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An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving
From Aunt Jo's Scrap-bag, by Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott, best known for Little Women, published this story in the nineteenth century as part of her Aunt Jo's Scrap-bag series. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Set sixty years before Alcott's time, it draws on the self-reliant New England farm life she knew from her own childhood and her family's stories. The tale shows children rising to responsibility, making mistakes, and discovering that love and effort matter more than a perfect dinner—a theme as true now as it was then.
- Band
- Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11
- Length
- long · about 875 words in 6 sections · 3 pictures
- Source
- Aunt Jo's scrap-bag, Volume 6, Louisa May Alcott
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 10 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 2
- Words to Know
- 7
- Quick Check
- 10 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 2 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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