Thanksgiving

This week we are learning all about thanksgiving. We have done lots of talking about what we are thankful for (and some writing too!) We have also been learning about why we celebrate thanksgiving.

One project we did was to show why we are thankful. The students decorated paper plates to look like turkeys and Native Americans. One side is a turkey, flip it over, and voila!- you have a Native American. The students wrote what they ate thankful for on each of their feathers.

Another project we did really focused on the first thanksgiving and teamwork! The students were assigned to a team and together they had to build their very own mayflower ( but they were not allowed to name their own boat that). I have to say, they all worked extremely hard and hot along wonderfully while crafting their boats:)

You can all of our awesome creations below!

Election Day

To teach the kinders about democracy, we decided to hold an election of our own. The class had earned a special prize by earning all of their stickers for the week, so we decided to let the students vote to choose their special prize. W gave them three options: pajama party, popcorn party, and ice cream party. The kids loved casting their votes and tallying them to see which party won. It was a close race, but they voted to have an ice cream party. We held the party on Friday afternoon and invited their families to join in on the fun!