Possum's Harvest Moon Links!

Social Studies - Hibernation, Harvest Festivals & Parties, Harvest, Nocturnal

             Hibernation Definition For Kids
             Black Bears and Cubs in Hibernation

            Harvest Festival - the end is a bit too "groovy" for my taste but...

            Day and Night - Nocturnal



Language Arts - Vocab
                               - soriee
                               -jig
                               -nibbled

                             Crossword Puzzle

Art - Pastels, Color Usage, Color Palatte, Light

Math - Adding Groups, Multiplying, Dividing

                             

Science - Harvest Moon, Possums

                Harvest Moon Info
                Beautiful Harvest Moon Pictures
                NASA Harvest Moon Video

Read Aloud: Round is a Mooncake, Happy Birthday Moon

Cranberry Thanksgiving - 2018 Edition!

***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
                             No More Kings - Schoolhouse Rock
                             13 Colonies
                             Thirteen Colonies  - **in depth for beefing up
                             Thirteen Colonies Documentary  - **very in depth 1 hr video 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:

The Story Of The Pilgrims For Children

Your Story Hour - Persecuted and Betrayed & The First Thanksgiving




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

Thanksgiving Relaxing Dinner Music -  8 hrs of BEAUTIFUL relaxing music...Fall Foliage, etc.    It's nice even to watch through out the week leading up to Thanksgiving!


And For Mom:

The Thanksgiving Promise

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving pt. 1
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving pt. 2

Cranberry Thanksgiving - 2017 Edition

***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:

The Story Of The Pilgrims For Children

Your Story Hour - Persecuted and Betrayed & The First Thanksgiving




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

Thanksgiving Relaxing Dinner Music -  8 hrs of BEAUTIFUL relaxing music...Fall Foliage, etc.    It's nice even to watch through out the week leading up to Thanksgiving!


And For Mom:

The Thanksgiving Promise

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving