Practice irregular verbs AND teach about the history of Thanksgiving with this set of 30 unique Thanksgiving themed task cards focused on the use of irregular verbs in past simple. When put in the correct order, the task cards tell the story of the very first Thanksgiving - starting with Pilgrims leaving England in search of religious freedom. Low prep, just print out and cut up.

Contains:

• 30 unique task cards
• 2 number sheets to help students put the task cards in the right order
• instructions, incl. printing instructions
• keys

This product focuses on the use of irregular verbs in past simple, it contains affirmative sentences.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• task cards can be used as a whole class activity or in groups, depending on the size of your class
• if used as a group activity, print out as many sets as the number of groups

1. print out (see printing instructions) and cut up the task card, print out the pages with numbers
2. put the task cards (1 set) in a receptacle of your choice
3. pupils take turns pulling out a card and making sentences - they fill the gaps with the right form of the verbs in brackets (all missing verbs are IRREGULAR VERBS in PAST SIMPLE)
4. if they say it right, they get to keep the card
5. if they get it wrong, they put it back
6. the next pupil takes a turn; repeat until all task cards are handed out
7. (if done as a group activity, hand out the rest of the sets at this point)
8. once all the task cards are handed out, students put them in the correct order to create a story about the origins of Thanksgiving
9. they place the task cards in the right place on the pages with numbers
10. to check if they got it right, students flip the cards - the resultant picture should be that of a turkey
11. students flip the task cards back and read out the story in the correct order

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