To begin the week I read part of the story Pilgrims by Mary Pope Osborne . The students learned about the Mayflower and the difficult journey the Pilgrims made to the new world. After reading, we worked together to identify the main idea and details from this story. Next, we read the mini book The Voyage of the Mayflower together as a class. The students wrote down four facts they learned about the Mayflower. They also labeled their own Mayflower. Finally, each student packed a pretend suitcase for their own trip on the Mayflower. They were able to pack 8 items. The students made a list of what they would pack. We had such a fun day as Pilgrim children today!! We read the story Pilgrim Children and talked about what school, games, chores, and life was like as a a pilgrim child. The students worked in small cooperative groups to compare and contrast their life today to the life of a pilgrim child. Later in the day the students had the opportunity to rotate centers to learn more about what life was like as a pilgrim. In the toy center the students used socks and paper towels to make their own doll. In the school center the students wrote on slates with chalk, made their own hornbook and tried to write the alphabet with a quill. In the game center I taught the students how to play marbles. Finally, in the hunting and gathering center the students walked around the school to gather food cards. The boys collected deer, mussels, and fish. The girls gathered wheat, berries and corn. The students had a great time learning about how life today has changed from the past.
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Everett Prevost
11/20/2013 09:06:37 am
I had a bunch of fun playing the marble game.
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