Resources for Juniors
- MayflowerHistory.com (Free, $)
The Internet’s most complete and accurate website dealing with the Mayflower passengers and the history of the Pilgrims and early Plymouth Colony from author and historian, Caleb Johnson. - Plimoth Patutex ($)
A living History Museum recreating 17th century Plimoth Colony and Wampanoag homesite. - The Very First Thanksgiving Day Scholastic Magazine ($)
In this book, the reader journeys back to the very first Thanksgiving Day, when two societies came together to feast and honor the earth’s bounty in peace. - Thanksgiving Activities for Kids Scholastic Magazine (Free, $)
Thanksgiving-themed crafts, recipes, books and activities. - The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, 1620 (Free)
A study guide about the Pilgrims and the Pokanoket of the Wampanoag nation. - Encyclopedia.com (Free)
Search over 200 individual encyclopedias and reference books through this online encyclopedia. - U-S-History.com (Free)
Information on important topics of American history, with details, illustrations, maps, timelines, and quizzes to help with reports and prepare for tests. - Mayflower Trivia (Free)
Trivia quiz about the Pilgrims and the Mayflower crossing.
Especially for Teachers
- Pilgrims, the Mayflower Compact, and Thanksgiving (Free, $)
Lesson plans about the Pilgrims, the Mayflower Compact, and Thanksgiving from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. - Lesson Planet–Mayflower Lesson Plans & Worksheets (Free, $)
Lesson plans and crafts about the Pilgrims, the Mayflower Compact, thier voyage to the new world, and Thanksgiving from Lesson Planet. - Daily Pilgrims Activities, Worksheets, Printables, and Lesson Plans (Free)
Pilgrim Activities, Worksheets, Printables, Reading Comprehensions, and Lesson Plans from edHelper.com