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| Welcome to Ms. Byerly's |
| Unit Page |
| Background Set |
| Pilgrims, Indians, & Turkey by: |
| Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful. Today, people celebrate Thanksgiving by having a big dinner with family and friends. Many years ago (in 1621), the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the Wampanoag Indians observed the first Thanksgiving feast. The Pilgrims were thankful for the help of the Indians who showed them how to build stronger houses and hunt for food. One Indian named Squanto, became a very good friend and helped teach the pilgrims to plant corn, squash and beans. At harvest time, there was plenty of food and on the day of the feast, the Pilgrims covered the tables with food from their gardens. The Indians brought wild turkeys and shellfish. It was a time of great celebration and thanksgiving. UNIT ACTIVITIES Read "The First Thanksgiving" by Linda Hayward Discuss why the people on the Mayflower came to America Discuss the hardships the passengers on the Mayflower endured. Introduce the word "cooperation" and define it as working together, helping, and sharing. Talk about how the Pilgrims and Indians cooperated. Creative Writing Idea: Write a story about a run-away Thanksgiving turkey! Make a colorful cornucopia. Read story "Squanto and the First Thanksgiving" and make a list of how the Indians helped the Plimouth settlers. Make "Friendship Fruit Salad" Give each child an Indian name to use all week. After discussing why Pilgrims were thankful, let each child tell something for which they are thankful. Let each child make an "I am thankful" booklet. Hand Print Turkey: Paint each finger on child's hand a different color. Paint their thumbs and palms brown and press their hands on paper. Add beak, eyes, wattle, etc. OTHER BOOKS TO READ: Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Arthur's Thanksgiving by Marc Brown Clifford's First Thanksgiving by Norman Bridwell Thanksgiving at the Tappleton's by Eileen Spinelli Thanksgiving on a Turkey Farm by Ann Devendorf The Squirrels Thanksgiving by Steven Kroll 1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Pilgrims by B.G. Henessy |
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| Click on the Turkey to Sing a Turkey Song (with music)! |
| RECIPE FOR FRY BREAD |
| 2 cups self-rising flour 1 cup milk cooking oil Mix the flour and milk in a large bowl, adding flour as necessary to form a dough. Flatten small amounts of the dough into patties. Using a wok or an electric skillet set at 400 degrees Farenheit, brown the bread patties in hot oil. Drain the cooked bread on a paper towel. Serve the warm bread with butter, jam, or cinnamon sugar. Makes approximately 24 small servings of bread. (Recipe taken from Mailbox, November-A Month of Ideas, 1996 Preschool-Kindergarten, p. 81) |
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