Cranberry Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Unit

Here's a repost of Cranberry Thanksgiving ...Just in time for Thanksgiving!

***If you can't get the book you can watch it being read here:

Cranberry Thanksgiving

Another copy of Cranberry Thanksgiving

Bible

• Memory Verse  Psalm 100:4

Social Studies  

• Geography - New England

                             Map of New England
                             National Geographics New England
                             What's the Time and Weather in Cape Cod   - put it on the thermometer
                             13 Colonies
                             Thirteen Colonies  - **in depth for beefing up

***Beefing Up

• Research the Thirteen Colonies or Cape Cod or New England and write a report or do an oral presentation.

                          

LA 

• Repetition
• Vocabulary

               Make a Word Search from Vocab words

• Simile

               Simile game    

  
Beefing It UP!

•   Grammar-  Noun - watch Schoolhouse Rock - Noun  Using one of the sentences in the book circle or color the nouns in School Journal (composition book) or Worksheet Works (you can do this with verbs, adjectives or adverbs also)
• Play the Nouns and Verbs  - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!! 
• Write a sentence using a similie
• Write a paragraph (or sentence) using some of the vocabulary words

Art 

• Warm Palette

            Warm Colors

            Warm Colored Pics

***Beefing Up

• Draw a picture using the warm color palette

                

Math 

• Measuring Skills

*****Beefing it Up!

• Math Game - Brainie - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!  **math facts
• Inchy Picnic - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!  ***measuring
• Estimation Game 2 - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!  ***estmating
• Match The Fractions - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!  ***fractions

Science

• Starch

         Testing for Starch

• Leavening Agents

          Leavening

• Cranberries

           How Does It Grow? Cranberries

****Beefing Up

• Research and write an essay (report) on Cranberries or give an oral presentation.

Extras

Extra Activities

Thanksgiving Crossword- Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Go Along:

The Very First Thanksgiving

Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving  ** Excellent but long...shows the providence of GOD


Thanksgiving:

William Bradford Biography Nest Entertainment

Plymouth Plantation Virtual Tour

Virtual Tour of the Mayflower II

The Real Thanksgiving Story - (The Story of Liberty)


Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 

Charlie Brown Mayflower Voyage

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

The Mouse On The Mayflower





Read Alouds:


Pilgrim Stories
The Story Of The Pilgrims For Children

Audios:

Your Story Hour - Persecuted and Betrayed      Part 1 & 2
Your Story Hour - The First Thanksgiving          Part 3 & 4




Link to a playlist on youtube:

Thanksgiving - haven't viewed all these but on first glance they look okay..probably more for older kids

Thanksgiving Hymns:

We Gather Together (Perry Como) - my son picked this...who knew??  This is the hymn they sing in the book.

Thanksgiving Hymns  Playlist - just like being in a cathedral!

Thanksgiving  Playlist - this has some classic moderns in it


And For Mom:

The Thanksgiving Promise

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

The Duchess Bakes A Cake Links!!

If You Cant Get This

Here's it being read

Bible

• Read Galatians 6:7 

Social Studies  

• Feudal Society - Middle Age

Read info about Middle Ages

Read info about Feudal System

The Middle Ages in 3 1/2 Minutes - Nice for older kids

Life In The Middle Ages 

Medieval Knights, Princess, Princes, Kings and Dragons

                            

• Color Disk
• Read about Medieval period in Golden Book Encyclopedias or online encyclopedia
• Make A Castle!

****Beefing It Up

• Research a King or Queen and write a paragraph about what you've learned.
• Research Medieval period and write a paragraph about what you've learned

                            

   Language Arts 

• Alliteration

Word World: Pig's Perfect Pizza -  Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Dr Seuss' ABC is ALL Alliteration

• Rhyme Scheme
• Synonyms 

Synonym Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Word Frog - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

• Plot
• Dramatize
• Vocabulary  Make a Puzzle Using Vocabulary or Word Search   

****Beefing It UP

• Write a sentence (or two) using the vocabulary words.
• Put Vocabulary Words in Alphabetical Order
• Write a poem using the Rhyme Scheme  AABBCC
• Copywork - make copywork from the book or a bible selection
• Write a sentence using Alliteration
• Write a sentence using one or two of the Vocabulary words.

Grammar-  Verbs

• Watch Schoolhouse Rock - Verbs
• Using one of the sentences in the book as copywork,  circle or color the verbs in School Journal     (composition book) or Worksheet Works
• Play Ice Cream Talk - Choose verbs - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!
•  Learn the State of Being Verbs:  is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been
• Learn about Contractions - Watch first with sound then turn off sound so they can read it.

