Help your students uncover the real story behind Thanksgiving with this fact-based, reflective assembly presentation. Perfect for upper elementary grades, this PowerPoint explores the origins of Thanksgiving, its historical context, and how it became a national day of gratitude.
This assembly includes:
- A clear timeline of events from the Pilgrims’ voyage to the first Thanksgiving feast.
- Insight into the Wampanoag people’s role and their cooperation with the Pilgrims.
- Discussion on the values of kindness, gratitude, and community.
- Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
- Modern Thanksgiving traditions and how they’ve evolved.
- 3 multiple-choice quiz questions with answer key.
- A short reflective poem: Thanks We Give.
- Gratitude-in-action challenges to promote kindness throughout the week
Designed to deepen historical understanding while encouraging empathy and thankfulness, this assembly is ideal for Thanksgiving classroom celebrations, whole-school events, or character education sessions.
What’s Included:
PowerPoint
Factual historical timeline and explanations
Discussion prompts for classroom or assembly use
Poem and daily gratitude activity suggestions
3-question quiz + answer key
Supports: US History | Social Studies | SEL | Character Education
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