Thanksgiving unit day one!

 

We talked about the pilgrims and why they left their homeland. Then we read a book about the whole story, the persecution  in England, living in Holland, the Seedwell disaster, the mayflower trip, looking for Plymouth, building a big cabin for everyone for the winter, learning to plant corn, learning to survive from their native friends, all the way to the three day feast of thanksgiving! 

We made Native American head dresses. And danced to Native American drum music on YouTube. Teigen had to write about why Squanto was so important to the pilgrims. (I asked the kids to make serious faces, because Teigen was sure a chief wouldn’t smile in a picture. Teigen really was having a great time! Emma was the “Indian Princess” and couldn’t resist kissing her brothers cheek.)

Here is our overview up until thanksgiving day. There are some really great websites especially the scholastic ones! 

“The pilgrims party”	Summary important names Indian head dress http://inspiredbyfamilymag.com/2013/09/18/native-indian-craft-for-kids-indian-headdress/
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/	http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/thanksgiving/mayflower-craft.asp
Daily life	http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/
Native American baskets	http://www.makingfriends.com/scouts/swap_mini_woven_basket.htm
videos	http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.htm
canoe	http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/na/canoe/
Native American stories	http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/stories/wiseowl.html
cornucopia	http://kids.librarypoint.org/create_a_cornucopia
Pilgrim and Indian finger puppets Finger puppet show.	http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/support-files/thanksgiving-crafts-for-children.pdf http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/support-files/thanksgiving-printables-template.pdf