Schools often teach about the Pilgrims, but that’s just the start in terms of these early settlers in America. Explore more about them with these online activities.

 

CONNECT:

• Watch the history of Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBjqrKyfRnA
• Read five surprising facts about the first Pilgrims in America at https://worldstrides.com/en-us/teachers/how-it-works/blog/5-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-pilgrims
• The pilgrims, puritans, and Quakers all came from England in the 1600s; what is the difference between them? Get the answer at https://13colonies.mrdonn.org/pilgrims-puritans-quakers.html

 

CREATE:

• Get crafty at Thanksgiving with these fun activities and crafts: https://www.honest.com/blog/baby/fun-and-crafty-thanksgiving-activities-for-kids/2020111804.html?srsltid=AfmBOorczW4YlmGqgfw0WySJjoPnqWca9UnO4m4V1Z5ID76l5MjrueTe
• Imagine the life of Pilgrims with these activities: https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/5-fun-activities-to-help-teach-your-kids-about-the-first-thanksgiving/
• Get authentic with these activities –talk like a Pilgrim and play like one –from the Plimoth Museum: https://plimoth.org/for-students/activities-games

 

CARE:

• Make a Thanksgiving care package for friends and community members at https://themondaybox.com/thanksgiving-care-package/
• Participate in Operation Turkey to help feed families in need at https://www.operationturkey.com/
• Try some of these ways to Give Thanks at this time of the year (and the rest of the year): https://simplepurposefulliving.com/thanksgiving-gratitude-activities-for-families/

 

CAREERS:

The term Pilgrim is often associated with a past English religious sect – and you could make a career learning and teaching about them as a historian, a museum expert, an educator, or a religious leader; you could also reenact being a Pilgrim at an event or historical site. Make history come alive! Here are some possibilities.

• Pilgrim Progress reenactment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNXOsUn486E
• Museum careers: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyonholiday/video/7173821844812827947
• Career options in history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pQ57I_y9kg