The First Thanksgiving: What do you know
Objectives
· Students will be able to explain the origins of Thanksgiving and what the first one was like.
· Students will revaluate their previous knowledge of what Thanksgiving history is.
· Students will be able to define and illustrate new vocabulary words.
· Students will; begin to understand the native Americans point of view on Thanksgiving
Materials
· 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
· Three Young Pilgrims
· 5" x 5" pieces of white paper for class quilt
· Colored Pencils
· Markers
· Crayons
MMSD Standards:
. Analyze a variety of historical genre to identify fact from fiction.
Activity:
The teacher will write the word “Thanksgiving” on the boar. The teacher will then ask the students to get into small groups of 4, and discuss what they know about Thanksgiving. They can say anything they know such as its history, who celebrates it, where it is celebrated, how people celebrate it, why it is celebrated, and things like that. This part of the activity is for the teacher to see what the students already know and about this event. Once the students are done discussing this in their small groups, they will come back together and offer this information to the teacher in order to compile a list. The teacher will most likely point out that some of the information that was talked about are not things that hold true to our history and that we sometimes lose the meaning of some of the holidays that we celebrate.
The teacher will then tell the students that they will be reading 2 books that give accurate information about the first Thanksgiving. The class will be split into 4 groups. Two groups will be given a book entitled 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving and the other two groups will be given Three Young Pilgrims. 1621 is a much harder read, so this book will be given to the stronger readers in the classroom. Once each group has read their books, they will do a Jigsaw where people from each group will switch groups so they can summarize what they learned from the books they read within their original group.
The students will then take the information from the books to create 1 quilt piece that illustrate and explain the first Thanksgiving. The teacher can provide some guidance to the children while they are working on this. The teacher will also explain to the students that they should have an explanation ready for their classmates as to why they drew what they did. Once everyone is done with their quilt piece the teacher will assemble the squares on a bulletin board and allow the students to explain their contributions. This will conclude the lesson.
Assessment:
The teacher will evaluate the students from reviewing the quilt pieces they made and their explanations for what they drew on them. The teacher will also informally assess the students by listening in on the students discussions of the books they read.
· Students will be able to explain the origins of Thanksgiving and what the first one was like.
· Students will revaluate their previous knowledge of what Thanksgiving history is.
· Students will be able to define and illustrate new vocabulary words.
· Students will; begin to understand the native Americans point of view on Thanksgiving
Materials
· 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
· Three Young Pilgrims
· 5" x 5" pieces of white paper for class quilt
· Colored Pencils
· Markers
· Crayons
MMSD Standards:
. Analyze a variety of historical genre to identify fact from fiction.
Activity:
The teacher will write the word “Thanksgiving” on the boar. The teacher will then ask the students to get into small groups of 4, and discuss what they know about Thanksgiving. They can say anything they know such as its history, who celebrates it, where it is celebrated, how people celebrate it, why it is celebrated, and things like that. This part of the activity is for the teacher to see what the students already know and about this event. Once the students are done discussing this in their small groups, they will come back together and offer this information to the teacher in order to compile a list. The teacher will most likely point out that some of the information that was talked about are not things that hold true to our history and that we sometimes lose the meaning of some of the holidays that we celebrate.
The teacher will then tell the students that they will be reading 2 books that give accurate information about the first Thanksgiving. The class will be split into 4 groups. Two groups will be given a book entitled 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving and the other two groups will be given Three Young Pilgrims. 1621 is a much harder read, so this book will be given to the stronger readers in the classroom. Once each group has read their books, they will do a Jigsaw where people from each group will switch groups so they can summarize what they learned from the books they read within their original group.
The students will then take the information from the books to create 1 quilt piece that illustrate and explain the first Thanksgiving. The teacher can provide some guidance to the children while they are working on this. The teacher will also explain to the students that they should have an explanation ready for their classmates as to why they drew what they did. Once everyone is done with their quilt piece the teacher will assemble the squares on a bulletin board and allow the students to explain their contributions. This will conclude the lesson.
Assessment:
The teacher will evaluate the students from reviewing the quilt pieces they made and their explanations for what they drew on them. The teacher will also informally assess the students by listening in on the students discussions of the books they read.
