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| Some of the books we read during this unit. |
I love the Thanksgiving holiday, and I love our Thanksgiving unit. It is a very busy unit that covers a lot, including holiday traditions and the history of the first Thanksgiving. Kyrie spent a lot of time during this unit working on models that helped her understand the historical Thanksgiving, including a model of the first Plymouth colony and the model of a Wampanoag village. Both kids spent time reflecting on what they are thankful for and their favorite parts of our modern Thanksgiving, while Kyrie took those activities further and compared & contrasted how we celebrate today with how the Pilgrims & Native Americans celebrated in the past.
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| Kyrie working on her Plymouth colony model. |
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| Degen is thankful for his sister! |
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| We made two batches of this yummy mix. The first time, I explained the meaning of all the ingredients and the second time they explained the meaning to us. |
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| Kyrie uses a reference book to complete a model of Pilgrim clothing. |
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| These are Degen's models of Pilgrim & Wampanoag clothing. |
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| Degen weaving a paper basket. Baskets had both practical & religious importance to the Wampanoag tribe. |
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| Kyrie showing off her basket. |
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| A turkey by Kyrie |
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| A compare & contrast activity by Kyrie. |
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| Kyrie has had some great journal entries as we finish out this academic year. |
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| Kyrie putting together a diorama of Pilgrim & Wampanoag 'kitchens.' |
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| Kyrie's writing project for this unit. |
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