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This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story (2001)

by Laura Krauss Melmed(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

068814554X (ISBN13: 9780688145545)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

HarperCollins

review 1: This is a short counting book (from 1-12) that shows Wampanoug and Pilgrim friends coming together for a Thanksgiving feast. Each page flips back and forth between both groups showing what they did to prepare for the big day. It is told in an easy rhyme and includes some really spectacular illustrations. Charlotte loves to find the rabbits and turkey that are hidden throughout several of the pictures.
review 2: Genre: PoetryGrade Level: K-2This poem about the first Thanksgiving Day is a very enriching poem to young children. It allows students to learn the history of the first thanksgiving and how everything was prepared to make the feast. Not only does it give a fun, educational account of the first Thanksgiving, but it also incorporates a counting up to the f... moreeast. This is a good tool for pre-k and Kindergarten students. For a follow up activity, I could ask the students to write what their families do for thanksgiving and then ask them to relate something their family does with something the indians and the pilgrims did. Then, the students can share their answers with the class. This will allow them to learn about other classmate's traditions. less

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