Grade 4 - ESL Lesson - Thanksgiving - PowerPoint Lesson

This ready-to-go lesson is designed for grade 4 learners, but if you have strong students, it can also work in grade 3.  This lesson was designed with Chinese in it as the L1 of the learners, but after purchase and download the PowerPoint can be edited, so all Chinese can be removed or changed into any language.

🍁 Grade 4 ESL Lesson – Thanksgiving (Holiday Vocabulary & Gratitude Writing)
Target Vocabulary:
turkey · pumpkin pie · mashed potatoes · health · parents · grandparents · friends · teachers

Target Language:
• I’m thankful for ____.
• I’m thankful for ____ because ____.
• Happy Thanksgiving!

Lesson Overview:
This interactive Thanksgiving lesson teaches students the meaning of the holiday, common foods, and how to express gratitude in simple English. Clear visuals, bilingual vocabulary support, and structured sentence frames help Grade 4 ESL learners understand and use “I’m thankful for…” confidently.

The lesson includes a speaking section where students choose someone they are thankful for and explain why, followed by a guided Thanksgiving letter-writing task that prepares them for the final exam.

Includes:
✅ Thanksgiving introduction with bilingual vocabulary
✅ Food and celebration visuals
✅ “I’m thankful for…” speaking practice
✅ Easy sentence frames with examples
✅ Flying Words game
✅ Thanksgiving letter template + sample answers

Perfect for:
• Grade 4 ESL/EFL learners
• Holiday week lessons
• CEFR A1/A2 students
• Teachers needing a structured, editable PPT that works for large classes

Watch the video to see the full lesson and how to teach it.

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