This TopicQuest was designed for Ms. Kinsey's Pre-K Class at Clyattville Elementary School
Designed By Andrea Lombard, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher.
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Thanksgiving
is often called Turkey Day. To find out more about Turkey's visit
this website. Why might Thanksgiving be called Turkey
Day? What other types of food do we eat on Thanksgiving? |
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America America My
Home Sweet Home! Find out who discovered America by visiting this website. |
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Do
you know what the first
people to sail from England and take residence in America
were called? To find out more visit this website. |
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I
bet you are wondering how the Pilgrims made it all the way
across the seas to this great land? They traveled
here on a big ship called the Mayflower.
To learn more click here. |
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Visit
Wikpedia Encyclopedia,
to learn even more about Thanksgiving. |
Mission
Activity We are going to pretend
that we are Pilgrims, and we are celebrating our first
Thanksgiving in America. After reviewing all of the websites above, we
will imagine what our first meal would be like. Next we will prepare
our own Thanksgiving feast by drawing and coloring in the foods that we
would eat if we were actually there.
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Mission
Activity Steps 1. Visit all of the
websites above, paying special attention to the
types of food mentioned.
2. Think of what types of food from these websites that you would like to eat. 3. Now we are going to prepare a meal just like one from the first Thanksgiving. 4. Using your color crayons draw and color the three foods that you chose from the websites. 5. Now explain what these foods are to your preservice teacher. |
 Andrea's Homepage |
 aslombar@valdosta.edu |
 VSU TopicQuest Websites |
 TopicQuest Lesson Plan |