I was excited to plan and host the Sweet Bee’s weekly preschool group. Last week the theme was turkeys and thankfulness, so today I focused more on the pilgrim side of things. Most of our activities came from this fun tot pack graciously provided by Our Little Monkeys.
I printed and laminated these cards to make a matching game.
Each child put together a puzzle.
The Thanksgiving Tot Pack is full of fun worksheets that take only a minute to do. To save paper, I printed one of each worksheet, and then stuck the worksheet inside a sheet protector. The children then use a dry erase marker to complete the worksheet. Erase the marker with a tissue paper, and then the worksheet can be used over and over again!
We made feather headresses.Look closely at the snack–we had cornucopia’s and apples! The cornucopia’s are Bugle chips, but they do the trick.
A little coloring page to take home.
And because I’ll want to remember this next year, here are some of the books we are reading this month.
The Story of Thanksgiving by Nancy J. Skarmeas
In November by Cynthia Rylant
Arthur’s Thanksgiving by Marc Brown
If you sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern
The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene
This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story by Laura Krauss Melmed
Thanksgiving on Thursday and Pilgrims: A nonfiction guide by Mary Pope Osborne