Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA

The story of Thanksgiving : watch these videos

This year, Thanksgiving is on Thursday 24th of November 2016 (in the USA). 

Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all the good things in our life : our family, our home, our friends etc..

Traditionally in Northern America families and friends "give thanks" and share a feast of roast turkey, pumpkin pie, corn and cranberries.

A thanksgiving dinner

In big cities, there are thanksgiving parades.
The biggest and most famous is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. It's amazing!

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with giant balloons

The turkey float is a classic!

 CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PARADE LIVE! 

Read this text and do the test! 


Do you like cooking? Make a roast turkey with this game!  and save a turkey in this one!

Do the thanksgiving wordsearch!

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The Story Behind Thanksgiving :

Puritans has a strict religion

A long time ago, in 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers (a band of 120 Puritans) crossed the Atlantic Ocean from England in a ship called the Mayflower to find religious freedom.

The departure from England

The Mayflower

It was a difficult voyage.
The voyage lasted 66 days. Many were sick. Two died. One was born.

After two months at sea, the Pilgrims see land!

Plymouth Bay, winter 1620

They settled in Plymouth, but they had a really hard time surviving their first winter.
Many died.

The first winter was very cold.

The next year, they worked really hard and made friends with some of the Native Americans, the Wampanoags, that lived near them. 

The Wampanoags helped them hunt, fish and grow food.

That fall, in 1621, they celebrated their hard work with a harvest festival. 

The settlers invited their Native American friends to join in the feast.

The first Thanksgiving lasted for 3 days and everybody had plenty to eat, including turkey, cranberries and pumpkins.

The first Thanksgiving in 1621

Every year, North Americans celebrate Thanksgiving as a time to be thankful to God for all the things that they have in their lives.


THIS IS AMERICA CHARLIE BROWN (FILM)


Did you know?

In Canada, they celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.

The Thanksgiving parade in Toronto, Canada

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Go further!

Understand the situation in England in 1620 and why the Pilgrims risked their lives to get to America. Watch the video!


Sing for Thanksgiving!

Pilgrim, Pilgrim(by M. Hubbard)

Pilgrim, Pilgrim, what do you see?
I see the king refusing my plea.
Pilgrim, Pilgrim, what do you see?
I see the Mayflower ready for sea.
Pilgrim, Pilgrim, what do you see?
I see a new land to set me free.
Pilgrim, Pilgrim, what do you see?
I see a hard winter, tough as can be.
Pilgrim, Pilgrim, what do you see?
I see a green bud on a spring tree.
Pilgrim, Pilgrim, what do you see?
I see an Indian helping me.
Pilgrim, Pilgrim, what do you see?
I see corn growing 1, 2, 3!
Pilgrim, Pilgrim, what do you see?
I see praise, for thankful are we!

The First Thanksgiving (Tune:The Muffin Man )
The Pilgrims came to America
America, America.
The Pilgrims came to America
a long, long time ago.
They sailed on the Mayflower
the Mayflower, the Mayflower.
They sailed on the Mayflower
a long, long time ago.
They made friends with the Indians
The Indians, the Indians.
They made friends with the Indians
a long, long time ago.
They planted seeds. The corn grew tall
The corn grew tall. The corn grew tall.
They planted seeds. The corn grew tall
a long, long time ago.
They had a great Thanksgiving feast
Thanksgiving feast, Thanksgiving feast.
They had a great Thanksgiving feast
a long, long time ago.

THE SUPER CHALLENGE
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