First we showed the kids some short, simple videos that explain The Story of Thanksgiving
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUYJ9fMiGg
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gW7JJw9-tg
For the older kids (and interested parents !) we suggest this website : http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/
Then we used flash cards to learn some of the keywords we discovered in the video : thank you, indians, pilgrims, Mayflower, corn, turkey, pumpkin, harvest, stuffing, cranberries, potatoes...
The Monday and Tuesday groups made turkeys ...
Then they danced like turkeys : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToU5lVZQJYk
The Tuesday groups also played Thanksgiving Bingo :
Some Thanksgiving songs for Children :
Five Little Turkeys : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODvu6As4Ug
It's Thanksgiving : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBq8geuJk0
What are you thankful for ? : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrAWXIKKZ2Y
Thanksgiving Ouverture : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkmpd3Xp2GM
And some songs of thanks :
Led Zeppelin's "Thank you" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc-EdW1amwg
Dido's "Thank you" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TO48Cnl66w
Alanis Morissette's "Thank you " (live version) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCoWOv6L0E
ABBA's "Thank you for the music" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4069PUk3aM0
The Beatles' "Thank you girl" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpZixsWR1NE
Our students are thankful for : flowers, food, family, friends, candy, cake, presents, fairies, princesses, pirates, cowboys, fire, painting, school ... and KidsCreate workshops !
Sooooooo, what are YOU thankful for ?
