This TopicQuest was designed for Mrs. Killgo's Kindergarten Class at Moulton Branch Elementary School
By Emily Hunt, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher
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Thanksgiving
is a holiday when we spend time with our family and eat lots of turkey!
Yummy! It is also a day when we can express thanks for our many
blessings. Thanksgiving began many years ago with pilgrims and
Indians. This site will teach you many interesting facts about
the history of Thanksgiving. Let get ready to find out all about why we
celebrate Thanksgiving Day!
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Learn more about the
Pilgrims and what they ate for their first Thanksgiving meal by taking
a virtual tour at the Plimouth
Plantation. You
will also learn many
historical facts.
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In October many
people carve pumpkins. Would you like to create your own pumpkin
online? Visit Country
Graphics and you can create your own jack-0-laterns online. |
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Have some fun on
Thanksgiving. Find some creative activities you can make for Thanksgiving.
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Do you know who
Native Americans are? Go to this link and find out all about Native
Americans. |
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You can learn all about celebrating Thanksgiving in America on this site. |
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The Mayflower was the ship
that brought Pilgrims to America. You can learn many important facts
about the passengers, ship, and the voyage. |
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Scenario
Mission
Lets pretend we are a
chef for the day!
We have learned all about Thanksgiving today. Now that you have learned
what the Pilgrims ate on their first Thanksgiving meal, we are going to
cook our very own meal. So lets get ready to be a chef and start
cooking!
How
to complete our mission
1. We are first going to review what the Pilgrims ate on their first Thanksgiving. 2. Now that you know what we must cook lets get started. 3. We are going to draw our Thanksgiving meal on a paper plate. Make sure you draw several pictures of different foods. 4. Take your time and draw a real pretty picture of your dishes. The teacher will then label your pictures. 5. Once you have finished we are going to share with the class what we made. HAVE
FUN!!
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