Well, it is definitely late for a Thanksgiving post, but we had too much fun not to share!
The weeks leading up to Thanksgiving we filled with lots of learning about the Pilgrims and their journey across the ocean from Europe to America. We used this time to talk about long ago and today and to begin exploring maps and globes. We used what we had learned to create some informational writing about the Pilgrims, their journey to America, and the first Thanksgiving. We even added our own globes and Mayflowers to show our reader how and where they traveled.
We got in a little STEM action by creating our own Mayflowers using aluminum foil. After making sure our ships could float, we used our counting skills to see how many pilgrims (cubes) our ships could hold.
Walker's Mayflower held 100 Pilgrims--just two short of the real Mayflower!
And...after learning about that very first feast and celebration, we got to participate in a feast of our own! It was wonderful to celebrate Thanksgiving with so many families and friends here at school! We were definitely thankful to have you here with us!
Then, just because Thanksgiving is not complete without a little turkey, we spent several days learning all about turkeys. We learned some very interesting facts about these yummy birds and used some of our new information to create some great teaching books about the Thanksgiving favorite.
There was lots of Thanksgiving learning, but we had a little good old fashioned fun too!
I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving!!
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