The First Thanksgiving
Within my social studies portfolio, I have included a lesson plan that focuses on teaching children about the First Thanksgiving. Accompanying the lesson plan are pictures of the bulletin board Jen and I created for the lesson, suggestions for books to read to students, a story for students to read, and a worksheet to test comprehension. Additionally, I created Thanksgiving menus to compare and contrast Thanksgiving foods served at the First Thanksgiving versus modern Thanksgiving celebrations and an invitation for students to complete describing the First Thanksgiving. However, because I created these files on Publisher, I cannot upload them to this blog. Let me know if you would like them, and I would be happy to send them on to you. I hope you will find this lesson to be beneficial!
The First Thanksgiving Lesson Plan
The First Thanksgiving bulletin board
The First Thanksgiving picture
Carriage Hill Field Trip
Using a trip to carriage hill as a basis, I have created a curriculum unit about life on a farm in the late 1800s.
Within the unit, I have included the 5-day lesson plan, the format for a student dictionary to define unfamiliar terms, and a journal entry rubric. Additionally, I developed a worksheet that has students identify and place which items were brought from a farm to the market and which items were taken home from the market. I also created a graphic organizer titled “Life on My 19th Century Farm” and a letter to parents describing the unit. The worksheet, graphic organizer, and letter to parents are all files from Publisher, so I could not upload them to this blog. Again, I would be happy to send them to you if you would like. Feel free to use and adapt anything I have posted. Enjoy!
Melanie Platfoot
Melanie, These look great and should have some appeal to teachers in this area in particular. You may want to email this link to Rick Musselman at Carriage Hill!