Using the Internet, you can find out that the first Thanksgiving wasn't just a turkey dinner. Learn more about the Pilgrims, the Native Americans, and what life was like in the 1600s. You might even discover that lobster was also on the menu!
LEARNING GOALS
ACTIVITIES
WEEK ONE
1. An interactive, online quiz for students partnered into pairs. The partners will take turns clicking the mouse. Be sure to read the rules and understand how to use the back button on the browser before starting the quiz. Keep track and record your answers and score on your paper.
WEEK TWO
2. Take a virtual tour of Plimoth Plantation, a living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pohots and drawings at both sites offer a glimpse of what life was like for the pilgrims who lived in this village in 1627. Compare the houses of 1627 with the houses of today. How is the clothing different? After viewing all of the photos, imagine that it is 1627 and you are living in Plimouth Plantation. Write a "Dear Diary" page or a short story telling about a day in your life on the Plimouth Plantation. HINT: You may want to list ideas you gather for your storywriting as you view the pictures.
WEEK THREE
3. Brainstorm a list of helpful things you could do for others. Make another list of things that people in the school, such as the nurse or the secretary, do for the sutdents. Print out a certificate from the Web site below. Have each student write one to thank someone in the class or school for doing something nice for them. If you class has email access, let them send email thank-you messages.
EXTRA!
4. Print out a word search, maze, or crossword puzzles from the first two sites given below. Pairs of students may complete another word puzzle online at the other Web sites given below.
THANK YOU to Classroom Connect for permission to use ideas and sites they provided in their November 2000 Newsletter in the creation of this webquest! www.classroom.com