2. The students will gain knowledge about the first Thanksgiving.

3. The students will gain a feeling of thankfulness through fundraising and volunteering.

4. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of helping others.

5. Students will learn about traditions and customs of Thanksgiving.

6. Students will learn about Native Americans and Pilgrims.

8. Make predictions

9. Connect to prior personal experiences

11. Apply skill/ strategies

12. Read alone, with a partner, or in small groups

13. Read beginning to end

15. Reading circles to discuss what is going on in the unit

17. Make connections with personal experience

19. Connect with related books

20. Reflect on their interpretations

21. Value the reading experience