Lesson Plan Format



Title: Thanksgiving: Past and Present

Grade level(s): Kindergarten

Time frame: One Day

Subject matter: Social Studies/American History/Holiday

Teacher information

Name: Connie Schroeder & Sarah Etter

School: Girard Elementary School

City, State: Girard, IL

AAM/TPS Consortium: SIUE

Lesson plan Rationale or Understanding Goal:

Kindergarten students will understand how the tradition of Thanksgiving was begun and how it is celebrated today.

Background Information for Activity:

In order to provide background information, students will listen to the story The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene.

Objectives:

Students will analyze pictures of Thanksgiving past and present.

Purpose of Library of Congress Resource:

The students will examine the library pictures of Thanksgiving past and present through the Success model. The pictures will provide a foundation to the understanding of the historical significance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

State Standard/s:

State Goal16:

Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.

Learning Standard A:

Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.

Resources or Materials needed:

1. Please print the bibliographic page (item information page) of each Library of Congress resource used or add the web address (true URL web address) here under “Resources”.

2. Print any other web resources used and submit with lesson or add the web address here under “Resources”.

3. If applicable, type in titles and authors of any books and/or literature you will be using that is not a Library of Congress resource.

4. Digitally save or print any handouts needed for this lesson.

Methods:

Modeling Activity:

1. Copy and attach each picture (Pilgrim and Native American picture and Family Thanksgiving picture) to a large piece of poster board.

2. Ask students to observe the Pilgrim/Native American picture and note the details carefully.

3. Afterwards, the teacher will call on students individually to name an object they see in the picture, for example: “corn, table, Pilgrim.” Teacher will draw a line to the object the student identifies and write what the student says.

4. Continue until all students have had a turn or allotted time has elapsed.

5. Students will then brainstorm a fitting title for the picture, for example, “The First Thanksgiving.”

6. Repeat above activities with second picture (newer picture.) Students will identify objects such as, “dad, turkey, table.” A fitting title could be “Thanksgiving At Home.”

7. Using a Venn diagram students will then compare and contrast the two pictures of Thanksgiving noting the differences of how the holiday has changed.

Informal Assessment:

Assessment will be based upon student’s participation and responses.

Extention:

Students will talk with their parents about how a holiday tradition has changed in their family. Students will be encouraged to bring in photos of holidays past and present.

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