So, besides all those referred to last year, my selection for this year - with or without the general strike :) - is:
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/who-were-pilgrims - loads of data on the Pilgrims, Mayflower, Indians...
http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/smartboard-thanksgiving-holiday-resources.html
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http://www.abcteach.com/directory/seasonalholidays/thanksgiving/ - varied resources from coloring pages to crosswords, unscrambling the words...
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/first-thanksgiving/ - it's no surprise any more that National Geographic has very good quality materials also for the younger ones, perfect for our learners of English from stories / info to activities (such as a recipe here or crafts here) or games - do try this Quiz Your Noodle here to test your knowledge on Thanksgiving!!! For ourselves, teachers, check this as well from National Geographic.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/holidays/thanksgiving/preview.weml - very nice resources with audio
Though Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Portugal, as teachers / educators, we can always take advantage of raising cultural awareness to teach learners to be grateful for who/what they are and what they have, especially now that we are facing harder times, and gratitude and generosity should be a constant. More: both the Pilgrims and the Native Americans worked together in an environmentally sustainable way and celebrated their plentiful crop giving thanks; nowadays, in a time of environmental concerns (for most, at least), we should question ourselves about our dependence on the earth as a food source - if we destroy it, what and how will we eat???
Soooooooooooo, whoever and wherever you are, do give THANKS.
3 comments:
I want to give my thank, too.
I couldn' agree more with you final comment.
Well, Sonia, I have vocational courses this year and right now we are dealing with the topic "The world around you". I've shown Cameron's Avatar trailer to my students and have discussed the film: unlike the Pilgrims who were welcomed and helped by the Indians, in Avatar (a criticism on American environmental policies???)humans reach Pandora already determined to reach their goals no matter what - destruction, extermination showing no respect for the Na'vi (or any others!)or the environment. No way to be thankful in this case...
Yes, I agree with you.
Speaking of environment, have you heard of recent and severe floods in Sicily. In a few hours, people have lost everything, some of them even their lives.We should really take concrete measures to procet our Earth.
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