This week the kindergarteners explored Thanksgiving, everything from the first Thanksgiving to the special food we eat. We learned about why the Pilgrims left England, their ship the Mayflower, and how some of them died that first year. Then we explored the different ways the Wampanoag people helped the Pilgrims and the feast they had together to celebrate. We also compared what life is like today to that of the Pilgrim people. Then we made a new class book. We each had to create our own Thanksgiving dinner menu. Next we read the story ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. The children in the story save the turkeys and try to convince people to eat something else. We decided to do the same thing. We each wrote a list of things you can eat instead of turkey. We also created a picture of us with a turkey stuffed underneath our shirt.
Monday:
Reading:
Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Completed a letter Ff worksheet
Introduced to the new sight word, you
Read through our new emergent reader, Thanksgiving Dinner
Listened to the story, The Very First Thanksgiving Day
Explored the First Thanksgiving
Compared and contrasted our Thanksgiving with the first Thanksgiving
Introduced to new words, pilgrim, Wampanoag, Mayflower, harvest, & feast
Today we focused on the Pilgrims and their journey and experiences
Math:
Calendar Binder
Number Talk
Religion:
Prayed a decade of the rosary
Gospel Weekly - Jesus invites us to love.
Tuesday:
Reading:
Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Completed a letter Hh worksheet
Created a list of things we like to eat for lunch
Listened to the story, No Turkey for Thanksgiving
Defined menu and discussed when and where you might see use one
Created our own Thanksgiving dinner menu and illustrated it
Math:
Calendar Binder
Number Talk
Religion:
Prayed a decade of the rosary
We spent some time thinking about some things we are thankful for. Then we started a Thank You God! book. Each day we will write 1 thing we are thankful for. Then we have to draw a picture of it.
Wednesday:
Reading:
Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Completed a letter Dd worksheet
Completed ag & an words matching worksheet
Listened to the story, ’Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
Created a list of items you could eat instead of Turkey
Math:
Calendar Binder
Number Talk
Religion:
Prayed a decade of the rosary
Wrote in our Thank You God books about 1 thing we are thankful for from our mom and dad
Thursday:
Reading:
Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Completed a letter Rr worksheet
Listened to the story, ’Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
Retold the stories identifying the beginning, middle and end
Wrote a list of items you could eat instead of turkey
Created a person with a big turkey stuffed under their shirt (like the book) and attached our list of alternative foods
Math:
Calendar Binder
Number Talk
Worked on identifying the characteristics of a rectangle and went on a rectangle hunt through different magazines.
Religion:
Wrote in our Thank You God books about 1 thing we are thankful for at school.
Discussed the life of St. Cecilia, colored her picture, and watched a short video
Friday:
Reading:
Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Completed a letter Hh worksheet
Listened to the story, The Very First Thanksgiving Day
Reviewed the story of the first Thanksgiving
Completed a sorting worksheet of items we use now or items from the first Thanksgiving
Math:
Calendar Binder
Number Talk
Religion:
Mass
Talked about the Feast of Christ the King - started an art project to honor the feast day
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