I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday and vacation!
We had so much fun during the week before the holiday learning about living off the land, about the history of Thanksgiving, and about Native Americans. The children had dramatic play in the Native American chickees and tepees and enjoyed playing the drums with rhythmic beats. Lots of cooking went on as the students prepared the food for their feasts which were the culmination of the week.The menus were decided upon by discussion with the children and each child picked which foods they wanted to eat. Many thanks to all the parents who pitched in to help with the exploring activities and plating the food according to the children's individual menus! Here are some pictures that illustrate what a great time everyone had participating in all the goings on!
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| The Alpha students picked the yellow squash they'd grown in their garden, then scrubbed it clean, cut it and cooked it for the feast |
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| They also cut strawberries which are one of their favorite types of fruit. |
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| The Junior Kindergartners got a lot of exercise shaking cream into butter to put on the bread and corn bread that they baked. |
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| They also cut oranges and sprinkled them with honey for a Seminole-style fruit. |
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| In Alpha, mashing potatoes worked those upper body muscles! |
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| Our playful parent volunteers were of great help and had their own fun. |
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| In addition to the cooking activities, the JK children made "Native American style" clothing by coloring, hole punching and stringing beads onto paper bag vests. |
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| The Pow- Wow room was a favorite place to visit. The children kept their beating rhythmic and in time to the music! |
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| Yummy turkey snacks were created by combining crackers, peanut butter, pretzels, and a piece of candy corn. |
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| Using flubber with fall manipulatives is an experiment with an interesting and stretchy type of matter is always exciting. |
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| For the feast, each child was served a plate of the food they had chosen on their individual menus. |
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| The feast was served and a thankful song sung before everyone began to eat. |
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| It was wonderful to have so many parents with us to share the fun! |
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| These happy faces were a reflection of how everyone felt at this communal gathering! |
