The Pilgrims and the Indians sat down for a Thanksgiving feast featuring turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. It may not be historically correct, but that is an elementary student’s perspective. I like to go over the Thanksgiving story with my students and feature vocabulary words: Mayflower, Plymouth Rock, feast, harvest, Squanto, Massasoit, drumstick, dressing, gravy, relatives, etc. There are any number of helpful YouTube videos, depending on the age of the kids with whom you are working.
My favorite cue is for cornucopia – corn/coke.
You may want to use pill/Grinch for Pilgrim. Give him a big pill!
I like to present a menu template that the kids fill in with expected foods. They can write words or draw pictures. Practice aloud the phrases they may be using at the dinner table, “May I please have more turkey?” or “I would like some gravy, please.” It’s all about anticipating the words they will need. The menu also presents an opportunity for new vocabulary: beverage, entree, dessert.
Best wishes to all for a blessed Thanksgiving!