Thanksgiving

Today, we read about the first Thanksgiving, which lasted for three days!  We talked about the ways to compare the Thanksgiving we are used to with our families, to the first Thanksgiving the Pilgrims experienced with the Wampanoag tribe.  Of course, with Thanksgiving being right around the corner, it is a fitting time to discuss this time in history. 

It is important to spend more than one sitting on reading this social studies content.  Just like the story on the Iditarod race, there are many details and events to take notice of.  One pass through the text will not provide the experience necessary to digest the material.  There are things we see every time we read that we easily pass over on the first go-round.  Think of when you watch a movie or a tv show for the third or fourth time.  You might find yourself saying, "I didn't see that the first time!"  As always, put yourself back in time.  Ask yourself some "Can you imagine?" questions to get yourself back to the time of the early colonies.

Homework for this week:

Social Studies:
--  Read lesson 3 again (see Links you'd Like for online access info). Most kids finished the worksheet in independent work time this afternoon.

--  On a piece of loose leaf, write down 6 important events and the dates on which they occurred.  Words you may use in your notes include, Pilgrims, Puritans, Squanto, Samoset, the Mayflower Compact, Separatists, Boston.

Math:
5G - link 3.2
5k - sheet
5R - link 4.5

Reading:
Read the Iditarod story. Study the alternate vocabulary sheet you got on Friday (in your pendafile).
We will have a quiz on this story tomorrow.