MULTIMEDIA PARTICIPATION PROJECT PRESENTATION

Abigail Malczewski and Jenna Murphy

THANKSGIVING

Why did we choose this topic?

It was a good opportunity to teach the students about misconceptions, multiple perspectives, and past versus present.

Why is it important to teach Thanksgiving from an information standpoint?

There are many stereotypes associated with the Thanksgiving holiday, therefore it is important to teach it from an informational standpoint to avoid passing these stereotypes on to young learners.

THANKSGIVING

NYS Elementary Learning Standard for Social Studies Important ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs and
traditions from NYS and United States history illustrate the connections and interactions of people and events access time and from a variety of perspectives.

NCSS Themes

Culture Time, Continuity, and Change People, Places, and Environment Individuals, Groups, and Institutions Power, Authority, and Governance

ICE BREAKER LESSON

What did we learn about the students?

Personalities Learning Styles Reading Skills Writing Skills Speaking/Language Skills

How did we take what we learned into account when planning future lessons?

When planning future lessons, we both made sure to differentiate for the different ability levels that are present in our PDS classroom.

LESSON #1

Introduction to Thanksgiving

Why is it important to learn about the history and celebration of Thanksgiving? What do you know and what would you like to learn about the Thanksgiving holiday?
Introduction of vocabulary

Read Aloud

KWL Chart Thanksgiving Focus Wall

Essential questions and unit vocabulary Student interest in topic

Exit Card

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History of Thanksgiving

Who are the Pilgrims and who are the Wampanoag? How did the relationship between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag change over time? Who celebrates Thanksgiving today and why?
New vocabulary and interactive map

Read Aloud

Thanksgiving Timeline Historical Statues Activity

Exploring multiple perspectives Review

Think-Pair-Share

LESSON #3

Clothing, Food, Chores, and Games

How were the lifestyles of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag alike and different to each other and to our lives today?
New vocabulary Whole-class activity Color-coded to promote active engagement Matching activity

Read Alouds and Visuals

Interactive Comparison Chart

Response Cards

Exit Card

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Homes, Schools, and Government

What was the Pilgrims life like? What was Wampanoag life like? How does this compare to our lives today?

Read Alouds
Wampanoag Pilgrims

Organization chart

Worksheet

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Learning about the feast

What did the Pilgrims bring to the feast? What did the Wampanoag bring to the feast?
Discuss different foods that each group brought

Review from previous classes

Writing worksheet
Who brought what What do you think the Pilgrims and Wampanoag did at the first Thanksgiving feast, besides eating.

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Review of the Unit

What did we learn about Thanksgiving? What are the important aspects of Thanksgiving? Worksheet Led into finishing KWL Used Brainstorming worksheet THANKSGIVING- write a word for each letter that has something to do with Thanksgiving or what we learned about What did they like best? What did they not like?

Brainstorming

Finishing KWL

Acrostic Poem

Exit Card

INTEGRATION
Visual Arts -Interactive World Map -Interactive Time Line

Other Context -KWL Chart -Comparison Chart and worksheet -Thanksgiving focus wall Performing Arts - Historical Statues Activity

Childrens Literature - Used Read Alouds in 4 out of 6 lessons - Fiction and Non-fiction Technology -We wanted to incorporate the Interactive White Board but it was not working

Video -We would have liked to incorporate videos about the lives of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag, but there was nowhere to play videos.

Music -We would have liked to have taught the students a song about Thanksgiving but we did not have the time.

CONCLUSION

What did we learn?

The importance of differentiation. Not all students learn the same. Effective communication is key for any type of collaboration. Make sure to always use any resources that are available to you. It is important to be flexible. Try not to cram too much information into one lesson. It is important to constantly change activities to keep the students interest, especially with younger learners.