Thanksgiving Stations

Before our 1st grade Thanksgiving feast, I run Thanksgiving stations. There are four stations that the students rotate through.

1. A Voyage Map
2. Pilgram Hats/Native American Hats
3. Thankful Writing
4. Pumpkin Dessert

The four stations are designed to support our feast. The students learn about the pilgrims voyage. They create hats in order to dress up for the feast. It is their choice whether they want to be a pilgrim or a Native American. They write sentences about what they are thankful for. This is used for a placemat at the feast. During the feast, we send a microphone around the table. Each first grader has to give one sentence about what they are thankful for. My students' writing help them to remember what they are thankful for. The pumpkin dessert is eaten by all first graders on the day of the feast.

First grader writing about what she is thankful for.

Students decorating their Native American hat bands with symbols.

Students measuring, cracking eggs, and mixing their pumpkin bread.

Working on a Scholastic News about the pilgrim voyage.

The day was so much fun!