![]() So come on in, look around, and have content not attributed to another source is original and may not be re-posted on any other website. Many of the holiday and seasonal activities on this site are tasks that parents and children can enjoy at home-together. Nor are activities designed just for classroom use. Printable word searches, crossword puzzles, and worksheets are available for both primary and upper elementary classes. Songs, fingerplays, action rhymes, and learning games are created especially for use in the early childhood educational setting and are ideal for preschool or kindergarten circle times. Language arts activities are geared toward elementary school students, but include adaptations for the ESL/EFL classroom. Reading comprehension exercises range from early elementary to middle school levels and include simple exercises created especially for beginning ESL/EFL students. ![]() Discussion topics are suitable for children, teens, and adults and are written with English Language Learners (ELLs) in mind. ![]() Even preschoolers can enjoy certain craft projects, coloring pages, games, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays. The Holiday Zone provides free educational resources, printables, and activities for students of all ages. Congress amended the law to make the fourth Thursday of each November Thanksgiving. Still, Thanksgiving did not become a regular holiday in the United States until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill proclaiming the last Thursday of each November to be Thanksgiving Day. In fact, George Washington even declared a national day of Thanksgiving in 1789. Throughout Colonial history, similar Thanksgiving celebrations occurred whenever settlers felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward God. The surviving Pilgrims, along with 91 Native American guests, celebrated the first Thanksgiving with wild game and vegetables. But the fall of 1621 brought a bountiful harvest, giving those who remained a change to survive the coming winter. ![]() Amid the hard New England winter, 46 of the 121 persons who made the voyage perished. The Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock in December of 1620 found the New World much different than they had expected. ![]()
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