🐟 Thanksgiving Then or Now? – Food Sorting & History
by Autism Fun Therapy © 2025
Price: $2.99 USD
Subjects: ela,speech,Special Autism,communicationSkills,thanksgivingUS,sel,history
Grades: 0
Description
This interactive Thanksgiving Feast: Then or Now? deck makes learning about history, food, and traditions fun and easy for young learners! Children explore the difference between foods from the First Thanksgiving (1621) and the modern Thanksgiving celebrations we know today. Each card features bright food visuals, simple “Then 🪶 or Now 🏠” answer choices, and short, accessible sentences perfect for Special Education, Autism classrooms, Speech Therapy, and early learners. Students will love identifying foods like 🐟 fish, 🌽 corn, 🦌 deer, and 🍓 berries from long ago — and comparing them to today’s favorites like 🥧 pumpkin pie, 🥔 mashed potatoes, and 🍗 turkey! This fun deck builds comprehension, memory, and cultural awareness through visual learning, sorting, and simple reading practice. 🎯 Skills Covered: Historical comparison (“Then” vs. “Now”) 🪶🏠 Reading comprehension & visual recall 🧠 Vocabulary building (foods, traditions) 💬 Sorting & classification practice 🍽️ Social studies & history awareness 📚 👩🏫 Who Can Benefit: 🌟 Students with autism or special needs learning about history and comprehension 💬 Speech therapy groups working on yes/no and category labeling 🧠 Early learners and preschoolers exploring fall foods 🌎 ELL / ESL students developing seasonal vocabulary 🏫 Homeschool & classroom teachers teaching Thanksgiving history 💡 Use It For: Fall & Thanksgiving social studies lessons Speech/language & life-skills activities Small-group learning
Acknowledgements
IMAGES FREEPIK: by @freepik, by @alex9500, by @picturepartners, by @chandlervid85, by @Bold Art, by @topntp26, by @elenashashkina, by @vivasis, by @chandlervid85, by @EyeEm, by @photoking, by @pikisuperstar, by @smereaandreea188, by @tynza, by @neilurs. FONTS: Comicy & Arial Round