1. Social Studies Lesson Plan
Kindergarten
Social Studies Lesson Plan
Kindergarten

2. Kindergarten Standards
• Standard: SSKH1 The student will identify
the purpose of national holidays and
describe the people or event celebrate
• Objective: Thanksgiving Day
• Essential Question: Why did the Pilgrims
celebrate Thanksgiving Day? Why do we
celebrate Thanksgiving today?

3. Kindergarten Standards
• Lesson Type: (DI), (CL), (PL)
• Cognitive Level: (K), (C), (Ap)
• Psychomotor levels: (P), (GR)
• Multiple Intelligences: (B/K), (V/L), (V,S)

4. Kindergarten Lesson Plan
• First I would ask the class to share what
they already know about Thanksgiving.
• I would show pictures of the Pilgrims'’ first
Thanksgiving in America.
1. Where the pilgrims were from
2. Food for the feast
3. Activities played
4. Who celebrated with the Pilgrims.
5. Why the Pilgrims celebrated.

5. Kindergarten Lesson Plan
• We would trace on a map the mayflowers
journey to America.
• The hardships the pilgrims faced in a new
land and how the Indians taught pilgrims
what food to plant and what to plant for
medicine.
• Activities played: naughts and crosses is
tic, tac, toe and draughts is checkers. Hide
and hop frog are hide and seek and leap
frog.

6. Kindergarden Lesson Plan
• We will discuss the role of the Wampanoag
Indians.
• We will discuss why it was important for
the Pilgrims to celebrate Thanksgiving.
• We will read the book Squanto and the
First Thanksgiving , by Teresa Celsi.
Which discusses the hardships the
Pilgrims faced and what the Wampanoag
Indians taught the Pilgrims.

7. Kindergarten Lesson Plan
• Discuss the book and the essential
questions.
• Answer the essential questions and
students what Thanksgiving means to
them.

8. Thanksgiving Activity
• Turkey magnet:
1. Colored Paper
2. Feathers (at least eight or more)
3. Glue
4. Magnet (self adhesive)
5. Wiggle eyes (2)
• Draw and cut out heart shapes (several
different sizes from small to large) for your
turkey. Glue shapes together after the glue
has dried. Then glue the feathers on after
that has dried glue the wiggle eyes on. After
that has dried then place the magnet on the
back.

9. Turkey Magnet

10. References:
• Clements, R.& Wachowiak, F., Emphasis Art: A
Qualitative Art Program for Elementary and Middle
Schools, 9th ed, 2010, Pearson-Allyn and Bacon.
• Retrieved from, July 10,2011
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3
Georgia Standards Social Studies Kindergarten
Retrieved from 07/10/2011
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/default.aspx