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Pilgrims
Posted by: Lori 2 #25595
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I haven't been around the boards much lately -- taking a class for my master's that is keeping me busy, busy, busy, plus all the regular stuff. Jean Fritz is great for the Revolutionary War. Kate Waters has some great photo-documentary type books about the pilgrims. They were photographed at the recreation of Plymouth Plantation and the titles include On the Mayflower, Samuel Eaton's Day, Sarah Morton's Day, and Tappenum's Day (from the viewpoint of one of one of the Indian boys), and Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Festival. Another one I particularly like for the pilgrims is Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness. Also, Joseph Bruchac has a great book on Squanto -- which is a fascinating story -- Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving. Good luck,
Lori
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The real Thanksgiviing story
Posted by: Willjames #117670
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The Church of England under King James I was persecuting anyone and everyone who did not recognize its absolute civil and spiritual authority. Those who challenged ecclesiastical authority and those who believed strongly in freedom of worship were hunted down, imprisoned, and sometimes executed for their beliefs.
A group of separatists first fled to Holland and established a community. After eleven years, about forty of them agreed to make a perilous journey to the New World, where they would certainly face hardships, but could live and worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences.
On August 1, 1620, the Mayflower set sail. It carried a total of 102 passengers, including forty Pilgrims led by William Bradford. On the journey, Bradford set up an agreeme...
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Classroom Organization
Posted by: sj #52932
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NOTEBOOKS--I have one 1" notebook I labeled my "Handy Book". Everything in it is in a plastic sleeve. I keep transparencies I use often, such as handwriting lines and a clockface. I keep copies of poems and jingles that I use often. This book is where I keep the "old standbys" that I wouldn't want to stash in a file cabinet because I use them every year and throughout the year. I have another 1" notebook I labeled "Lesson Plans". I also use plastic sleeves in it to store the pages that I must refer to over a period of time, such as duty schedules, library schedule, class roster, scope & sequence chart. I also have a copy of the grade-level objectives (TEKS, in Texas), this week's lesson plans in a plastic sleeve, and as I put in each new week of plans I remove the old ones from the...
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thanksgiving assembly
Posted by: Kim #49393
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I teach 4 year olds, and I do something similar.A week or so BEFORE thanksgiving I talk about the pilgrims. We talk about how the pilgrims lived under a mean king that taxed them and took their money and would not let them love the God of their choice (I am a Catholic school) we then talk about how they did not like it and so they all got on a big boat and landed in America. There they met Indians and they made friends and had a big dinner to celebrate their new freedom and their new friends. For the 'party' the kids are divided into two groups - the Indians and pilgrms naturally. The Indians use a brown paper bag as a vest, and make a feather head dress. The Pilgrims make the traditional hat with a big buckel and the girls make paper bonnets and aprons. Talk about cute! ...
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My system--hope this helps
Posted by: sj #49370
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I've got my files organized like this--it evolved after changing grade levels several times....We basically have these things to organize: books, unit (science/ss)files, bulletin boards, math, language arts, reading, and business. Since the unit files, bulletin boards, and boods can be grouped under the same headings, I have numbered those files. Many people try to do alphabetical, but I've found that the files grow better and I can remember better where they are if they are numberical. Mine go something like this 1. Orientation 2. School 3. Me, Self, Family 4. Pets 5. Fire, Police, Safety 6. Food 7-8 Halloween, 9 Fall & Weather 10. Indians 11. Pilgrims. 12. Thanksgiving.....etc. My books have these numbers on them, as do my bulletin board items. Every sheet in the file ha...
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themes..long and jabbery!
Posted by: teachingranny #49053
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I taught first grade for 6 years. I always loved October! The first week my theme was always SIGNS of FALL-We take nature walks then do interactive writing about what we saw. We read the book I Went Walking as a jump off for our own class book...We went walking. What did you see? We saw_______.Each child gets to tell and receives help to write one page in a class made big book, which was later illustrated by that child during centers.We make leaf texture rubbings and spatter paint a T-shirt. Then I write a sentence frame..and let them make their own sentence and illustrate.ex..My t-shirt has _______leaves.(orange ,brown,red,etc.)We make a torn paper collage picture of a fall tree on black paper.VERY pretty! Math is fun..." Lanaya has 3 green leaves in her hand. Devin, get two leaves a...
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getting grades
Posted by: Carolyn #49671
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It's nice that you teach 3rd grade. At least you have kids who can write and do some things independently now. As for activities for grades, have you tried having them do things like essays? When I taught social studies to 3rd grade, I had my students write an letter to an imaginary Pilgrim when we were studying the Pilgrims. In the letter, they were to tell the Pilgrim about the time they live in and describe and ask questions about the Pilgrims' time. Interestingly, the kids did a nice job of this comparing and contrasting activity without knowing that they were actually doing a very useful language arts activity. You can also have them do things like little booklets. They can work cooperatively on maps, too. I have also had kids watch a content related video and have them ...
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mixed-grade buddy reading
Posted by: sj #49402
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I did some of this with a developmental first and fourth grade classes. I (the fourth grade teacher) wrote some how-to instructions for various art/craft activities. When paired, the 4th grader was to read the directions with the 1st grader and lead them through the activity, with both children making the craft item. Put into the position of teacher/guide, the 4th graders became intent on reading for full meaning and were awesome explainers and helpers for the younger ones. One project involved making a clown face from a chinet paper plate--punch a hole in the middle after coloring on the face, then attach paper ears and pull a balloon end through the hole to make the nose. These work-to-create sessions could be great culminators for buddies who finish reading a book on a related topi...
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Thanksgiving
Posted by: Jackie #86453
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Hi Kim,I do this every year! It is lots of fun but it is also a LOT of work. The kids will never forget it though!
I actually make a turkey... I stick it in my oven early in the morning and then I leave work and pick it up to bring back to school. (My principal gets someone to cover my class for those 20 min....yes i work close to my home.) The night before I make the mashed potatos, stuffing, gravy, corn, and biscuits. Put everything in a microwaveable container. I have three microwaves in my classroom that day to heat everything up plus hot plates to keep the stuffing and the gravy warm. I also have three pumpkin or sweet potato pies, cranberry sauce, and apple cider and fruit punch. I make sure I have all my serving utensils in one bag. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to make sure u...
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Buddy classes activities
Posted by: jayshe #142282
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--Type step by step instructions for an art project. The 4th grader has to read and follow the directions and explain to the K. They both create the project, with the 4th helping the K with the harder parts. This was a great success and really pointed out to 4th graders how important it is to read directions carefully!
--We used to take both 4 and K out to playground together and turn a jumprope while they jumped and sang jumprope rhymes. We found that many 4s couldn't jump rope and this was a fun way for them to learn with their little buddies.
--We did a Thanksgiving feast together, with 4s being the pilgrims and Ks being the Indians. Each group presented a bit of a "program" for the other with songs, artwork, and posters. The Ks prepared the "meal" and it was great fun with ...
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