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PILGRIMS. A Lesson Plan for First-Graders. By: Heather Shively-Reittinger and Darla C. Sackett. PILGRIMS. The Mayflower Life as a Pilgrim Relationships with Indians Pilgrim’s Food Freedom Duties and Chores Conclusion. The Mayflower Web Sites. http://www.historychannel.com/
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A Lesson PlanforFirst-Graders By: Heather Shively-Reittinger and Darla C. Sackett
PILGRIMS • The Mayflower • Life as a Pilgrim • Relationships with Indians • Pilgrim’s Food • Freedom • Duties and Chores • Conclusion
The MayflowerWeb Sites • http://www.historychannel.com/ • http://www.pilgrimhall.org/mayfpass.htm
The MayflowerWeb Sites Continued • http://www.pilgrimhall.org/whopilg.htm • http://www.mayflower.org/distinct.htm • http://www.pilgrimhall.org/bradjour.htm
ACTIVITIES • The students will write their own “Mayflower Compact.” • The students will read The Mayflower: Our Journey. • The students will color a picture of the Mayflower and write a brief description about the Mayflower.
Activities Continued • The students will complete a worksheet about the Mayflower. • The students and teacher will discuss why the Mayflower landed in Plymouth, • The students will watch a video titled: The Log of the Mayflower.
Life as a PilgrimWeb Sites • http://www.pilgrimhall.org/museum.htm • http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html • http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/ 1627 Pilgrim Village
Life as A Pilgrim Web Sites Continued • http://www.plimoth.org/ • http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html#doll • http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1465/thankshist.html
Pilgrim Activities • Make cornhusk dolls. • Read The Story of the Pilgrims • Read Pilgrims Voice: Our First year in the New World
Pilgrim ActivitiesContinued • Make Pilgrims hats for the students to wear during our Thanksgiving Feast. • Make Pilgrim puppets from the book First Thanksgiving: Theme Puppets
Relationships withIndians Web Sites • http://pilgrims.net/native_americans/index.htm • http://members.aol.com/RichClark7/pilgrims.htm#SQUA • http://www.plimoth.org/Library/interest.htm
Relationships with IndiansWeb Sites Continued • http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Towe • http://members.aol.com/cheyefree/thanks.htm
Activities • Read book Guests • Make cornhusk dolls • Make Indian head-dress
Activities Continued • Prepare a Thanksgiving Feast with half of the students acting as Pilgrim and half acting as Indians • Select Indian names for every student
Pilgrim’s Food Web Sites • http://members.aol.com/mayflo1620/ welcome.html • http://www.plimoth.org/Education/ cornp.htm • http://members.aol.com/calebj/ thanksgiving.html
Pilgrim’s Food Web SitesContinued • http://members.aol.com/calebj/armor.html • http://www.plimoth.org/Museum/ rarebred.htm
Activities • Make paper name plates and include a picture of an animal (drawn by student) • Color the spring corn planting picture • Sing the TurkeyTurkey Trot...Hokey Pokey - You put your right wing in. You put your right wing out; Additional verses:Left wing, Drumsticks, Stuffing, Wattle(Head), Tail Feathers (Bottom), Turkey body.
Activities Continued • Have the children make necklaces out of colored macaroni noodles and yarn. • Turkey Feather Game Cut out 15 turkey bodies and number 1 to 15. Write the number ”1" on the first turkey, “2” on another, repeat the numbers 3 through 15. Provide the children with a number of feather shapes, cut from construction paper. Ask the children to place the appropriate number of feathers on each turkey.
Religious Freedom in America • http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PURITAN/ purmain.html • http://www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc99/vc_08/ thanks.html • http://pages.zoom.co.uk/guidemeto/wizzdn.html • http://www.redtek.net/abc/history/drake.htm • http://www.redtek.net/abc/history/pastimes.htm
Activities • Find 10 Differences between two pictures. • Have a Thanksgiving scavenger hunt • Play a word scramble (Ask questions and each student will unscramble the word for the correct answer)
ActivitiesContinued • Group project: Paste together popsicle sticks to make a church for the Pilgrims • Each student is to draw a picture of what they are thankful for and share with the class
Duties and Chores Web Sites • http://www.redtek.net/abc/history/mayflower. htm • http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/ revolution/mayflower.htm • http://members.aol.com/RichClark7/pilgrims. htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/ pictimeline/sep1620.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/ mayflower/tour/index.htm
Activities • Draw one chore a pilgrim child was required to do every day • Make Indian Turquoise bracelets • Classroom project: Draw a large Thankful turkey
ActivitiesContinued • Group project: Make a Thanksgiving tablecloth • Read Sarah Morton's Day: Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl , by Kate Waters
Conclusion • Mayflower trip to America was long • Pilgrim life was very hard work • Pilgrims made friends with Indians
ConclusionContinued • Pilgrims planted corn for food • Pilgrims wanted religious freedom • Pilgrim children had many chores