thanksgiving dinner is being hosted at your house this year, your cousin who you haven't seen in 10 years is the first to arrive. What do you say?
-You've grown up, it's good to see you
-How's life?
How many calories does the average American consume during Thanksgiving Dinner?
3,000 to 3,500 calories
I have ears, but I cannot hear. I have flakes, but I have no hair. What am I?
What is Corn.
Your little cousin comes up to you and says very loudly "stop eating so much, you're getting too fat.". What do you say/do?
Respond in a polite and respectful way:
Ex.
-Tell the cousin that our size doesn't matter.
-Keep a kind/calm tone of voice and smile
-Make a joke out of it "oh I'll work it off later in the gym"
Name the STATE that the Pilgrims arrived to?
What is "Massachusetts"
Have a conversation with someone about what they are thankful for this year.
Choose someone in class and have the conversation
The dinner table is quiet and it's kind of awkward, you want to break the ice and ease the tension. What do you say?
- could tell a joke
-ask a funny questions (If you could eat only one food on this table for an entire year, which one would it be?)
-ask what everyone is thankful for this year
What part of the turkey do people try to find and break for good luck?
What is the wish bone?
What do you get when a turkey lays an egg on top of a barn?
What is an eggroll
Your family that you haven't seen in a long time keeps asking you questions about your personal life and it's making you uncomfortable. What do you do?
Answers will vary: must be respectful, polite tone of voice, and demonstrate perspective taking skills
Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
John F. Kennedy
What are 3 new things you could talk to someone about to be social on Thanksgiving day?
Talk about family traditions and tell stories.
Talk about your Thanksgiving feast/food.
Ask them about school/work/love life.