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This 16-word Thanksgiving word search teaches students in Grades 3–5 about the holiday's history and traditions. Hidden words include Mayflower, Plymouth, Wampanoag, and harvest, covering colonial America, traditional foods, and the first Thanksgiving. Use it as a November classroom activity, a Thanksgiving-week warm-up, or a sub-plan handout for a history unit.

Subject:
Holidays & Seasonal
Topic:
Thanksgiving
Grade Level:
3rd – 5th Grades
Updated November 2025

Word List

  • BRADFORD
  • COLONISTS
  • FISH
  • HARVEST
  • LINCOLN
  • MASSACHUSETTS
  • MAYFLOWER
  • NOVEMBER
  • PLYMOUTH
  • SHELLFISH
  • THANKSGIVING
  • THURSDAY
  • TRADITION
  • TURKEY
  • VENISON
  • WAMPANNOAG

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