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A Lesson Planfor
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 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/
Pilgrim Village
1627
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
• Make Pilgrims hats for the students to wear during our Thanksgiving Feast.
• Make Pilgrim puppets from the book First Thanksgiving: Theme Puppets
Pilgrim ActivitiesContinued
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
• 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 Sites
• http://members.aol.com/calebj/armor.html
• http://www.plimoth.org/Museum/ rarebred.htm
Pilgrim’s Food Web SitesContinued
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