autumn; fall
bake; cook in the oven
baste; pour liquid over to keep moist
carve; to cut or slice with a knife
colonist; somebody who settles in an area, like a Pilgrim
colony; a settlement
corn; it has yellow kernels on a cob
cranberry; A tart red berry
crops; what is grown on a farm
delicious; tasty, good tasting
dessert; the sweet that you eat at the end of the meal
dinner; a meal and an important part of Thanksgiving
dressing; some people call it stuffing
drumstick; a turkey leg
eating; what we do a lot of at Thanksgiving
family; a group of related people
feast; a big festive meal, like Thanksgiving dinner
football; the American game that is a Thanksgiving tradition
fowl; a turkey, chicken or duck
gobble; the sound a turkey makes
grateful; thankful
gravy; sauce made from meat or poultry drippings
guest; an invited visitor
harvest; pick the crops at the end of the growing season
holiday; a celebration day, like Thanksgiving
jelly; like jam, you can make it from cranberries
leftovers; there are often lots of these after Thanksgiving dinner
meal; breakfast, lunch or dinner
native; original
oven; the part of the stove that you bake in
parade; Macys sponsors a big one in New York for Thanksgiving
pies; desserts with pastry crusts, pumpkin and apple are traditional
pilgrim; an early settler who journeyed to America
platter; a large plate that you might serve a turkey on
potato; America's favorite vegetable, whether mashed or French fried
pumpkin; it's big and orange and makes a great pie
recipe; a set of directions to cook something
roast; cook in a hot oven, like a turkey
sauce; the traditional Thanksgiving one is cranberry
settler; somebody who settles or comes to live
squash; an orange or yellow vegetable often served at Thanksgiving
stuff; fill, cram
stuffing; dressing
sweet; the opposite of sour
table; where we sit and eat and spend a lot of time at Thanksgiving
tasty; delicious, good to eat
thanks; what we give on Thanksgiving Day
thankful; grateful
tradition; something handed down from generation to generation, like eating turkey on Thanksgiving
travel; to go somewhere or journey
turkey; a big bird that is often Thanksgiving dinner
vegetable; pea, carrot or squash, for example
visit; to be a guest, stop by and see someone
wishbone; the V-shaped bone at the top of the turkey breast
yams; sweet potatoes
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?; Pilgrims!
Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?; The outside
What's the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner?; The turkey
What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter?; Quack, quack!
How do you send a turkey through the mail?; Bird class mail
If the Pilgrims were alive today what would they be most famous for?; Their age!
What type of music did the Pilgrims like?; Plymouth rock
When the Pilgrims landed, where did they stand?; On their feet
What's the best thing to put into pumpkin pie?; Your teeth
What smells the best at a Thanksgiving dinner?; Your nose
What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?; The letter G
What sound does a turkey's phone make?; Wing! Wing!
What do you call a bunch of turkeys playing football?; Fowl play
What do you call a bunch of turkeys playing baseball?; Fowl ball
Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk?; To hatchet
What do you call the age of a pilgrim?; Pilgrimage
What's the best dance to do on Thanksgiving?; The turkey trot
Where does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?; A dictionary
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