Monday, November 16

Monday,  November 16

Word Focus Review: an 

Kinderphonics: Letter Ii Review & Sound Sort: What begins with Ii?
Phonemic Awareness: Segment Words 

I will say a word in three parts: /t/ /o/ /p/, while putting one finger up for each sound. Next, I make a fist and bring it toward my chest while saying the word. The children will do the same.

/m/ /a/ /n/, /g/ /u/ /m/, /p/ /u/ /p/, etc.

    Handwriting: lowercase i

Literacy Jobs

   Writer's Workshop: Authors Persevere!
The idea behind this lesson is help the children understand that beginning to write words doesn't have to be scary. We don't want to say, "I don't know how." instead, we will say, "I'll try." If we build a safe environment by allowing them to write the sounds they hear in a word, then they build on that confidence and become empowered to write more sounds.
  Kindermath: One Less

Zero the Hero visits today for Day 50!

Social Studies: The History of Thanksgiving

What two groups of people had a fall harvest feast in 1621 at the Plymouth colony?

The Pilgrims and Wampanoag

Where did the feast take place?

Plymouth Colony

How long did their harvest feast last?

Three days

What kinds of food did they eat at the harvest feast?

Corn, cranberries, pumpkin, venison, fish

Did the Pilgrims and Wampanoag call their feast “Thanksgiving”?

No. People began to call their harvest feast the “First Thanksgiving” hundreds of years later. 

Who helped make Thanksgiving a holiday?

Sarah Hale. She wrote articles and letters to people in the government to ask them to create a Thanksgiving holiday.

Do all people think that Thanksgiving is a happy and joyful holiday?

No. Some people, especially many Native or Indigenous people think of Thanksgiving as a day of sadness. 

How can we be respectful of the Native American culture on Thanksgiving? 

Learn about their history, not use Native American culture as costumes. 
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