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The Thanksgiving word list of 255 words has been divided into Beginner (Grades 3-5) and Intermediate (Grades 6-8) level words. To see
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- Beginner (Grades 3-5):
abundance, acorns, American, appetite, apple cider, apple pie, appreciation, aroma, arrangement, assemble, autumn, awe, baking, belonging, beloved, berries, blessings, bread, brood, buns, candles, care, carve, casserole, celebrate, celebration, centerpiece, ceremony, cherry pie, chocolate, church, cider, cloves, Colonists, colony, comfort, community, companionship, conversation, cook, cooperation, corn, corn meal, corn stalk, cornbread, cranberries, crowds, decorations, delicious, delight, desserts, dinner, dish, dress up, dressing, drumsticks, duck, eating, efforts, egg bread, embrace, entertain, expectations, fall, familiar, family, favorite, feast, feeding, fireplace, fireside, float, flowers, food, freedom, fried turkey, friends, friendship, full, gather, gathering, generations, giving, gobble, God, goose, gooseberry pie, grandparents, grateful, gratitude, gravy, green beans, groceries, groups, guests, ham, harvest, helping, heritage, holding hands, holiday, home, homecoming, homeward, hope, horn of plenty, hospitality, host, hostess, hot chocolate, hugs, ice cream, Indian, invite, jam, jellies, joy, joyful, kernels, kisses, kitchen, laughter, legal federal holiday, love, mashed potatoes, Massachusetts, Mayflower, meal, memories, minister, mixture, mood, napkins, Native American, network, New World, November, nutcrackers, nuts, observances, occasion, onions, ovens, pals, pans, parade, parents, peace, picture perfect, pies, pilgrims, plantation, platters, plentiful, plum sauce, Plymouth Colony, Plymouth Rock, potatoes, pots, prayer, pride, priest, pumpkin pie, Puritans, overdo, recipes, reflections, rejoice, relationship, relatives, relaxation, religion, religious, reunions, ritual, roast, roast turkey, rolls, roots, sacred, salads, sauce, seasonings, serving, settlers, sharing, sigh, spices, squash, stress, stuffing, sweet potato, symbol, tablecloth, table setting, thanks, thanksgiving, Thursday, Tom turkey, traditions, travel, treaty, trimmings, trips, turnips, understanding, unify, unique, universal, vacation, vanilla, vegetables, vegetarian, viewpoint, vision, warmth, welcome, wild turkeys, winter, wishbone, worship, worshipers, yams, yells, zucchini,
- Intermediate (Grades 6-8):
anxiety, bouquet, buffet, cater, clan, collective, cornucopia, delicacy, familial, famished, festive, giblets, gizzard, gourd, gourmet, hearth, heartland, hymns, immigrate, Indian corn, indigenous, journey cake, kale, libation, maize, Meleagris gallopavo (scientific name), mince meat pie, nutmeg, overindulge, plum pudding, priorities, quince pie, rabbi, refuge, relish, rutabaga, sage, satiated, Squanto, succotash, sustenance, synagogue, universal,venison, wassail, wattle, William Bradford, Yorkshire pudding, zany, zesty,
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