Preparation
Write word indian and cut up into individual letters
Materials
"indian"
Teaching
1. Tell your child you have a secret word of the day. Have them create the word in the following way:
in, din, an, dan, and, ad, then tell them how to spell "indian" and sound it out for child.
Writing
Preparation
Create on large dotted line paper:
Capital "I" on first line, with dotted out line of "I'
lower case "i" with dotted outline "i"
On the paper space in front of each group of letters room for "i" write k_ck, d_d, w_g, h_ll, f_n, S-nk, t_p, k_t
Materials
Paper
Marker
Teaching
1. Teach your child proper writing of letter "I" (See my video here)
3. Read each set of letters to your child (for instance "k_ck") have your child write a "i" between the letters and sound out the new word.
4. Repeat for new word.
Math
Math
Preparation
Stamp various patterns on a piece of a paper
I did:
ABAB, AABB, AAB, ABB (or in other words: Pumpkin turkey, pumpkin turkey ABAB; Pumpkin, pumpkin, turkey, turkey AABB; pumpkin, pumpkin, turkey AAB, and pumpking, turkey, turkey ABB)
Leave extra lines for your child to create their own patterns
I did:
ABAB, AABB, AAB, ABB (or in other words: Pumpkin turkey, pumpkin turkey ABAB; Pumpkin, pumpkin, turkey, turkey AABB; pumpkin, pumpkin, turkey AAB, and pumpking, turkey, turkey ABB)
Leave extra lines for your child to create their own patterns
Materials
Paper
2 Thanksgiving Stamps (I did pumpkin and turkey)
Teaching
1. Read each pattern. Have your child complete pattern to end of line. It is important that your child doesn't just add the next stamp, but actually iterates the complete pattern. ** The blue squiggles on picture below indicate where my pattern stopped and my son's began**
2. Have your child create patterns for you to finish.
2 Thanksgiving Stamps (I did pumpkin and turkey)
Teaching
1. Read each pattern. Have your child complete pattern to end of line. It is important that your child doesn't just add the next stamp, but actually iterates the complete pattern. ** The blue squiggles on picture below indicate where my pattern stopped and my son's began**
Reading
Preparation
Get a copy of book on First Thanksgiving for young children. I couldn't find any that I liked, so I wrote my own. For a copy you can e-mail me.
Materials
Materials
Book
Teaching
1. Read the book to your child
Art
Preparation
none
Materials
Brown, yellow, red, blackconstruction paper
Marker
Scissors
Glue or stapler
Teaching
1. Using construction paper have your child cut out two thin rectangles to create a band for their head and decorate with markers. You staple bands together to form head piece. Draw feather shape on colored paper, have child cut out feathers.
2. Make a pilgrim hat using a large black rectangle stapled on to head band of construction paper.
2. Make a pilgrim hat using a large black rectangle stapled on to head band of construction paper.
Exploration
Preparation
Reading Thanksgiving book
Materials
Pilgrim and indian headbands made in art
Teaching
1. Act out the first Thanksgiving with your child. Make it VERY simple.
2. Have child wear pilgrim hat. say something like, "The pilgrims left England because they wanted to worship God in their own way, not the king's way." Then have child say "We are going to a new land to worship." Say, "The pilgrims came to America" Have child say, "I see land!" Say, "The winter was hard and many pilgrims got sick." Have child act sick. Say, "Many died."
3. Have child wear indian headband, and you put on pilgrim headband. Say, "In spring the Native Americans (or Indians) came to help the pilgrims plant. Have child say "PUt some fish with your seeds. It helps them grow." The seeds grew and grew and soon there was pleny of food. The pilgrims wanted to hold a feast and invited the Native Americans to join them. Thy feasted for three days. We celebrate Thanksgiving, just like the Pilgrims did, to Thank God for all He has given us."
Pilgrim and indian headbands made in art
Teaching
1. Act out the first Thanksgiving with your child. Make it VERY simple.
2. Have child wear pilgrim hat. say something like, "The pilgrims left England because they wanted to worship God in their own way, not the king's way." Then have child say "We are going to a new land to worship." Say, "The pilgrims came to America" Have child say, "I see land!" Say, "The winter was hard and many pilgrims got sick." Have child act sick. Say, "Many died."
3. Have child wear indian headband, and you put on pilgrim headband. Say, "In spring the Native Americans (or Indians) came to help the pilgrims plant. Have child say "PUt some fish with your seeds. It helps them grow." The seeds grew and grew and soon there was pleny of food. The pilgrims wanted to hold a feast and invited the Native Americans to join them. Thy feasted for three days. We celebrate Thanksgiving, just like the Pilgrims did, to Thank God for all He has given us."
