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Packing the Pilgrim’s Trunk: Personalizing History in the Elementary Classroom
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Unit |
| Estimated Time | Nine 50-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
Grand Island, Nebraska |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  November 22
America celebrates Thanksgiving Day today.
After reading the book Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving, students read the letter Hale sent to Lincoln and brainstorm a list of ways to make their community better.
PRINTOUTS
Grades K – 12 | Printout | Graphic Organizer
Students use this graphic organizer to describe similarities and differences between two objects.