Play Contraction Memory  - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

                     

Art 

• Type Style Old English
• Foreshadowing - Catching The Clues
• Activities with a Medieval Theme

                

Math 

• Number 13
• Measuring  - Liguid and Dry Ingredients

  Liquid Measurement Song

            Liquid Measurement Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program

OJ Game- Make sure you have an Ad blocker program

measure some flour!

***Beefing It Up!

     Count The Money -  Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

                Cash Out! -  Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Pizza Fraction Game

Science

• Nutrition

Food Pyramid - Nutrition Table, Food and It's Groups for Kids

Plan a Meal!

****Beefing Up
        

 Research Nutrition and write a 3 paragraph report.  

Bonus!

Life of The King In The Middle Ages - Fun for Mom and older kids

Secrets of The Castle - GREAT docu for mom & olders

Bugs Bunny In King Arthur's Court - funny but can be rude
Leaky Faucet, Katrina's Birthday Cake - Oswald - super cute for the little crowd

If you can find Bing Crosby's  -A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court - that might be fun for mom  **I haven't seen this in a LONG time so you're warned

Danny Kaye's  - Court Jester   - might be fun  ***has sorcery so you're warned 

Read Aloud

Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle or Listen

Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table by Lang or Listen

Henry The Castaway!!

Bible

• Read Numbers 13 - Exploring the Land

Social Studies  

• Explorers 

                            Explorers of North America

                             Explorers of the New World  - May be tiresome for the smallest so do in parts

                            

• Color Disk
• Read About explorers in Golden Book Encyclopedias or online encyclopedia
• Map Skills - make a map of the house (or yard)

****Beefing It Up

Research an explorer and write a paragraph about what you've learned.

                            

   Language Arts 

• Vocabulary:  Orinoco River, Crocodile, Yellow Fever
• Allusion

****Beefing It UP

Write a sentence (or two) using the vocabulary words.
Put vocabulary in alphabetical order
Copywork - make copywork from the book or a bible selection

Grammar-  Adjectives

• Watch Schoolhouse Rock - Adjectives
• Using one of the sentences in the book as copywork,  circle or color the adjectives in School Journal     (composition book) or Worksheet Works

                        -Quotes   "   "

•                  Learn about quotes and then do the practice.  Write a sentence using quotes.  

                      - Commas

•                 Download and do this practice sheet

Art 

• Expression

                            Draw a picture in the style of the artist using expressions

• Mixed Medium

                

Math 

•  Tallying  

Tally Chart - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Tally Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

***Beefing It Up!

      Deep Dive - Multiplication Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

                 Estimation Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Estimation Game 2 - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Place Value Fun Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Place Value Hockey - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!

Pizza Fraction Game

Science

• Survival Skills

           Bushcraft Kids - Survival Skills 

• River Currents

 National Geographic Currents
National Geographic Orinoco River - ***tribal nudity (far away though...)


Bonus

Your Story Hour - Yellowjack    ***about yellow fever, could be a bit much for the younger crowd

****Beefing Up
         Research River Currents, Orinoco, Crocodiles, Kingfisher or Scottish Terrier and write a 3 paragraph report.  

Read Aloud

Children's Robinson Crusoe 

Robinson Crusoe in Words Of One Syllable or Listen

Robinson Crusoe or Listen



The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh)

 Winnie-the-Pooh, the Original Version

 The One In Which Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition To The North Pole  **if you can only read one chapter this one is great

Please do NOT get the Disney version!  The original has wonderful illustrations that all children should see and love!

Climbing Kansas Mountains Links!

Social Studies

Kansas

• History Of Kansas - This is geared toward 7th grade but...
• Highlights of Modern Kansas - Tourism Board commerical
• Nature Conservancy In Kansas
• Fun Kansas Games

State Symbols

• Links to All Things Kansas  - coloring, info

Father Son

Language Arts

Simile

• Simile Game - make sure you have and Ad Blocker Program!!!

Descriptive Writing

****Beefing Up

• Write a sentence using a simile
• Have child write a story using descriptive language

Art

Mixed Medium - Pastels, Charcoal and Colored Pencils

• Color a Picture in the style of the artist

Four Dough Map

Math

Acres

• Acre math game  - make sure you have and Ad Blocker Program!!!

Grain Measurements

• Bushel and a Peck Song - Doris Day, fun!

Adding and Multiplying

• Math problems using 8 or 10 feet x stories of building

Science

Wheat to Flour

• Wheat Facts
• Wheat to Flour pt 1
• Farm to Wheat

For Fun:
Bringing In The Harvest

Read Aloud:  Little Red Hen