Lesson Plans for Thanksgiving

The following lesson plans feature poems related to the Thanksgiving holiday, gratitude, and ways of giving thanks.

Read more poems for Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving with Richard Blanco’s “América”

Teach This Poem: “One day is there of the series” by Emily Dickinson

Teach This Poem: “When Giving Is All We Have” by Alberto Ríos

Teach This Poem: “Thanksgiving” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Teach This Poem: “Home” by Bruce Weigl

Teach This Poem: “More Than Something Else” by Rainy Dawn Ortiz

Teach This Poem: “Kindness” By Naomi Shihab Nye

Teach This Poem: “Red Brocade” by Naomi Shihab Nye