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 November 2008

 This month we will feature lessons in honor of Thanksgiving.

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• First Thanksgiving Feast

  Students research the first Thanksgiving feast:
  1. Facts and myths.
  2. What the menu consisted of.
  3. The origin of the cornucopia.

• Over the River and Far Away

  Students read the poem "Over the River and Through the Woods," summarize it, and draw conclusions (includes a PowerPoint presentation)--Thanksgiving, poetry

• Thanksgiving

  Students will be reading, writing, collecting data, and experiencing hands-on activities to learn important things from our Nation''s history, in particular Thanksgiving.

• Thanksgiving Food Guide Pyramid

  Students will utilize nutritional information and recognize the food guide pyramid.

• Learning Through Native American Folktales

  This unit crosses the curriculum with a hands-on approach to learn about Native American folktales.

• Native Americans

  Five lessons demonstrating knowledge learned from a bigger Native American unit, the lessons on the Hopi and Iroquois tribes.

• Tipi Math

  Through an integrated curriculum, students will research, design, build, and decorate accurately a scale model of a Plains Indian tipi.

• Native American Artifacts

  Students create an Indian artifact and write a report detailing its history -- Archaeology

• Study of Native Americans: Mythology, Literature and Culture

  Students will research various aspects of Native American mythology and conduct presentations with visual aids to share the information learned.