Picture This: An interactive read aloud of 1621: A New Look At Thanksgiving

In this lesson, students will sketch what they think the first Thanksgiving looked like, and they will share their sketches and thinking with a nearby partner. Following this, they will participate in an interactive read aloud of 1621, A New Look at Thanksgiving, where they will listen to the story, analyze the pictures, and answer and discuss document based questions that are geared to enhance their understanding of the First Thanksgiving. After the story is read, students will again sketch what they think the first Thanksgiving looked like and compare their sketches. The hope is the new and accurate information from the book will alleviate stereotypes based off of perpetuated misinformation.

School name: 

Paul Hanlon School

School district: 

Westwood

State: 

Massachusetts

Grade Level: 

3-5

Subject Area Focus: 

English Language Arts
Social Studies/History

Estimated days to complete: 

1-2

Creator Name: 

Jeremy Wolfe