We had so much fun during the last couple of weeks preparing for Thanksgiving. The children created fantastic tepee villages by making clay turkeys, and a water-colored a lake which even included fish. The children created a fire pit by gluing stones around a circle and adding orange and red tissue paper for the flames. Finally, they made tepees by gluing various shapes such as circles, diamonds, and triangles to a cardboard cone, and added three straws on the top (representing tree branches).
The children were quite surprised when they discovered that the Native Americans did not have stoves but cooked their meals outside on a fire. They were also that they didn't have supermarkets. The Native Americans hunted and fished for their food. They also learned that they washed up in the river because there were no sinks in the tepees.
We also made adorable Pilgrim costumes. The boys made pilgrim hats by decorating a square (buckle) with gold glitter and gluing it onto their black hats. The girls decorated their hats by rolling gold paint onto the brim of their bonnets. We also cut out felt collars and cuffs. The children loved their costumes and couldn't wait to wear them, even though, the hats were covered with paint and glue.
We had a great discussion about the meaning of Thanksgiving after reading "The Story of the Pilgrims," by Katherine Ross. We learned that we celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November by having a feast. We came up with a list with traditional foods we eat with our families on Thanksgiving, such as turkey, rice, squash, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, and pumpkin pie. We also talked about what we are thankful for.
This is what the children said:
Hattie: My brother Bede
Delia: Mom and Dad
Iker: When Mom gives me Kisses
Trystan: Mom and Dad
Sid: Kisses
Bingyi: My Baby
Nidhi: Thanksgiving Feast
Felix: Mama and Daddy
Lexi: My family
Bonne and Barbara: Our wonderful class!
We had a nice visit from the librarian this week. Some of the stories the children enjoyed listening to were: Two Tough Crocs, by David Bedford, Have you Seen my Dragon, by Steve Light, and Setting the Turkey Free, by Nikola-Lisa.
We hope you had a good time at our Thanksgiving celebration. The children certainly looked like they were having fun. They did an exceptional job singing at the concert. They looked absolutely adorable in their pilgrim costumes. I am sure you will all agree!
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Thank you so much for all the food you contributed to the feast. Everything was absolutely delicious! Happy Thanksgiving!
Love,
Ms. Bonne and Ms. Barbara
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