7th Grade Thanksgiving Webquests

If you need a quick lesson to fill in during the Thanksgiving season, or just want to encourage your students to be grateful, these three lessons will help!

Lessons include:

* Thanksgiving story word scramble (with answer key)

* "I'm Thankful For" writing activity

* Thanksgiving WebQuest / Internet Scavenger Hunt (with answer key)

Created for middle school, these lessons will work for upper elementary as well. Each lesson takes approximately one (50 minute) class period.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

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Do you want to engage and motivate your students to learn about Thanksgiving? Do you need a comprehensive Thanksgiving activity that is easy to differentiate? Then download this Thanksgiving Activity Research and Reading Comprehension for Middle School resource!

You'll receive the activity in print and digital formats when you purchase this scavenger hunt resource. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about Thanksgiving with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

How you can use this resource:

• This can be completed in one full 45-minute class
• Great for meaningful homework OR extra credit
• Makes for a great sub-plans

This resource includes:

• Multi-step WebQuest/scavenger hunt (The URLs provided in this WebQuest are not 'live.' They are kept very simple so that students can easily type the URLs in the search bar to hunt for their answers).
• Reflection questions
• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• Instructions, Answer Key, Terms of Use

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• Thanksgiving Around the World
• Thanksgiving Bulletin Board - Quotes & SEL Reflections
• Thanksgiving TRUTH or DARE Activity
• Thanksgiving 3 Trivia Games with Handout
• Thanksgiving BUNDLE WebQuest, Bulletin Board, 3 Trivia Games

Do you want to make learning about Thanksgiving FUN? Do you want to engage and motivate your students? Do you want to support diversity and an inclusive classroom? Then download this Thanksgiving Around the World Activity a Research WebQuest on Global Cultures! Your students will learn about Thanksgiving in Grenada, Liberia, Canada, Japan, Barbados, South Korea, Saint Lucia, Norfolk Island, and the USA.

When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

➟ Ways to Use This Resource:

• Full Class Activity
• Day Before or After Winter Break Lesson
• Small Group Instruction
• Homework
• Extra Credit
• Substitute Plan
• ... and more!

➟ This resource includes:

• WebQuest/scavenger hunt with relevant multi-step questions (The URLs provided in this WebQuest are not 'live.' They are kept very simple so that students can easily type the URLs in the search bar to hunt for their answers).

• Reflection questions

• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource

• Instructions, Answer Key, Terms of Use

✈️ Click here to follow A World to Explore Store and be the first to know about brand-new games and activities!

❤ Other Resources You'll LOVE:

• Thanksgiving WebQuest
• Thanksgiving Bulletin Board - Quotes & SEL Reflections
• Thanksgiving TRUTH or DARE Activity
• Thanksgiving 3 Trivia Games with Handout
• Thanksgiving BUNDLE WebQuest, Bulletin Board, 3 Trivia Games

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Want a fun and informative activity to teach your students about the history of the first Thanksgiving?This webquest has 11 informative text questions on the history of Thanksgiving and turkeys.

You may find these resources of interest, too.

1. Learn about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims with this informative web quest!There are ten informative text web quests,extension activities,fun facts. Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Mayflower/Pilgrims: A Webquest

2. Pumpkin pie...why not learn about pumpkins? Pretend you are a pumpkin sitting on a front porch on Halloween night. What do you see? What do you hear? How do you feel? Write a story about your evening. Just one sample of extension activities included. This informative webquest on PUMPKIN would be great for LA classes,a fall activity, or for a substitute lesson!

