Tuesday 20 November 2018

Happy Thanksgiving 2018

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Thank you God for all I see
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Thank you God for my family
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Thank you God for loving me
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On Thanksgiving I thank thee!


Thanksgiving this year falls on November 22nd, as always in the fourth Thursday of the month, all across the USA and Canada, preceding Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days in America.
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an Autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.

To know more about Thanksgiving, its history and traditions, read T&L here. You may also check some relevant multimedia resources on this topic @:

Bet you didn't know: Thanksgiving;
History of Thanksgiving;
Thanksgiving becomes a holiday;
Thanksgiving foods;
Teaching History;
The Learning Network by NY Times.
You can get ELT resources (further info, lesson plans, printables, posters, slideshows, recipes, graphs, crafts, colouring pictures and greeting cards) on the topic @:

British & American Festivals and Holidays;
We are Teachers;
Scholastic.com;
Thanksgiving on the Net;
Teacher Vision;
The Teachers Corner.

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