We started our unit on Thanksgiving. We introduced the unit by reading several books about Thanksgiving. Some of our favorites books were: The Story of the Pilgrims, by Katherine Ross and
What is Thanksgiving?,by Margot Parker. We then had a great discussion about the meaning of Thanksgiving. We learned that we celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November by having a feast. We came up with a list of traditional foods we eat on Thanksgivings such as: turkey, rice, squash, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn and pumpkin pie. Next week we will talk about what we are thankful for.
The children were surprised when they discovered that Native Americans did not have stoves but cooked their meals outside on a fire. They were also surprised when they found out that they didn't have supermarkets back then. The Native Americans hunted and fished for their food and bathed and washed in the river.
The children created fantastic tepee villages. First, we painted a brown base and then added a fire pit. The children glued stones around a circle and then added orange and red tissue paper in the center, for the flames. Then they created a lake, by painting it with corn syrup and food coloring and adding fish stickers to it.
Also, they painted colorful tepees and added straws to the the top (representing branches). Finally, the children made Native Americans out of terra cotta clay.
Other fun areas in the classroom and playground:
The children made adorable Pilgrim hats to wear on the day of our Thanksgiving feast.
We celebrated Klaudia's 4th birthday this week . Thank you to her family for all the delicious treats!
Happy Birthday Klaudia!
Notes:
A sign up sheet is posted in our classroom for the International Thanksgiving Feast. Please sign up for one of your family's favorite traditional foods (no meat, of course).
Please send your child to school with gloves and hats. It is getting cold out in the playground!
Love,
Ms. Bonne and Ms. Barbara
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