THANKSGIVING SCAVENGER HUNT by _______________________________
1. Click on the picture to get to a
website about the Mayflower. In
the picture of the Mayflower that
you see, click on the" 03" to find
out what it is happening here. Use
the information to write a brief
caption describing the picture.
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2. Go to http://www.westbath.u47.k12.me.us/plymouth/html/nye.htm
List three farm animals that the Pilgrims had at Plimoth.
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3. This statue of the Native American, Massasoit, is found in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Go to http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557553/Massasoit.html to find the
answers to the following questions.
Was Massasoit a friend or enemy to the Pilgrims?_________________________
Write one detail from the article that supports your answer._________________
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4. Go to http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761574444/squanto.html
to answer the questions below.
Who is the Native American in this picture?
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Was he a friend or and enemy of the Pilgrims?______________
Write one detail from the article that supports your answer.
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5. Thanksgiving is a time when we think about all the things that we are grateful to have. Go to
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769407.html to learn how to say thank you in another language.
What language did you choose? _________________________________________________
How do you say thank you in that language? ________________________________________
Practice the word and then say it to the person who is cooking your Thanksgiving dinner this year. (If
he or she doesn't understand you, be sure to explain it.)
6, Describe what happens when you click on the turkey. _______________________
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7. Go to http://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/holidays/thethanksgivingfeast.htm to find out why
the turkey became the official meat of Thanksgiving. __________________________________
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If you finish the first page, continue on to do the CHALLENGE QUESTIONS below.
8. PUT ON YOUR HEADPHONES FOR THIS ONE.
Find out about Squanto at http://www.funpagesforkids.com/turkey/
List 3 things he did to help the Pilgrims survive.
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2. _____________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________
9. There is a legend that says the Pilgrims placed five grains of corn beside each
plate on Thanksgiving Day. Each piece of corn had a special meaning for them.
Click on the picture to read the legend. Then use your own words to explain why
the Pilgrims placed the corn beside each plate.
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10. Many people will have a fruit on their Thanksgiving tables that was named
after this bird. Click on the bird to answer these questions.
What kind of bird do you see in the picture?__________________________
What is the fruit that was named after the bird?______________________
Why was the fruit named after this bird? ___________________________
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B
C
11. Go to http://www.wordcentral.com/index.html to find out which of the
pictures above shows a cornucopia? Is it A, B, or C?__________
Fill in the blank. The cornucopia is a symbol of ___________________.
12. Good job! Now you can reward yourself. Go to
http://www.youthonline.ca/games/tictactoe/thanksgiving.shtml to play some Turkey Tic-Tac- Toe.
How many times did you win?____ How many times did the computer win?___ How many ties?____
Created by Mrs. Disque, November 2004. Updated November 2008
Internet version available at http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/birchwood/links/grade4links/thanksgivingscavenger_gr4.html