There are 10 web questions, comprehension questions and 11 extension activities/links. Pumpkins: A Webquest

A Ms.Bie Ograffee Reader's Theater Script, an interview with Love Brewster, a Pilgrim of Plymouth Colony.Love was an actual member of the 102 Pilgrims that came to America. He was about nine years old. The play includes info on Mayflower, first winter and Thanksgiving feast. Fun facts,Comprehension questions, extension activities, links.A Visit with Love Brewster, A Pilgrim at Plymouth Colony. A Reader's Theater Script

Illustrations from:www.freegraphics.org

The Mayflower was named after a flower called the "Trailing Arbuttus". This flower is an evergreen with a white flower and pink center. Learn more about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims with this fun webquest. Extension activities, additional information and links, and the key are provided

Illustration from:http://ushistoryimages.com/mayflower.shtm

You may also find the following resource of interest:

1. Want a fun and informative activity to teach your students about the history of Thanksgiving?This webquest has ten informative text questions on the history of Thanksgiving(including the Macy's Day Parade). TURKEY facts,too! Thanksgiving and Turkeys, A Webquest!

2. Pumpkin pie...why not learn about pumpkins?This informative webquest on PUMPKIN would be great for LA classes,a fall activity, or for a substitute lesson!

There are 10 web questions, comprehension questions and 11 extension activities/links. Pumpkins, A Webquest

3. A Ms.Bie Ograffee Reader's Theater Script, an interview with Love Brewster, a Pilgrim of Plymouth Colony.Love was an actual member of the 102 Pilgrims that came to America. He was about nine years old. The play includes info on Mayflower, first winter and Thanksgiving feast. Fun facts,Comprehension questions, extension activities, links.A Visit with Love Brewster, A Pilgrim at Plymouth Colony. A Reader's Theater Script

The Mayflower was named after a flower called the "Trailing Arbuttus". This flower is an evergreen with a white flower and pink center. Learn more about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims with this fun webquest. Extension activities, additional information and links, and the key are provided

Illustration from:http://ushistoryimages.com/mayflower.shtm

You may also find the following resource of interest:

1. Want a fun and informative activity to teach your students about the history of Thanksgiving?This webquest has ten informative text questions on the history of Thanksgiving(including the Macy's Day Parade). TURKEY facts,too! Thanksgiving and Turkeys, A Webquest!

2. Pumpkin pie...why not learn about pumpkins?This informative webquest on PUMPKIN would be great for LA classes,a fall activity, or for a substitute lesson!

There are 10 web questions, comprehension questions and 11 extension activities/links. Pumpkins, A Webquest

3. A Ms.Bie Ograffee Reader's Theater Script, an interview with Love Brewster, a Pilgrim of Plymouth Colony.Love was an actual member of the 102 Pilgrims that came to America. He was about nine years old. The play includes info on Mayflower, first winter and Thanksgiving feast. Fun facts,Comprehension questions, extension activities, links.A Visit with Love Brewster, A Pilgrim at Plymouth Colony. A Reader's Theater Script

Want a fun and informative activity to teach your students about the history of the first Thanksgiving?This webquest has 11 informative text questions on the history of Thanksgiving and turkeys.

You may find these resources of interest, too.

1. Learn about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims with this informative web quest!There are ten informative text web quests,extension activities,fun facts. Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Mayflower/Pilgrims: A Webquest

2. Pumpkin pie...why not learn about pumpkins? Pretend you are a pumpkin sitting on a front porch on Halloween night. What do you see? What do you hear? How do you feel? Write a story about your evening. Just one sample of extension activities included. This informative webquest on PUMPKIN would be great for LA classes,a fall activity, or for a substitute lesson!

There are 10 web questions, comprehension questions and 11 extension activities/links. Pumpkins: A Webquest

A Ms.Bie Ograffee Reader's Theater Script, an interview with Love Brewster, a Pilgrim of Plymouth Colony.Love was an actual member of the 102 Pilgrims that came to America. He was about nine years old. The play includes info on Mayflower, first winter and Thanksgiving feast. Fun facts,Comprehension questions, extension activities, links.A Visit with Love Brewster, A Pilgrim at Plymouth Colony. A Reader's Theater Script

Illustrations from:www.freegraphics.org