Summary
Thanksgiving is a K-3 social studies movie from BrainPOP Jr. The short animated lesson introduces the topic for young learners with clear, kid-friendly examples, and pairs with quizzes and hands-on activities on the topic page.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Thanksgiving:
- What is one new thing you learned about thanksgiving?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you notice this in your own day?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Draw or write one thing you remember about thanksgiving.
- Share it with a classmate and add one detail from theirs.