Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Turkeys, Pilgrims, and Mayflowers

We have been so busy this past month learning about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. We started the month making calendar squares with pilgrims and turkeys. Then we jumped right into the story of the Mayflower.
 
 
 
Next, we learned all about the Pilgrims and what life was like in America when they hit Plymouth Rock! The first winter was very hard, the Native Americans helped them plant food, hunt for meat, and build their homes. These Pilgrims are so cute...
 
 
The kids wrote about what they would have taken with them on the Mayflower...everything from blankies to brothers;)
 
And What would November be without TURKEYS!!!!
 
 
 
 
We made this graph...Do you like to eat turkey? Then we made long-legged turkeys with signs saying "Save a Turkey, Eat more______!" The kids had some cute ideas! Eat more ice cream! Eat more pizza! Eat more jerky!
 
 
 
Lastly, we made these cute turkey glyphs. Kids had to answer certain questions to make their turkey. The number of feathers is how old they are and straight legs meant they are staying home for Thanksgiving. Folded legs means they are going somewhere else for dinner.
 
 
Look at the floor after this project...
 
 
What a mess!!! Just had to share;)
 
 
This was definitely a fun week in Mrs. Craig's kindergarten class. We will be watching Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving tomorrow and enjoying pumpkin pie. Hope you all enjoy your families and have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We will continue with our usual routines next week and will focus on the letter P and the sight word "to." We have started to read and blend short three-letter words this week. I will share a bit about that next week!
 
Thanks for reading, Darci
 
 
 

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