Lesson plan “Thanksgiving Day”

LESSON PLAN

TOPIC: “Thanksgiving Day”

OBJECTIVES: Students will learn about the history of Thanksgiving Day, its traditions and symbols. Students will be able to speak on the topic. Students will practice reading, speaking, listening, writing skills.

Materials and equipment: Pictures on the topic, overhead projector, video, Power Point Presentation.

PROCEDURE:

1. Warming up:

1. Answer the questions:

1. What season is it now?

2. What holidays do we celebrate in fall?

3. What holiday do Americans celebrate in November?

4. When do they celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

Today you will learn about the history of Thanksgiving Day. You will also learn about the way American people celebrate this holiday and about the symbols of Thanksgiving Day.

PRE-ACTIVITY:

1. Discussing vocabulary: feast, cornucopia, cranberry, squash, rocks, bare, wheat, to be overcrowded.

DURING ACTIVITY:

1. Watch the video about the history of Thanksgiving Day and answer the questions:

1.Where did the people go first from England?

2. Why did they leave Holland?

3. What was the name of the ship they sailed on?

4. How many people were there on the board of the ship?

5. How did they feel while travelling?

6. How long did they sail?

7. What month did they landed?

8. How many people did survive?

9. Who helped the settlers?

10. What did they grow?

11. Whom did they invite for a feast?

12. What meals did they have for the feast?

2. Fill in the gaps. (Handouts with the summary of the video)

3. Now you will learn how Americans celebrate this holiday.

Power point Presentation, Video “American family”

4. Comprehension:

Write H for History, S for Symbols, F for Food, and T for Traditions:

1.The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated by the Pilgrims on 1621.

2. They landed at Plymouth Rock, in Massachusetts, on December 26, 1620.

3.Gimbel Brothers started this tradition with a parade of toys in Philadelphia in 1920.

4. The horn of plenty, or the cornucopia, is a familiar Thanksgiving symbol. It’s a symbol of earth’s bounty, and reminds us how much of our food comes from the earth.

5. Thanksgiving was proclaimed a national day of observance by Congress in 1941.

6. Turkey is part of the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, since it is believed that the Pilgrims and Native Americans had turkey at their feast.

7. The famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York is part of the traditional celebration. It is viewed on television by millions of people each year.

8. Cranberries are also part of Thanksgiving dinner

9. Charitable organizations serve dinners to needy people. They also send baskets of food to the elderly and sick.

POST ACTIVITY:

1. What can you thank God for?

Students will say their thanks.

FOLLOW UP: Tell about Thanksgiving Day.