Thanksgiving Dinner Reading Comprehension Activity with Recipes and Historical Facts

A Thanksgiving-themed reading comprehension worksheet featuring three sections: "Easy Cranberry Sauce" recipe, "Thanksgiving Dinner Then and Now" article, and "The World's Largest Pumpkin Pie" fact. Includes illustrations of a turkey, cranberries, and a pumpkin pie.

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- The passage explains that modern Thanksgiving dinners include foods like roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, rolls, and pumpkin pie.
- It contrasts this with the first Thanksgiving in 1621, which likely featured deer, shellfish, wild birds (like goose, duck, or pigeon), corn-based breads and porridge, squash, and pumpkins — but no pumpkin pie due to lack of butter for the crust.
- The main part of the 1621 meal was “meat, meat and more meat,” indicating a very different menu from today’s traditional feast.

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