Happy Thanksgiving!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving our class completed many fun projects.  After reading and studying the Mayflower the first graders made a list of what they would take with them if they were traveling on the Mayflower.  They then made a suitcase listing and illustrating what they would take on their journey.  Here is a great example of a suitcase we made.

 We also completed a Thankful Plateful, the students took the plates home and used magazines, pictures and words to describe what they are thankful for!  These turned out so great and everyone enjoyed looking at these cute plates hanging in the hallway.

First graders also had a Thanksgiving feast.  We created Pilgrim's Porridge, a mixture of various snacks that symbolized items from the first Thanksgiving.  For example; skittles- representing the colorful harvest, doritos- representing the teepees made by the Native Americans.  We had a great time sharing the porridge and spending time together giving thanks.

 To top off the fun week before Thanksgiving, we completed some fun Thanksgiving centers!
The one pictured below is Turkey Fact Families- during this center the kids had to match up the turkey feathers to the turkey that included the fact familiy numbers.

Happy Thanksgiving!