Good Afternoon Parents and Guardians! This is my last blog post within our fall unit! It is hard to imagine that we have completed all five weeks in this unit! Time surely flies when you are having fun learning!! This week our social studies lesson was focused on the importance of the First Thanksgiving and the journey that the Pilgrims endeavored. I started out this lesson with a video that I created on
PowToon about our First Thanksgiving. I broke it down into five basic events that all tied into how the Pilgrims left England seeking religious freedom and ended up in North America. I loved watching the kids reaction to the story! It was Priceless! At the end of the video, I asked them a question concerning 'what do you think would have happened if the Pilgrims never met the Native Americans?'. Some of the students came up with the most logical and creative answers. After our fun problem solving art activity, I brought out our class iPads and introduced a new game called "Build A House". This is a interactive game that I found on ABCYA.com. It offers different features to make a house such as doors, windows, chimneys, and outdoor accessories! This social studies lesson ties up our Fall Unit, now on to our Holidays and Culture Unit! Of course, I have another
thinglink with more information about what we learned this week! Please feel free to contact me with any questions! Happy Thanksgiving!
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| Here is an example of our problem solving art activity!! |
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| This is a picture of the website that we learned how to build our virtual home! |
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