THANKSGIVING WEB SITES
ON THE INTERNET
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these sites through your computer’s Internet connection. Open the underlined address
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All
of the sites listed were active as of October 31, 2001. The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff
according to the amount of information given and its potential use in the
classroom.
ABSOLUTELY FOR THANKSGIVING NEW!
http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/index.htm
Child-friendly site for
Thanksgiving information and fun.
Sections include: Hilarious Jokes, History & Origin, Games!,
Delicious Recipes, Screensavers & Wallpapers, Greeting Cards, Community
Board, Crafts, Round the World, Letter Heads, A History of Turkey, Thanksgiving
Poll, Thanksgiving Quiz, and much more.
Excellent
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/
The First Thanksgiving,
Thanksgiving Fun (games, music, poems, coloring pages), The Thanksgiving Feast
(recipes, menus, graces) and lots of links.
Excellent
BILLY BEAR’S THANKSGIVING NEW URL!
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.htm
Online games (Thanksgiving
Word Search, Tic Tac Toe…3 Turkeys in a Row, Turkey in the Straw), Post Office
Fun (print Thanksgiving stationery), Thanksgiving Puzzles I seek-a-Thanksgiving-Word,
Thanksgiving Crossword), thanksgiving crafts (pictures to print on transfers
for t-shirts or placemats), Fall Leaf Art, Thanksgiving Wallpaper, Icons and
Screensavers, Harvest Wallpapers, Clipart, Maze Games and more. Excellent
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING NEW!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/index.htm
Scholastic’s web site on
Thanksgiving. Sections: 1620-1621 See
the Picture Timeline, Relive the Voyage on the Mayflower, Experience Life in
Plimoth 1621, Play the Thanksgiving Cyber-Challenge, Research Starter: Plymouth
Colony, and a Teacher’s Guide.
Excellent
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/1254/thanks/index.html
Activities (puzzles, coloring
pages, mazes), The First Thanksgiving Proclamation 1676, Washington’s 1789
Thanksgiving Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, Holiday
Foods, links and more. Excellent
A GIRL’S WORLD THANK-A-THON CELEBRATION NEW!
http://agirlsworld.com/amy/pajama/thanksgiving/index.html
Girls from around the world
tell their stories and memories of Thanksgiving. Includes: Mixed Up! (Thanksgiving Dinners), Ouch! (Embarrassing
Moments at Thanksgiving Dinner), Thanksgiving Memory and Family Traditions, A
Thanksgiving Friendship Tea, Sock Hop (games and activities) and Spider on the
Web (links). Excellent
KIDS DOMAIN THANKSGIVING NEW!
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/
Lots of fun activities:
E-cards, Crafts & Recipes, Online Games, PC Downloads, MAC Downloads,
Thanksgiving Clip Art, Activities & Games, Pictures We Drew, Pictures to
Draw and Color, Mazes, Word Puzzles, Thanksgiving Tales, Books to Read,
Thanksgiving History, and Links.
Excellent
TEACHING ABOUT THANKSGIVING NEW!
ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/pub/FWDP/Americas/tchthnks.txt
A teaching unit on
Thanksgiving that separates the Thanksgiving “myth” from the historical facts
as known. Includes an Introduction for
Teachers, setting straight some of the myths that have grown around the story
of the First Thanksgiving. Provides the
Plymouth Thanksgiving Story with both information on the Puritans and the
Native Americans in the area, Study and Discussion Questions, Ideas for
Enrichment, How to Avoid Old Stereotypes, Bibliography, Recipes, A Thanksgiving
Prayer from the Iroquois (Seneca) People, Indian Corn, Recipes from the
Woodland Culture Area, and the Story of the Corn Husk Doll. Excellent
THANKSGIVING CENTRAL NEW!
http://rats2u.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving_index.htm
A huge site for activities
and information. Sections include:
Animated Gifs, Books, ClipArt, Crafts, Fonts, Games, History, the Mayflower, the
Pilgrims, the Indians, Thanksgiving 4 Kids, Poetry, Songs, Stories, Prayers,
Parades and much more. Excellent
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/clipart.html
Colorful Thanksgiving clipart
to print out or to use on a school’s web site.
Excellent
http://craftsforkids.about.com/msubthanks.htm
About.com’s site of craft
projects for kids for Thanksgiving.
