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Activity One: Thanksgiving Timeline Activity Two: Thanksgiving Quizzes and Riddles

Activity One: Thanksgiving Timeline Activity Two: Thanksgiving Quizzes and Riddles. Thanksgiving Timeline. President George Washington. President Lincoln. 1620. 1676. 1789. 1863. The Council of Charlestown, Mass. Pilgrims and the Mayflower. How much do you know about Thanksgiving?.

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Activity One: Thanksgiving Timeline Activity Two: Thanksgiving Quizzes and Riddles

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  1. Activity One: Thanksgiving Timeline Activity Two: Thanksgiving Quizzes and Riddles

  2. Thanksgiving Timeline

  3. President George Washington President Lincoln 1620 1676 1789 1863 The Council of Charlestown, Mass. Pilgrims and the Mayflower How much do you know about Thanksgiving? The First Thanksgiving 1941 1621 A Legal Holiday

  4. 1620 Pilgrims and the Mayflower

  5. The Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower were members of a church. Seeking a better life, they negotiated with a London stock company to finance the voyage to America.

  6. Most of those aboard the Mayflower were hired to protect the company’s interests. Only about one-third of the original colonists were Puritans.

  7. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. By fall, they had lost 46 of the 102 people who sailed on the Mayflower.

  8. The First Thanksgiving 1620 1621 Pilgrims and the Mayflower

  9. In 1621, the remaining colonists decided to have a feast to celebrate their first harvest. The celebration included 91 Indians who had helped the Pilgrims survive. The Pilgrims would not have lived through the year without their help.

  10. The feast was a traditional English harvest festival that lasted three days. We don’t know if they ate turkey since “turkey” meant any kind of fowl at that time. We do know they didn’t eat pumpkin pie. They ate boiled pumpkin and made fried bread from corn.

  11. There was also no milk or butter, since there were no cattle for dairy products. And because the newly discovered potato was thought to be poisonous, they ate no potatoes. The rest of the menu was made up of fish, berries, watercress, lobster, dried fruit, clams, venison, and plums.

  12. 1620 1676 The Council of Charlestown, Mass. Pilgrims and the Mayflower The First Thanksgiving 1621

  13. On June 20, 1676, the council of Charlestown, Mass, announced June 29 the day for Thanksgiving.

  14. President George Washington 1620 1676 1789 The Council of Charlestown, Mass. Pilgrims and the Mayflower The First Thanksgiving 1621

  15. George Washington proclaimed National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789.

  16. President George Washington President Lincoln 1620 1676 1789 1863 The Council of Charlestown, Mass. Pilgrims and the Mayflower The First Thanksgiving 1621

  17. In 1863, President Lincoln changed it to the last Thursday of November.

  18. President George Washington President Lincoln 1620 1676 1941 1789 1863 The Council of Charlestown, Mass. A Legal Holiday Pilgrims and the Mayflower The First Thanksgiving 1621

  19. And in 1941, Thanksgiving was made a legal holiday observed on the fourth Thursday of November.

  20. End of Activity One Back to the Main Menu THE END

  21. Thanksgiving Quizzes & Riddles Sources: http://www.bethanyroberts.com/Thanksgivingriddles.htm

  22. Thanksgiving Quizzes & Riddles • There are 5 quizzes on some Thanksgiving trivia. Besides, we prepare 5 riddles, or brain twisters, to challenge your wits! Enjoy all of them!!!

  23. Quiz #1 • The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Plymouth colony, which is now part of what state? • Rhode Island. • Maine. • Massachusetts. • Virginia. Massachusetts

  24. Quiz #2 • What food was probably NOT on the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving menu? • Fish. • Potatoes. • Dried Fruit. • Corn. Potatoes. Potatoes were considered poisonous at that time.

  25. Quiz #3 • How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last? • One day. • Three days, • Five days. • One week. Three days.

  26. Quiz #4 • Which of the following is NOT a symbol of Thanksgiving? • Turkey. • Corn. • Pumpkins. • Witches. Witches

  27. Quiz #5 • What are male turkeys called? • Tom. • Jack. • Peter. • Tim. Tom

  28. Riddle #1 The turKEY! Q. What’s the key to a good Thanksgiving dinner?

  29. Riddle #2 Pilgrims! Q. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?

  30. Riddle #3 Because he was stuffed! Q. Why didn’t the turkey eat dessert?

  31. Riddle #4 The letter “g”! Q. What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?

  32. Riddle #5 On their feet! Q. When the Pilgrims landed, where did they stand?

  33. HA! HA! HA!

  34. End of Activity Two Back to the Main Menu THE END

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