We really wanted to teach students about the meaning of Thanksgiving. We watched a brainpop video and read some Thanksgiving books to learn the true meaning of the holiday. We also created "The First Thanksgiving" diorama where students showed how the pilgrims and Native Americans ate the first harvest feast. We also wrote about the first Thanksgiving. I hope you got to see their dioramas. They couldn't WAIT to take them home : )
We read a story called, "Run, Turkey, Run!" where the story of Thanksgiving was told through the perspective of the turkey. My students imagined they were the turkey and came up with ideas of how to get away from the farmer. Some examples were disguise themselves as a tree, a UK basketball player, a vampire, a warrior, etc. They were very creative and didn't even realize they were writing a persuasive piece! So fun!!
To end our Thanksgiving unit, we concluded the day with pumpkin pie in a bag. We read the directions on the recipe and made the pumpkin pie as a class. We took 2 Ziploc bags with vanilla pudding mix. We added milk, pumpkin pie filling, and some spices to make our treat. Student were given a turn squeezing the bag to mix all of the ingredients together. We also had 2 Ziploc bags full of graham crackers to crush. Then, each student was given a cup. We layered the graham crackers, pumpkin pie filling, and whipped cream. So yummy!!!! The kids loved it so much that they asked for seconds! I printed the recipe and sent it home with the kids to make at home! :)
Pumpkin smashers : )
graham crushers : )
Thank you to all of the parents who donated items for our pumpkin pie treat! I am so thankful for such amazing parents who are willing to donate time/resources to make special memories for my students. I appreciate you very much!
Ms. Jervis
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