Excellent
http://www.kidskourt.com/Holidays/Thx.htm
Thanksgiving Words, Turkey
Maze, Thanksgiving What to Know, Clip Art, Coloring Fun, Thanksgiving Theme,
Just for Kids, and more. Excellent
THANKSGIVING GAMES FOR KIDS, FAMILY & CLASSROOM NEW!
http://hometown.aol.com/Panda34911/Thanks/HolidayFunPg12Thanks.html
Family Thanksgiving fun with
a Maze, Word Search, Recipes, Thanksgiving Poetry, Books, Greetings, Turkey
Gobblers (jokes), Crafts and terrific links.
Excellent
http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/
Stories, puzzles, pictures to
print and color, the history of Thanksgiving and harvest festivals going back
to Roman times, America’s First Thanksgiving, the 1996, 1998, and 1999
Thanksgiving Proclamations, The Thanksgiving Turkey, National Day of Mourning,
Goodies, Crafts and Home Decorations.
Excellent
THANKSGIVING ONLINE GAMES NEW!
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm
Fun, online games from A Kids
Heart including: Pin the Beard on the Turkey, T-U-R-K-E-Y, Turkey in the Straw,
Pilgrim Jigsaw Puzzle, Pilgrim Greeting Jigsaw Puzzle, Turkey in Wreath
Greeting Puzzle, Pumpkin Harvest Game and Tic-Tac Turkey. Note: Also includes two Bible games.)
Excellent
THANKSGIVING POWER (DAD AND THE CARVING KNIFE) NEW URL!
http://www.night.net/tucker/power-thanks/power01.html-ssi
A hilarious poem about a
Dad’s attempt to use his new electric carving knife to carve the Thanksgiving
turkey. Excellent
THANKSGIVING THEME PAGES NEW!
http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/thanks.shtml
Thanksgiving theme pages for
teachers including Word Puzzles, Crosswords, Books, Thematic Units &
Activities, and Fun Stuff. Includes
lesson plans. Excellent
THANKSGIVING THEME UNIT NEW!
http://www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/ThanksgivingTOC.htm
A huge site for teachers on
Thanksgiving. Sections: Thanksgiving Story Starters, Turkey Patterns, I am
Thankful, Thankful Words, How to Cook a Turkey, Math Problems, Turkey Poetry,
Mayflower Supply List, Native American Report, Venn Diagram, Pilgrim Child
Shape Book, Pilgrim Woman Shape Book, Thanksgiving Cards, First Thanksgiving
(gr.3-4), First Thanksgiving (gr. 4-6), Mayflower Color Book Cover, Family
Thanksgiving Color Page, Thanksgiving Menu, Crossword, Online Crossword,
Crossword 2, Online Crossword 2, Word Search, Pilgrim Hat Shape, Cornucopia
Shape Book, Turkey Shape Book, Corn Shape Book, Cornstalk Shape Book, 3-sided
Diorama, More Activities, Word Unscramble, Border Paper, Border Paper (primary),
Thanksgiving Poetry Form, and more.
Outstanding. Excellent
THANKSGIVING WORD SEARCHES, CROSSWORD PUZZLES AND MATH NEW!
http://www.edhelper.com/Thanksgiving.htm
Thanksgiving Crossword
Puzzle, Math Worksheets, Word Finds, Word Puzzles, and Word Worksheets. (Note: To get the puzzle or worksheet, just
click on the name. If you don’t need an
answer sheet just click on Create Worksheet Now!. If you DO want the answer sheet, you must
give your email address and the answers will be emailed to you. Each puzzle is
recreated at random when you click so no two are alike.) Excellent
U.S. HOLIDAY LESSON PLANS – THANKSGIVING NEW!
http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/nativeamer/THquiz2.html
Lesson plans on Thanksgiving.
Sections: Activities & Games, WebArt, Recipes, Pilgrims, Native Americans,
and Both. Excellent
The home page for the city of
Plymouth, Massachusetts information on the First Thanksgiving, a virtual tour
of Plimouth Plantation, recipes, travel & tourist information, Native
American history, and more. Very Good
AUTUMN STORIES AND POEMS NEW!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Stream/6976/autumn/1/autumn.html
Short poems and stories for
children. The Thanksgiving themed
titles: Thanksgiving, The Pilgrims Came, Thanksgiving Time, Giving Thanks, Over
the River and At Grandma’s House. Very
Good
DLTK’S THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES NEW!
