In preparation for our Thanksgiving feast, the children husked ears of corn which the kitchen ladies cooked up for us. We then donned our Pilgrim costumes and marched around the entire school along with the Native American kindergarteners. We sang songs as we passed all the classes who were standing on the sidelines. The children in Ganon Aleph were excited to see their older siblings and friends. We then marched to the cafeteria where we enjoyed traditional Thanksgiving foods cooked and prepared by all the early childhood classes. Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!
We are learning about the Native Americans and all aspects of their lives, to become more familiar with the story of Thanksgiving. One topic we touched upon was how the Native Americans made the clothing, baskets, and homes that they lived in without buying the materials in a store or mall. We learned that many Native Americans used a loom to weave clothing, blankets, and baskets.
The class was curious and wanted to explore so we made some looms of our own!
And check out some of our finished products!
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| Husking corn |
Gan Daled was enthralled to learn that Native Americans did not waste anything and found multiple ways to use things
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| Painting with corn cobs |
Following this Native American practice, we used corn cobs dipped in paint to make corn prints on our Thanksgiving placemats.
We also used corn cobs to play a Native American game where children threw the corn cobs into a basket.
Gan Daled used the husks from the corn cobs as paint brushes to make a colorful mural.
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| Painting with corn husks |
