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Made by: Miss Norma Villanueva and ABC Teach. Adapted by Eugenia Araújo

Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving is to say to say thank you

for all the for all the blessings blessings received.received.

In the USA Thanksgiving is In the USA Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth (4th) celebrated on the fourth (4th)

Thursday of November.Thursday of November.

In Canada Thanksgiving is In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second celebrated on the second (2nd) Monday of October.(2nd) Monday of October.

This year Thanksgiving is onThis year Thanksgiving is on

November 24th. November 24th.

Thanksgiving is a happy holiday.Thanksgiving is a happy holiday.

Families get together forFamilies get together forThanksgiving. Thanksgiving.

They invite friends too. They invite friends too.

Americans like to eat dinner on Americans like to eat dinner on Thanksgiving.Thanksgiving.

Most people eat turkey.Most people eat turkey.

Another traditional dishes are:Another traditional dishes are:

corncorn

Sweet potatoes Sweet potatoes

Cranberry sauce Cranberry sauce

Traditional desserts are:Traditional desserts are:

Apple pieApple pie

Pumpkin piePumpkin pie

Name the pictures:Name the pictures:

Apple pieApple pie

corncorn

turkeyturkey

Thanksgiving story and Thanksgiving story and traditionstraditions

In 1620 a group of people named In 1620 a group of people named the Pilgrims, moved to Americathe Pilgrims, moved to America

They sailed on a boat called They sailed on a boat called the Mayflower. There were the Mayflower. There were

110 Pilgrims.110 Pilgrims.

The first winter was very hard. It was The first winter was very hard. It was very cold and the Pilgrims had no food.very cold and the Pilgrims had no food.

Only 50 survivedOnly 50 survived

The next year, they met an Indian named The next year, they met an Indian named Squanto. He spoke English and helped the Squanto. He spoke English and helped the Pilgrims to survive and to work the new Pilgrims to survive and to work the new soil, to grow corn and pumkins, to know soil, to grow corn and pumkins, to know

animals as the turkey.animals as the turkey.

The Pilgrims decided to celebrate the The Pilgrims decided to celebrate the rich harvest and invited the Indians . rich harvest and invited the Indians .

The feast lasted 3 days.The feast lasted 3 days.

In 1863 Abraham Lincoln declared the In 1863 Abraham Lincoln declared the 44thth Thursday of November as national Thursday of November as national

festival for Thanksgivingfestival for Thanksgiving

Today on Thanksgiving day , American Today on Thanksgiving day , American families come together to have a big feast. families come together to have a big feast.

They eat turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry They eat turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, vegetables and… pumpkin cake.sauce, vegetables and… pumpkin cake.

HAPPY THANKSGIVINGHAPPY THANKSGIVING