A Unit for First Graders

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PILGRIMS
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A Lesson PlanforFirst-Graders
By Heather Shively-Reittinger and Darla C.
Sackett
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PILGRIMS

• The Mayflower
• Life as a Pilgrim
• Relationships with Indians
• Pilgrims Food
• Freedom
• Duties and Chores
• Conclusion

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The MayflowerWeb Sites

• http//www.historychannel.com/
• http//www.pilgrimhall.org/mayfpass.htm

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The MayflowerWeb Sites Continued

• http//www.pilgrimhall.org/whopilg.htm
• http//www.mayflower.org/distinct.htm
• http//www.pilgrimhall.org/bradjour.htm

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ACTIVITIES

• The students will write their own Mayflower
  Compact.
• The students will read The Mayflower Our
  Journey.
• The students will color a picture of the
  Mayflower and write a brief description about the
  Mayflower.

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Activities Continued

• The students will complete a worksheet about the
  Mayflower.
• The students and teacher will discuss why the
  Mayflower landed in Plymouth,
• The students will watch a video titled The Log
  of the Mayflower.

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Life as a PilgrimWeb Sites

• http//www.pilgrimhall.org/museum.htm
• http//www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html
• http//pilgrims.net/plymouth/

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Pilgrim Village
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Life as A Pilgrim Web Sites Continued

• http//www.plimoth.org/
• http//www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.htmldoll
• http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1465/tha
  nkshist.html

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Pilgrim Activities

• Make cornhusk dolls.
• Read The Story of the Pilgrims
• Read Pilgrims Voice Our First year in the New
  World

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Pilgrim ActivitiesContinued

• Make Pilgrims hats for the students to wear
  during our Thanksgiving Feast.
• Make Pilgrim puppets from the book First
  Thanksgiving Theme Puppets

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Relationships withIndians Web Sites

• http//pilgrims.net/native_americans/index.htm
• http//members.aol.com/RichClark7/pilgrims.htmSQU
  A
• http//www.plimoth.org/Library/interest.htm

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Relationships with IndiansWeb Sites Continued

• http//www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Towe
• http//members.aol.com/cheyefree/thanks.htm

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Activities

• Read book Guests
• Make cornhusk dolls
• Make Indian head-dress

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Activities Continued

• Prepare a Thanksgiving Feast with half of the
  students acting as Pilgrim and half acting as
  Indians
• Select Indian names for every student

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Pilgrims Food Web Sites

• http//members.aol.com/mayflo1620/ welcome.html
• http//www.plimoth.org/Education/ cornp.htm
• http//members.aol.com/calebj/ thanksgiving.html

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Pilgrims Food Web SitesContinued

• http//members.aol.com/calebj/armor.html
• http//www.plimoth.org/Museum/ rarebred.htm

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Activities

• Make paper name plates and include a picture of
  an animal (drawn by student)
• Color the spring corn planting picture
• Sing the TurkeyTurkey Trot... Hokey Pokey - You
  put your right wing in. You put your right wing
  out Additional versesLeft wing, Drumsticks,
  Stuffing, Wattle(Head), Tail Feathers (Bottom),
  Turkey body.

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Activities Continued

• Have the children make necklaces out of colored
  macaroni noodles and yarn.
• Turkey Feather Game Cut out 15 turkey bodies and
  number 1 to 15. Write the number 1" on the first
  turkey, 2 on another, repeat the numbers 3
  through 15. Provide the children with a number of
  feather shapes, cut from construction paper. Ask
  the children to place the appropriate number of
  feathers on each turkey.

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Religious Freedom in America

• http//xroads.virginia.edu/CAP/PURITAN/
  purmain.html
• http//www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc99/vc_08/
  thanks.html
• http//pages.zoom.co.uk/guidemeto/wizzdn.html
• http//www.redtek.net/abc/history/drake.htm
• http//www.redtek.net/abc/history/pastimes.htm

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Activities

• Find 10 Differences between two pictures.
• Have a Thanksgiving scavenger hunt
• Play a word scramble (Ask questions and each
  student will unscramble the word for the correct
  answer)

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ActivitiesContinued

• Group project Paste together popsicle sticks to
  make a church for the Pilgrims
• Each student is to draw a picture of what they
  are thankful for and share with the class

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Duties and Chores Web Sites

• http//www.redtek.net/abc/history/mayflower. htm
• http//www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/
  revolution/mayflower.htm
• http//members.aol.com/RichClark7/pilgrims. htm
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
  pictimeline/sep1620.htm
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
  mayflower/tour/index.htm

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Activities

• Draw one chore a pilgrim child was required to do
  every day
• Make Indian Turquoise bracelets
• Classroom project Draw a large Thankful turkey

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ActivitiesContinued

• Group project Make a Thanksgiving tablecloth
• Read Sarah Morton's Day Day in the Life of a
  Pilgrim Girl , by Kate Waters

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Conclusion

• Mayflower trip to America was long
• Pilgrim life was very hard work
• Pilgrims made friends with Indians

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ConclusionContinued

• Pilgrims planted corn for food
• Pilgrims wanted religious freedom
• Pilgrim children had many chores