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/thanksgiving/
Child-friendly activities
including: Thanksgiving Coloring Pages, Native American Coloring Pages,
Thanksgiving Crafts, Thanksgiving E-cards, Thanksgiving Recipes, Thanksgiving
Songs, and Thanksgiving Writing Paper.
Very Good
4FREE THANKSGIVING CLIP ART NEW!
http://rats2u.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving_clipart.htm
Thanksgiving clip art, icons,
borders, banners, lines, fonts, midi files, wav files and much more. Very Good
http://www.night.net/tucker/thanksgiving/index.html-ssi
Thanksgiving poems, stories
and songs. Very Good
http://www.laffnow.com/?category=turkeyindex
Lots of Thanksgiving and
turkey jokes such as Other Ways to Use the Turkey, Kindergarten Thanksgiving
Cookbook, and more. (Note: Not all of
this site’s jokes are for children. Preview them before class). Very Good
http://www.teelfamily.com/education/thanksgiving.html
A unit of study about Thanksgiving
giving the history, Thanksgiving crafts, and excellent links. Very Good
THANKSGIVING FROM THE PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM NEW!
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/thanksg.htm
Includes an online exhibit
“Giving Thanks: The Religious Roots of Thanksgiving”, The “First Thanksgiving”
and the Pilgrims, the Evolution of the Modern Thanksgiving, and the Native
American National Day of Mourning. Very
Good
THANKSGIVING ON THE WEB NEW!
http://home.aristotle.net/thanksgiving/default.asp
A colorful site with Favorite
Thanksgivings (readers’ favorite Thanksgiving memories), Postcards, Recipes,
Fall Colors(places to see the brightest fall foliage), Turkey Facts, Turkey
Trivia, and Thanksgiving Day Sites.
Very Good
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/poems11.html-ssi
Seven Thanksgiving poems.
Very Good
THANKSGIVING RECIPES FROM AMERICA’S PAST NEW!
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/thanksrec.htm
A group of Thanksgiving
recipes from the Pilgrims to the second World War. Includes: Pumpion Pie, Red Kidney Beans, Plymouth Succotash,
English Roast Turkey, English Plum Pudding and more. Very Good
AMERICAN INDIAN RECIPES FOR THANKSGIVING NEW!
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/6312/indian.html
Four Native American recipes:
Mohawk Corn, Chestnut Cakes, Maple-Molasses Baked Beans, and Maple Beer. Good
ANNE’S THANKSGIVING GIFS NEW!
http://members.tripod.com/~AnnesPlace/Thanks.html
Thanksgiving-themed gifs
(clip art). Pictured: Acorns, Banners,
Baskets, Corn, Vegetables, Floral, Food, Greetings, Lines, Pilgrims &
Indians, Pumpkins, Turkeys and Miscellaneous.
Good
AWESOME CLIPART FOR KIDS – THANKSGIVING NEW!
http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.html
Child-friendly clipart and
more for kids. Includes: Backgrounds,
Banners, Clipart, Coloring Pages, Fonts, Icons, Lines, Wallpapers and
Skins. Good
http://members.aol.com/calebj/thanksgiving.html
The text of the First
Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1621. Good
THANKSGIVING COLORING PAGES FOR KIDS NEW!
http://www.coloring.ws/thanksgiving.html
Coloring pages to print out
for kids. Good
THANKSGIVING HARVEST QUIZ NEW!
http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/nativeamer/THquiz2.html
Choose which foods are of
Native American origin and which are of European origin? Good
THANKSGIVING HISTORY AND TRADITIONS NEW!
http://wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm
Information on the history
and traditions of Thanksgiving. Take
the Quiz then Read the Story. Includes
a Word Search. Note: These links work
but some others are broken. Good
THANKSGIVING WEATHER – THE WINTER OF 1620-1621 NEW!
http://www.stormfax.com/thanksgv.htm
A brief page on the
conditions during that first winter.
Good
VEGETARIAN THANKSGIVING FEASTS NEW!
http://www.vegweb.com/food/events/index-thanksgiving.shtml
A large collection of
terrific vegetarian recipes suitable for all.
Some can be adapted for the classroom.
Good
Prepared by the Cumberland County
AVA Center staff. Please call
#856-451-0817 or email: cumbavac@snip.net with questions or suggestions for future web site lists. The site
list is also posted on three web sites so far:
http://www.improvelearning.com/text/tchr_web/tchr_web.html
http://www.clueslibs.org/information/ccl/default.htm
Cumberland County AVA Center
November 2001