A Lesson Planfor

First-Graders

By: Heather Shively-Reittinger

and

Darla C. Sackett

PILGRIMS

• The Mayflower

• Life as a Pilgrim

• Relationships with Indians

• Pilgrim’s Food

• Freedom

• Duties and Chores

• Conclusion

The MayflowerWeb Sites

• http://www.historychannel.com/

• http://www.pilgrimhall.org/mayfpass.htm

The MayflowerWeb Sites Continued

• http://www.pilgrimhall.org/whopilg.htm

• http://www.mayflower.org/distinct.htm

• http://www.pilgrimhall.org/bradjour.htm

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.

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.

Life as a PilgrimWeb Sites

• http://www.pilgrimhall.org/museum.htm

• http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html

• http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/

Pilgrim Village

1627

Life as A Pilgrim Web Sites Continued

• http://www.plimoth.org/

• http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html#doll

• http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1465/thankshist.html

Pilgrim Activities

• Make cornhusk dolls.

• Read The Story of the Pilgrims

• Read Pilgrims Voice: Our First year in the New World

• Make Pilgrims hats for the students to wear during our Thanksgiving Feast.

• Make Pilgrim puppets from the book First Thanksgiving: Theme Puppets

Pilgrim ActivitiesContinued

Relationships withIndians Web Sites

• http://pilgrims.net/native_americans/index.htm

• http://members.aol.com/RichClark7/pilgrims.htm#SQUA

• http://www.plimoth.org/Library/interest.htm

Relationships with IndiansWeb Sites Continued

• http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Towe

• http://members.aol.com/cheyefree/thanks.htm

Activities• Read book Guests

• Make cornhusk dolls

• Make Indian head-dress

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

• http://members.aol.com/mayflo1620/ welcome.html

• http://www.plimoth.org/Education/ cornp.htm

• http://members.aol.com/calebj/ thanksgiving.html

Pilgrim’s Food Web Sites

• http://members.aol.com/calebj/armor.html

• http://www.plimoth.org/Museum/ rarebred.htm

Pilgrim’s Food Web SitesContinued

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 verses:Left wing, Drumsticks, Stuffing, Wattle(Head), Tail Feathers (Bottom), Turkey body.

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.

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

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)

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

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

Activities

• Draw one chore a pilgrim child was required to do every day

• Make Indian Turquoise bracelets

• Classroom project: Draw a large Thankful turkey

ActivitiesContinued

• Group project: Make a Thanksgiving tablecloth

• Read Sarah Morton's Day: Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl , by Kate Waters

Conclusion

• Mayflower trip to America was long

• Pilgrim life was very hard work

• Pilgrims made friends with Indians

ConclusionContinued

• Pilgrims planted corn for food

• Pilgrims wanted religious freedom

• Pilgrim children had many chores