What's not to love about Thanksgiving? Family, friends, food, fall...all the good stuff! And I'll add another good one, FREE!

This collection of Thanksgiving activities will make it easy for you to put together a fun and educational Thanksgiving themed unit. I've included all kinds of ideas related to Pilgrims, the First Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving traditions. The resources include videos, printables, books, play, and more. If learning with themes is new to you, check out

Free Thanksgiving Unit Study; All you need to learn about Thanksgiving with your students in a fun way with videos, crafts, games, printables, books and even recipes! Free Thanksgiving Unit Study; All you need to learn about Thanksgiving with your students in a fun way with videos, crafts, games, printables, books and even recipes!

Simple Thanksgiving Unit using picture books - Homeschool Unit Study

History of Thanksgiving: Free Printables and Unit Study Resources

Free Pilgrim Worksheets. Full Pilgrims Lesson Plans designed for first grade - fifth grade. This is a complete free pilgrims unit full of lots of information. This Pilgrims unit is complete with worksheets, calendar, and even a Mayflower project! All free for you to use with your students.

In my effort to provide meditative reflection for both the history and the true purpose behind our national day of thanks, my homeschool unit study selections were simple.

Each year during the week before Thanksgiving, my children and I enjoy a unit study on the Pilgrims. It's so interesting to study that first Thanksgiving and what life was like for those early settlers. While the unit study changes in a few ways as my children get older, we continue to read the same Thanksgiving books each year. They never grow old! I'm frequently asked about my favorite books for various subjects and holidays, so I'm sharing our favorite Thanksgiving history books today…

Here are my top 5 art-inspired unit study ideas for older homeschooled kids that’ll inspire learning this November: Turkeys 🦃, Woodland 🐿️, Hibernation 🐻, Mushrooms 🍄, and the Amazon Rainforest 🌴

The holidays can be both educational and fun when you combine learning with play. Learn about the history of the first Thanksgiving and enjoy a unit study too.