2. What do you already know? With a partner or small group, come up with as much information about Thanksgiving that you can think of.

3. Thanksgiving Introduction Last Thursday of November National Holiday – no work or school What it means to us: –Gathering with family –Enjoying a bountiful meal –Giving thanks for blessings

4. Most Popular Thanksgiving Foods Turkey, turkey, turkey Stuffing Mashed potatoes with gravy Cranberry sauce Rolls with Butter Corn Yams Green Beans PUMPKIN PIE

5. My Typical Thanksgiving Watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade A family member or two comes to our small house for Thanksgiving dinner My mom, dad, and I help each other in the kitchen Dad watches a little football Discuss what we’re thankful for and pray Eat early dinner around 4:00pm Watch a movie, often “Miracle on 34 th Street”

6. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Since 1924 – 86 th annual parade this year New York City – Macy’s department store Thanksgiving morning 9:00am-12:00pm on TV Who is in it? –High school marching bands –Radio City Rockettes –Broadway performers –Singers –Actors –Character floats –Santa Claus at the end

7. Radio City Rockettes Santa Claus

8. Black Friday Friday after Thanksgiving Traditionally first day of Christmas shopping season Biggest shopping day of the year Stores open around 5:00am or earlier People wait in line early in the morning to enter store as soon as it opens to get the best deals on merchandise and to make sure they don’t run out of popular items Why is it called “Black Friday”?

9. family

10. thanks

11. November

12. Thursday

13. Fall / Autumn

14. parade

15. football

16. harvest

17. turkey

18. pumpkin pie

19. cornucopia

20. mashed potatoes

21. rolls

22. stuffing

23. Cranberry Sauce

24. Pilgrims

25. Native Americans

26. Mayflower

27. Black Friday

28. What are you thankful for? “I’m thankful for…” Write 3 things As a class, we will share This is common to do on Thanksgiving Day