Name: The First Thanksgiving - Coloring Pages
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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Sequence the main events of the Pilgrims' story, from leaving England to the first Thanksgiving
Recognise Squanto's role in helping the Pilgrims and Captain Jones's role in the Mayflower crossing
Connect the historical events to a present-day landmark, the Mayflower replica near Plymouth Rock

Teaching tips

Read each caption aloud before children colour, turning the set into a short illustrated history read-aloud
Keep the pages in order — the captions run chronologically, so the finished set doubles as a sequencing review
Staple coloured pages behind the included title page to make each child a personal First Thanksgiving booklet
Preview the first-Thanksgiving page before class use: it prints the text of Psalm 100:4, which may need consideration in public-school settings

Skills covered

Early American history — captions trace the Pilgrims from the Separatists' search for religious freedom through the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth.
Sequencing — the eleven pictures run in chronological order, from pre-Columbian Northeast life to the present-day replica ship.
Colouring and fine-motor control — each full-page historical scene is a picture for children to colour while the caption is read or discussed.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Do the pictures follow the actual order of events?

Yes — the set runs chronologically: Algonquian life in the Northeast before the Pilgrims, the Separatists' moves for religious freedom, the Mayflower crossing and landing, building the settlement, Squanto's help, the first Thanksgiving, and finally the replica Mayflower moored near Plymouth Rock today.

What does the first-Thanksgiving page include besides the feast scene?

Beneath the caption 'The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth', the page prints Psalm 100:4 — 'Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise' — so the set carries one page of explicitly religious text.

Where does the artwork come from?

Each picture is credited as used with permission from Dover coloring books — including The Story of the Pilgrims, Indian Life in Pre-Columbian North America, Great Native Americans, The Exploration of North America and Historic American Landmarks — assembled with new captions by author Catherine Jaime.