was developed for Mrs. Griffin's Kindergarden Class at Pine Grove Elementary School
Designed By Marilee Stone, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher
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What do you know about Thanksgiving? Click here to learn all about the story. |
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Do
you want to know what the pilgrims and their Native American guests
ate at the
first Thanksgiving feast? Travel back to Plymoth and discover what the first celebration was actually like! Additional site on the first Thanksgiving. |
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Do
you know how to read? The Silly Turkey can help! (This site works best when used with Internet Explorer.) |
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Have
you ever
seen a turkey? Lets see what fun facts you know about turkeys! |
Mini-Research
Real World Activity Visit
the website
about The
Story of Thanksgiving . Imagine
your friend does not know anything about Thanksgiving. It is your job
to tell him
all
you know about this holiday. Pretend that you are going to travel back
to
the first Thanksgiving. You are going hunt with the Indians for food
and eat with the Pilgrims. When you
return, you will draw a picture for your friend that will help him
understand Thanksgiving.
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 Steps
For Real World Activity
1. Look at all of the
websites and learn as much as possible.
2. Visit the website about The Story of Thanksgiving. 3. Imagine that you have been to the first Thanksgiving. 4. Using the information you gathered, draw a picture about Turkeys or about Thanksgiving. This picture needs to help your friend learn about Thanksgiving. 5. Dictate facts about the Thanksgiving picture. 6. Give you drawings to your teacher to scan and publish on the Internet. |
Topic Literature Activity
The Very First Thanksgiving Day
Rhonda Gowler Greene
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Topic Literature Activity Using Critical
Thinking Questions
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B. Critical Thinking Questions ; 1. What are some things you think the Indian and Pilgrim children did together? 2. What are some skills the Indians taught the Pilgrims to do? |
 My "Froggy" Idea's Home Page |
 marstone@valdosta.edu |
 VSU Topic Pages |
 Topic Mini-Research Lesson Plan |
 Topic Literature Lesson Plan |
Graphics thanks to:
http://www.holidaygraphics.com/thanksgiving/graphics/index.html
http://www.spundreams.com/holiday/thanksgiving/
http://www.spundreams.com/madebymary/