Who Were the Pilgrims?
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What's Inside
As the book is read aloud, children hear about the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, the Wampanoag tribe, and the first Thanksgiving. Use it in circle time to introduce history words and help the group listen for key facts about this part of the past.
The text supports a short social studies lesson for second and third grade. It gives children a chance to build vocabulary, talk about early American history, and practice retelling what they learned in simple words.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Who Were the Pilgrims? into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Pilgrim history
- First Thanksgiving
- Mayflower vocabulary
- Wampanoag tribe
- Social studies concepts
- Listening for key facts
Discussion Questions
- 1 Before we read, what do you already know about the Pilgrims or the first Thanksgiving?
- 2 The title asks, Who Were the Pilgrims? As we read, what details help answer that question?
- 3 What do you notice about the word history in this book's topic?
- 4 What do you think the book will tell us about the Mayflower and why it matters in this story?
- 5 The page mentions the Wampanoag tribe. What should we listen for to learn how they fit into the history of the first Thanksgiving?
- 6 After reading, how would you explain the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving to someone else in our class?
Words to Learn
- Pilgrims
- People from long ago who came to live in North America.
- history
- Things that happened in the past.
- Mayflower
- The ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America.
- Wampanoag
- A Native American tribe that is part of this history.
- tribe
- A group of Native people who share a culture and history.
- Thanksgiving
- A time of giving thanks and remembering a meal from early American history.
- social studies
- A subject that teaches about people, places, and the past.
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