Dear Parents,
We introduced our Thanksgiving unit by reading This is the Turkey, by Abby Levine and Hide and Seek, by Teresa Marfin. We had a discussion about the meaning of Thanksgiving. We learned that we celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November by having a feast. We came up with a list of traditional foods we eat on Thanksgiving such as: turkey, sweet potatoes, corn, and pumpkin pie. The children were surprised when they discovered that Native Americans did not have stoves but cooked their food outside on a fire. They hunted and fished for their food and bathed and washed in the river.The children started making a village by painting teepees with tea and watercoloring a river and adding fish stickers to it. They made a campfire by gluing stones in a circle and adding tissue paper in the center for the "fire." Next week we will make Native Americans to add to our village.
Since the children will be dressed as pilgrims for our Thanksgiving feast the girls made bonnets and the boys made top hats.
The children also created placemats by weaving colored strips of paper and then added leaves and a turkey with their picture on it.
On Thursday we had a special guest from "My Gym." They balanced colorful discs on their heads, shoulders, elbow, and then their toes. They also jumped on a springboard. The children really seemed to enjoy the program.
We ended the week by making our own ice cream. Each child participated in the process. I am not sure which they enjoyed more eating it or making it.
Love,
Ms. Bonne and Ms. Denise
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