Thanksgiving Photos...Mmmmm Turkey!

Cassandra's mom with the cooked turkey

Cassandra's grandparents, her brother Matt, his girlfriend Dani, her mom and two dogs...Jax and Cleo!

Matt and Dani eat some turkey!

Cassandra's dad carves the turkey

Solve this Thanksgiving logic puzzle!

Cassandra is hosting Thanksgiving this year. She invited her family (Ann, Dave, Debbie, Henry, Karen, Lindsey, Matt and Mike) to her house. Her father, mother, brother, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt and cousin had a fantastic time at her house!

How is each person related to Cassandra?
Read the clues. Write the names of Cassandra's eight family members.
Ex. Cassandra's mother is ________________.

Clues
1. Karen is Cassandra's aunt.
2. Ann is NOT Cassandra's cousin.
3. Matt is Lindsey's cousin.
4. Mike is Cassandra's father.
5. Debbie is NOT Cassandra's grandmother.
6. Debbie is Lindsey's aunt.
7. Dave is Mike's brother.
8. Matt has no children.
9. Lindsey is NOT Cassandra's mother.

Thanksgiving in the United States!

Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States of America. It's a time to be with your family and give thanks for the good things in life. American families celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. This year Thanksgiving was on Thursday, November 26th.

To learn more about Thanksgiving, visit http://www.elcivics.com/esl-thanksgiving.html

The "first" Thanksgiving: In 1621, the Pilgrims (los peregrinos) and a group of Native Americans ate together to celebrate the autumn harvest (la cosecha). To learn about how the Pilgrims and Native Americans lived, visit http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

Also, check out the video story of Squanto, a Native American who helped the Pilgrims AND SPOKE ENGLISH! http://www.weeklyreader.com/interactivestories/