Sarah Morton

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Sarah Morton
A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl By Kate
Waters Photographs by Russ Kendall Cyberlesson
by JoAnn Truszkowski
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Materials

• Text, Sarah Morton, A Day in the Life of a
  Pilgrim Girl
• By Kate Waters
• Prediction Sheet
• Venn Diagram
• Reflection Sheet
• Pencil
• Computer with Internet Access

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Hello First Graders! Have you ever wondered what
life was like as a child along time ago? We are
going to take a journey back in time to the year
1627. We will view pictures and read about what
life was like back then. Are you ready? Lets
go!
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Before Reading

• Before we read the story, Sarah Mortons Day
  A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl, we will take
  a picture walk to see what responsibilities Sarah
  had as a child in 1627. As we go through the
  book, write what you predict the story will be
  about. Click on the book above for the
  prediction sheet.

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Predictions

• 1.______________________________
• 2.______________________________
• 3.______________________________
• 4.______________________________

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During Reading

• While we read the story, check to monitor your
  predictions. Draw a star next to the predictions
  that were correct from the story.

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After Reading Pilgrim children had many chores to
do. The next three slides show the many different
chores that Sarah had to do each day.
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• Morning Chores
• Tend the fire.
• Serve pudding to parents.
• 3. Feed the chickens.
• 4. Milk the goat.

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• Afternoon Chores
• 1. Work in the garden.
• 2. Time for lessons.
  
• 3. Grind the spices.

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• Evening Chores
• Cook bread and turkey.
• 2. Polish the kettle.
• 3. Practice reading.
• 4. Milk the goat again.
• 5. Get the pail and get water from
• 6. Say your prayers.

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After Reading After reading Sarah Mortons Day,
we will fill in our Venn Diagram to compare the
daily chores in Sarahs life in 1627 and the
daily chores in our life in 2005.
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Beyond Reading
Now that you have learned about Pilgrim life, do
you think you would like to live in the year
1627? Click on the pictures below to learn more
about Pilgrim life. After you have viewed the
different websites, write down your reflections
and share them with your partner.
Pilgrim clothing
Pilgrim clothing
Pilgrim homes
Pilgrim homes
The Mayflower
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Reflections

• I would like to live in the year 1627
  because_________
• _________________________________________.
• I would like to live in the year 1627
  because_________
• _________________________________________.
• I would not like to live in the year 1627
  because______
• _________________________________________.
• I would not like to live in the year 1627
  because______
• _________________________________________.

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Rubric
Activity 3 2 1
Prediction sheet Makes predictions about the story during a book picture walk and writes them on a recording sheet. Makes 2-3 reasonable predictions about the story and records them on the recording sheet. Makes unreasonable predictions about the story and records them on the recording sheet. Does not make predictions about the story and does not record them on the recording sheet.
Venn Diagram Compares chores in the year 1627 to chores in 2005. Writes down 2-3 chores for each section. Total of 6-9 chores. Demonstrates critical thinking within their answers. Writes down at least 1 chore in each section. Total of 3 chores. Writes down less than 3 chores total.
Reflection Sheet After reading the story, write about whether or not you would like to live in the year 1627. Writes down at least 2 responses on the reflection sheet. Demonstrates critical thinking in their answers. Writes down at least 1 response on their reflection sheet. Does not write down a reflection.
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Credits
Websites http//members.aol.com/calebj/clothing.
html http//web.ccsd.k12.wy.us/Social20Studies/
05/0101pilcloth.html http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/s
taff/ErinKeller/pilgrimwq/plimouth.htm http//te
acher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/mayflower/tour/i
ndex.htm http//teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiv
ing/plimoth/daily.htm http//www.eduplace.com/gr
aphicorganizer/pdf/venn.pdf Text Sarah Mortons
Day A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl By
Kate Waters Photographs By Russ Kendall
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The End