The First Thanksgiving...

So here is what we have learned so far:

1. The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving because they were thankful for the Indians helping them to plant seeds for food.
2. They ate wild berries, deer, wild turkey, potatoes, pumpkin pie, duck, corn and corn bread.
3. The pilgrims were very Thankful for the food that the Indians helped them grow and hunt because the winter before many pilgrims died from not having enough food and getting sick.
4. The Pilgrims came from England on the Mayflower. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in 65 days.
5. We celebrate Thanksgiving to remember for what we are thankful for.

November 16, 2009

We started group time by making a list about what we know about Thanksgiving. Some of the the things on our list were eating corn, chicken, and pumpkin pie. We get together with our families. The first Thanksgiving was with the Indians and Pilgrims. After we made our "very" long list of the things that we know about Thanksgiving we read Thanksgiving Day by Gail Gibbons. Some of the things that we want to know about Thanksgiving are: Why did the Pilgrims and Indians get together for the first Thanksgiving and how did the Indians know what to plant.