Tor's First Thanksgiving

Word Bank Readers

Beg – Low Int
All ages
K–6

Tor is from Thailand. He lives in North America now. It's Tor's first Thanksgiving. Tor has Thanksgiving with new friends. In this lesson, students read and/or listen to a simple story about a newcomer's first Thanksgiving. They review vocabulary from the story and answer comprehension questions. Note that the vocabulary from this lesson is taught in the Word Bank lesson “Thanksgiving.” The US and Canadian versions have slight variations.

The digital version of this lesson includes an optional Read Aloud task for students who are ready to practice reading out loud.

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Focus

foundational
reading
stories
Thanksgiving
US
Canada
Thailand
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

turkey
turkey dinner
pumpkin pie
cranberries
stuffing
dining-room table
gravy
corn
yam
autumn/fall
pilgrim (US)
football (US)
harvest (Canada)
potato (Canada)
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane